The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13
MDKLEJOHN AFTER TOGA
FORMER THIRD NEBRASKA CON-
GRESHAM ENTERS RACE.
WOULD BE NEBRASKA SENATOR

"oOID DE NEBHRSkh SENA OK
George D. Melklejohn Fullerton Man,
Former Assistant Secretary Of War,
viii Seek Republican Nomination
This Year.
Fullerton, Nob., July Especial to
The News George u. Meltlejohn OF
this city today announced himself as
candidate for the republican nomina-
tion ns United States senator. Fol.
lowing is the announcement:
To the Republican Electors OF Ne
braska: with the excellent measures
recently enacted into law by the last
congress, under the splendid admins
tratlvc genius OF the president, be-
lieve that the republican party is en-.
tering upon an era OF greater useful
ness and efficiency for the good OF
the whole people, and that the action
Of congress- should be speedily supple
mented by effective state legislation,
regulating railway rates suppressing
trusts and unlawful combinations and
providing for the nomination of all
officers, state, district ana county by
a direct primary election. That Unit
ed States senators should be elected
by direct vote Of the people.
Having desire. to represent the
state Of Nebraska I'M this senate OF the
United tEates and TO assist the people
In their Just demands, hereby an.
nounce myself n candidate and shall
submit my candidacy To the republieaa
state convention and the legislature
Very respectfully,
George y. MeikleJehn.
His Pact Career.
Hon. George ID. MekletOh was born
Mt Weyauwega, WAupaca county, wis.
eonSin, August %, 1857 He Ia de-
scendant from sturdy Scotch ancestry:
his grandfather, Andrew Meiklejohn,
was born at SterlnEshire, Scotland,
In 1898, and emlgrated to America In
1873, locating at Orwell, Vermont; his
father, Peter Meiklejohn, was born fh
Putnam, New York, August Is, 1918,
and located in Wisconsin In 1854.
He was reared on farm and edu-
Gated at the state normal, Oshkosh.
Wisconsin, and Michigan university,
Ann Arbor, Michigan; was principal
OF tho high school at Wcyauwega.
Wisconsin, and Li8comb, Iowa; locat.
ed at Fullerton, Nance county, Me-
braska, in 1880, where he has since
been engaged in the practice OF law;
was county attorney for Nance county
three years; elected to the senate Of
Nebraska Legislature in 1884 and re-
elected in 1886; Was president Of the
senate during his second term: dur
ing his term he prepared and urged
the passage of the first railroad rate
bill ever offered in Nebraska; vas
chairman Of the republican state con-
vehtlon in 1887; was elected lfeuten-
ant governor of Nebraska In 1888, and
by virtue of Office was presiding officer
of the famous joint convention of the
legislature of Nebraska In 1891, to
canvass the state election returns of
1890, In which an attempt was made
by the popuists to count out the tick
ct that was duly elected. He declined
denomination for lieutenant governor
and was elected to the fifty-third and
hfty-fourth congresses from the Third
congressional district of Nebraska; he
declined denomination for congress
and was appointed assistant secretary
of var April 1G 1897; he rendered
his resignation Ak assistant secretary
of war in March, 1901. He was deco,
rated by his majesty, King Oscar OF
Sweden, February 27, 1899. knight
of Royal Order of the Sword
He was pyomincht candidate for
United States senator in 1901, and
has always advocated costrol by. law
OF all public utilities to secure fair
protection Of the people and has long
urged the passage of the direct pri-
mary law as n means of facilitating
the choice OF candidates for public
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