Phillips v. Curley

The respondents in this case constitute a committee representing the persons who nominated a ticket for the county of Lake by petition, under the name of the “Bryan Democratic Party,” William R. Duff filed with the county clerk and recorder a protest against this nomination. The Democratic party of Lake county, in regular convention, had theretofore nominated a county ticket under the name “Democratic.” One ground upon which protestant relied to support his protest was that the designation “Bryan Democratic Party” tended to deceive the voters. This protest was sustained, and thereupon…