Beauchamp v. Willis

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

In the recent primary, parties were Democratic candidates for the nomination to the office of County Judge of Jefferson County. The certified result showed that appellee had received 13,373 and appellant 12,185 votes cast in' this race. In due time appellant filed petition contesting the nomination. It was charged that more than 988 votes (appellee’s majority) should he deducted as illegal and fraudulent, because ballots were cast and counted in cases where the voter had not actually voted; in writing into the comparative signature book…