Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Romain v. Board of Supervisors of Election

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 1, 1897No. 12,319PublishedCited by 16 opinions

APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Théard, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

The relator was a candidate for Congress. He was *579nominated by a nominating body of one hundred. He applied for representation at the polls in the distribution of commissioners allowed by the present election law. His claims to representation were resisted by what is called the Regular Republican organization and the Democratic party.

The nominating body of one hundred and the organization called the National Republican party joined in his application. The election officers decided that representation should be accorded to the two prominent…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. In Re MelanconSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  2. Pettingill v. Hills, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  3. Knight v. HirbourSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
  4. In re KaepplerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Ex parte AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911

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