Brents v. Smith

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Christian county declaring appellee elected to the office of sheriff of said county. At the regular election held on November 8, 1910, for that and other county offices, appellant, Thomas W. Brents, was the regular democratic candidate, and appellee, J. R. Smith, the regular republican candidate, for sheriff. William Hart and James A. Bickerdike were candidates, respectively, on the socialist and prohibition tickets. On the canvass of the returns Brents was given 3293, Smith 3299, Hart 172 and Bickerdike 100, and Smith was declared…