Burton v. Schmidt

At the recent primary election of the Republican party in the county of Herkimer, held on September 14, 1926, two members of the State committee were to be elected from that county. There were four candidates, two men and two women. Charles A. =Crandall received 2,873 votes, George A. Burton, the petitioner, '2,822 votes, Maude C. Schmidt 2,726 votes, and Bertha Fowler '2,702 votes. The board of elections of the county issued certificates of election to Charles A. Crandall and Maude C. Schmidt, notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Burton received 96 votes more than Mrs. Schmidt.

Mr. Burton, the…