Locke v. O'Hara

Woodside, J.,

This comes before us on a motion to quash an alternative writ of mandamus issued upon Hon. S. M. R. O’Hara, Secretary of the Commonwealth, in the nature of a rule to show cause why she should not accept for filing the • nomination *460petitions of Robert H. Locke for the office of Representative-at-Iarge in Congress, from Pennsylvania, on the Republican ballot at the coming primary election.

On March 30, 1942, the last day for filing petitions for the several offices to be voted upon at the primary election to be held on May 19, 1942, the Secretary of the Commonwealth received, by…