Parsons v. Ryan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the secretary of state to receive and file nomination papers of the plaintiffs as candidates of the Union party for presidential electors.

Plaintiff’s motion for the writ alleges the organization of the Union party as a national political party on June 28, 1936, and that at a mass convention held at Topeka, Kan., on August 29, 1936, plaintiffs were elected as candidates for presidential electors of said Union party; that a certificate of selection of such candidates was presented to the…