People Ex Rel. Peace v. Taylor

This is an original petition for a writ of mandamus. The facts alleged in the petition are not disputed and are as follows: On April 8, 1930, a primary election was held for nomination of a candidate of the Republican party for the office of State senator for the 29th senatorial district in the county of Cook. There were three candidates: John T. Joyce, Wallace F. Kirk and Charles J. Monahan. The board of election commissioners of the city of Chicago on May 8, 1930, filed with the county clerk their certificate showing the results of that primary, and that clerk in turn filed his certificate…