Doughty v. Allen

This is a contested election suit arising out of the Democratic primary election, held in the town of Tullos, on April 8, 1930. At that election plaintiff and defendant were candidates for 'the Democratic nomination for the office of town marshal. The Democratic executive committee tabulated the returns, and found that plaintiff and defendant received fifty-nine votes each. Therefore, as neither- received a majority, the, committee ordered that another primary be held to select either plaintiff or defendant as the Democratic party’s candidate for the office of marshal.

Immediately after the…