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Show Hi -TEXAS QUARREL , OVER POLITICS! Two State Officials Face, Charges of Court , Contempt OUTCOME IS PUZZLE Action Taken When Notice, Is Sent to Election Officials DALLAS Texas, Oct. SO Motion reouostlns lb-t C. L. Staples, secretary secre-tary Of state, and W. A. Kectlng. at- torney general be , ited to appear j and show cause why they should not be held In contempt of court was filed in the fifth court of civil appeals hero today by W. W. Nelms. of Counsel for C E. King and others. Tho motion Is based on tho notice to election off bin Is Saturday from Secretary of State Staples ordering the placing of the name of Earlc B May-field May-field as the Democratic candidate for the senate on the ballot. H Is alloged that the action of the stat-offif stat-offif ials was premature) ami before I final entry of judgment In the court j of appeals setting aside the temporary tempo-rary restraining order granted at Coralcana. MOTION PREPARED AUSTIN, Texas Oct. 80. A motion citing Attorney General Kfeetlng and Soi rotary bf State S L staples for i pnt nipt of court for certifying Earle B. May field's nam- as Democratic tonsjitortal nominee before final action ac-tion by the Navarro county district ourt has been prepared and will be filed at Coralcana unless the stato officials t'k'' steps rescinding their action In certifying Mayfield's name, according to a message received today to-day by Attornoy General Keeling from Luther Nickels, attorney for the anti-.Muvfleld faction N Mt ( ERTIFIED Secretary Staples certified . May-field's May-field's name to election eiDfflclnls Saturday, Sat-urday, after the state supreme court had held the Navarro pounty district court was without Jurisdiction In an i Injunction restraining the certify ing I of Mayfield on the official ballot be-cause be-cause of alleged violation of the pri- mary campaign expense law Attorney Attor-ney Nickels in his mesage today held I that the Injunction suit was not finally final-ly adjudicated at that time because i of formal onler had not been entered I in Navarro district cou,-i COXPER1 l HI LD j Mr. Keet'ng anl Mr. Staples were i in conference this morning regarding regard-ing the new injunction seeking to I withhold Mayflelds name from the ballot, granted ."t Fairfield late Sat-urday. Sat-urday. fleaxlng on this action Is scheduled for Wednesday at Groes-I Groes-I beck. in answer to Inquiries from a num-I num-I ber Of county officials as to what ac-Itlon ac-Itlon .should b0 taken on printing the elecion ballots. Mr. Staples today s nt the following message "Withhold printing ballots as long as possible to await court action on Injunction " He indicated some action Is ex-I ex-I pected immediately. |