Petitions of Bibens

Subsequent to the primary election held September 14, 1948, Melford B. Bibens, who was a candidate for the nomination by the Republican party for the office of senator from Bennington county, brought to this Court a petition for a writ of Certiorari and later brought a petition for a writ of Prohibition. These petitions were heard together op an agreed statement of facts which applied to both. In this agreed statement the following material facts appear:

At the election above referred to there were three candidates for the republican nomination for county senator. Bennington county is entitled…