Before her on the long table spread reports and petitions.
However, in March 1819, four months after his death, he was successfully returned on petition.
Individual letters mean far more than a signature on a petition.
The potential problems appeared to be with names on petitions from the Houston area.
In 1803 his name is on a petition protesting against taxes.
However, the election was declared void on petition in 1833.
At one point, the two opponents collected 800 names on a petition.
A group of them has obtained more than 1,300 signatures on a petition.
The court has yet to reach a final decision on Metzger's petition.
After the 1886 general election, he was unseated on petition.