Kluemper v. Zimmer

'Opinion op the Court by

Judge- Willis

Reversing.

Covington is a city of the second class operating under the commission form of government. Ky. Stats., sec. 3235c-l et seq. At the city primary held October 19, 1929, Charles W. Zimmer, Sr., Lewis Meyer, Joseph Pieper, and Monroe Swindler were nominated for the four commissionerships. They were supported by an organization desiring and favoring the city manager form of government, and were widely advertised as the “City Manager Ticket.” They were opposed by Theodore Kluemper, Thomas Bailey, and two other gentlemen, who were nominated in the same…