Sues to receive certification of his election, which is being withheld by the defendants.

Additional plaintiffs: Mr. B. L. Weller. Additional defendants: J. L. Powell, J. H. Aycock, W. B. Klinke, S. Y. Wilson, and George McSweyn. Case concerns the Elementary School Board of Shelby County.

Defendant James H. Malone is mayor of Memphis and former member Legislative Council. Additional defendants: John T. Walsh, E. G. Henning, H.T. Bruce. Crump served as mayor of Memphis 3 two year terms. Influential in politics for nearly fifty years. Edward Crump was officially elected Mayor of Memphis in Nov. 1909. He beat out J. J. Williams who went to the Legislative Council and contested the election of Crump. Crump charging that Legis. council. has no authority to determine outcome of election.

Plaintiff says his district is entitled to two constables and, since he received the second highest number of votes, he was elected. He is sued Worsham, who has refused to grant him a certificate of election.

Other defendant: J. P. Young. Williford elected secretary of board of Turnpike Commissioners & later resigned. Prescott replaced him & abandoned his previous occupation. Young, also on the board, later maneuvered another election, ousting Prescott & installing Williford as secretary. Prescott refused to vote, claiming that the office was not open & that the proceeding was illegal. Affidavits: 3 Prescotts, Kimbrough & Young. Deposition: G. B. Coleman.

Add. Defendant: Milton J. Anderson. In 1918, one John L. Parham resigned as Election Commissioner and the board removed W. B. Gray from the same position and placed Milton J. Anderson in his place. The defendant then filed an injunction bill to restrain M. J. Anderson from interfering with his duties and the board's attempted removal of him was unlawful and void. Plaintiff filed this bill to require the defendants to settle their rights and claim among themselves.