State Ex Rel. Gordon v. Becker

This is an original proceeding in mandamus by relator, Baylis T. Gordon, to compel the Secretary of State to receive and file in his office relator's written declaration of his intention to become a candidate in the primary election to be held August 2, 1932, for the office of State Senator from the Third senatorial district of Missouri, composed of the counties of Clay, Platte, Clinton, Dekalb, Andrew and Holt, as made and promulgated August 6, 1901, and as set forth in Section 11269, Revised Statutes 1929, and to certify relator's name as such candidate to the county clerk of each county in…