State ex rel. Evard v. Roach

The facts of this case are few and simple. In November, 1914, at the general state election for that year, Howard A. Gass was duly elected Superintendent of Public Schools for the State of Missouri, for the term of four years. On September 18, 1916, Prof. Gass died. On September 27, 1916, the Republican State Committee selected and nominated (as it is alleged) the relator, I. N. Evrard, as the candidate of the Republican party for that office, which office such committee thought was vacant and to be filled by election at the general state election November 7, 1916. On October 14, 1916, the…