Show CANDIDATE SEEKS TO 10 FORCE COWAN WAN WANTO TO C. C E. E v Wood to Ask for Writ of Mandamus WANTS SHERIFF JOB Attorneys Depend California Cali on fornia Decision A writ of ot mandamus Is Is' Is to 10 be filed CUed with the state supreme c curt court urt late ate Wednesday afternoon requiring I ing ng Clarence Cowan county clerk to o show cause why the petition oC uC Charles E. E Wood independent canidate candidate candidate can- can for should not be be tiled filed and his is name placed on the ballot allot It was announced by Ray nay Van ran Colt Cott one of the attorneys for Mr Wood at noon I A case cage exactly parallel to that of or Mr r. Wood has been discovered in n the supreme c court urt decisions of or California for 1907 to Attorney JU- JU orney torney Van Cott and this case was decided by the entire court In session ses- ses sion ion in favor lavor of the petitioner The attorneys for Cor Mr lr Wood will willbe willbe be Mr Van an Cott Harold 1 M. M Stephens Charles A. A Gillette and possibly others The legal aspects of ot the tIme case together with the meth d with which Mr 1 Woods Wood's petion peti- peti lon on was yas as disposed of or has Intrigued the he attorneys and they are prepared to o fight tIe the matter to a finish they declared Wednesday It is certain th that t Mr fl Wood Is Isn In n th the right said Mr Mn Van Cott Cotto The case decided by the CalIfornia Call Call- fornia supreme court is exactly the same and arid every every member was present It is purely a legal legai matterand matter matterand matterand and not not a political one Of course the supreme court has has' It within its discretion to accept or reject the writ but hut It Is being carefully prepared pre pre- pared Tire The time had not expired in which I could present my petition petition- that hat my name be placed on the ballot bal lot ot said Mr fr Wood In n addition the law required law required that the county clerk notify me within forty-eight forty hours of or objections to its filing and he has not done so Another Interesting Interesting Interesting Inter Inter- esting feature is the speed with which messages must f have been telephoned from the c county clerks clerk office to one or more more of ot the men who placed objections to m my petition peti peU tion |