Wilson v. Clark

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J. :

By these proceedings two candidates for office seek to compel the acceptance and filing of their nomination papers. Albert H. Wilson was nominated by the political party to which he belongs as judge of the district court of the thirty-third judicial district; but when he presented his certificate of nomination to the secretary of state for acceptance and filing it was refused, not because of defects in form or matter, but on the theory that no election for that office is to be held this year.

E. H. He wins, who was nominated by petition…