State ex rel. Castle v. Schroeder

By an amendment to the statute governing cities of the first class enacted in 1905, it was provided that at a special election in that year seven aldermen should be elected, *760who should hold their office for the term of four years, until the municipal election in the year 1909. One of the aldermen elected at the special election died in November of that year, and the respondent, William Schroeder, was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by his death. At the general municipal election in 1907 the relator xvas nominated by one of the political parties, and, having been a candidate for election,…