Walling v. Lansdon
Idaho Supreme Court
Original proceeding for writ of mandate. The only question to be determined by the court is which of the two tickets in controversy is the ticket nominated by the convention called by the regular state central committee of the party.
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Original proceeding for writ of mandate. The only question to be determined by the court is which of the two tickets in controversy is the ticket nominated by the convention called by the regular state central committee of the party. (Williams v. Lewis, 6 Ida. 184, 54 Pac. 619; Addle v. Davenport, 7 Ida. 282, 62 Pac. 681.) The course pursued by the state committee in this ease in organizing the convention is the one adopted by the national conventions of both parties, and has been approved in State ex rel. Dowels v. Metcalf, 18 S. D. 393, 100 N. W. 923, 67 L. E. A. 331. The fact that a…
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
This is an application for a writ of mandate to compel the defendant, as secretary of state, to file and certify to the various county auditors within the state the nominations certified and presented by Albertus L. Freehafer and John W. Constan, claiming to be chairman and secretary, respectively, of the Democratic state convention of the state of Idaho, held at Wallace, Idaho, August 4, 1908, and to strike from the files of his office the nominations certified and presented by J. L. McClear and F. G. Burroughs, claiming to be chairman and secretary, respectively, of the Democratic…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- People ex rel. Breckon v. Board of Election CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- State ex rel. Cook v. HouserWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Ladd v. HolmesOregon Supreme Court · 1901
- In Re Objections to the Certificate of Nomination of FairchildNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- State ex rel. Garn v. Board of Election CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
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- Riter v. DouglassNevada Supreme Court · 1910
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