Viola, Jr. v. Cahir

This is a petition for mandamus to the members of the board of canvassers and registration of the city of Providence to certify certain persons described in such petition as eligible to sign caucus nomination papers for proposed candidates of the democratic party to be voted upon in a caucus of that party in the thirteenth ward of that city on June 19, 1944.

We allowed the petition to be filed and ordered citation to issue to the respondents to appear before us on June 14, 1944 and show cause, if any they had, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. Respondents duly appeared in…