Ex Parte Skidmore

GOODWYN, Justice.

This is an original petition for a writ of prohibition, or other appropriate writ, to prohibit a circuit judge from exercising jurisdiction of a mandamus proceeding filed in his court in connection with a contest of a nomination for office by a political party. We issued a rule nisi. The respondent judge has moved to strike the petition and to quash the rule nisi; and, without waiving said motions, he has demurred to the petition; and, without waiving said motions and demurrer, he has made a re*223turn and answer to the rule nisi. Our conclusion is that the motions to strike and…