The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-22

George A. MeeIxIsou of whiting hIed
q writ of mandate I'm the Lake superior
court In Hammond this morning, I'm
which he seeks to compel the board of
county election commissioners to place
his name on the democratic county tick
ct as the candidate for the office of
prosecuting attorney.
After he had filed the writ he called
at the editorial offices of The Times
voluntarily and made the sensational
charge that a certain member of the
democratic party yesterday, at n secret
conference. offered Mr.. MeeIxison $3.50 IL
he would las down.
Mr.. Meekison pointed to this as evil
dence that the democratic party Is ex-
ceedingIy anxious that his be
kept of from the ballot. He did not
offer any reason why that party was so
exceedingly anxious to have the space
where the name of the candidate for the
office of prosecutor should appear. left
vacant.
Meekison Talks Fight.
Mr. Meekison made the statement
that he would fight the matter out to
a finish and said that he would take
the case to the supreme court of the
state if the lower courts did not give
decision in his favor. He claims that
there is no question about his right
to have his name on the ballot, and de-
nounces the county chairmen for get
ting together on the prosecutorship."
He denies that he made the demo :
cratssa promise that he would not file
a petition to have his name placed on
the ticket, and says that when they re-
fused his request he swore by all that
is holy that he would file a petition
and get on the ticket anyway.
He says he will represent himself in
court and that he has ample legal au-
thority TO show that all that II was
necessary for him to do was to file a
petition signed by twenty five voters
fifteen days before the election. He
claims that he has followed the law
in every particular.
Mr.. Meekison made the sensational
statement that he had been bribed in
the presence of several witnesses He
refused to divulge the name of the man
who made the attempt and declined tc
give any clew to the mans identity
whatever. except to say that he was
a democrat. He insinuated that there
was a bi-party plot to keep him off the
ticket, but said he would reserve his
fire for the courts
Mr.. Meekison says that he is lega'
voter and that he has been in Whiting
since last June. He says he was ir
Valparaiso for three years. and that he
came to Valparaiso from Napoleon. o
Mr.. Meekisons action is causing q
great deal of discussion among the
members of both political parties They
are wondering what effect his actor
will have on the election
Mr. Meekison states that he stand:
for the enforcement of the law HI
says that there will not be a single law
in the penal code that he will not en-.
force to the letter, if he is elected
Furthermore, he claims that he has al
o. the law-abiding people of Portei
county behind him.
Strange state of Affairs
If his name is not put on the ballo
he claims he will carry the matter t,
the supreme court and will sue tn,
counties of Lake and Porter for tn,
salary of prosecutor for the two year,
of the term.
Was there ever a situation like it il
local politics? The democratic party il
lighting 60 keep a republican candidat,
from having democratic opposition 1
is the most peculiar condition of af
fairs that has ever been created in thi
county
1t seems to be a case of Not becaus.
they love Meekison less. but that the,
love Greenwald more The Democrat
say that Meekison can never get OF
their ticket for the reason that Green
wald was formally nominated by tn,
democratic party. although the law will
not permit his name TO appear on NOR,
than one ballot. That was the decision
of the county commissioners at Grown
Point.