Wakefield's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 5, May T., 1911, by James A. Wakefield, from decree of C. P. Dauphin Co., Jan. T., 1911, No. 204, overruling exceptions to nomination papers of II. J. Black as a candidate for Congress in the Thirtieth Congressional District of Pennsylvania. Exceptions to nomination papers. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Error assigned was decree overruling exceptions.
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Cueiam,
The principles which govern this case were discussed in the preceding case and the discussion need not be elaborated here. Appellee relies upon the approval of the original pre-emptors of the party name for state purposes to establish the validity of his nomination papers. We have just held that the validity of a nomination paper did not depend upon having such approval. The nomination of a candidate for congress by any party must be made by electors of the congressional district, and if the nomination be made by nomination papers there must be a strict compliance with the…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cited by7 opinions
- Citizens' Party Nomination Papers, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County1925
- Blumberg v. Lawrence, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1936
- Brown's Nomination PapersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Cramer's Nomination Papers, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County1921
- In re Bahn, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, York County1933
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