State Ex Rel. Hall v. Cottrill

"Woods, PkesideNt:

Tbe relator, as chairman of tbe Republican executive committee of tbe city of Dunbar, seeks a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding tbe common council of said city to reconvene and rescind its order appointing officers to conduct tbe city election to be held on June 4, 1929, and to appoint one commissioner, one poll clerk, and one challenger, recommended by tbe relator on behalf of tbe said committee, for each of tbe various precincts of said city.

Tbe respondents do not controvert tbe allegations in tbe petition to tbe effect that tbe relator is tbe chairman of tbe…