The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-02
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also wege defeated in the convention @
he Caflshan OF Citizens party conven-
or. held at the Odd Fellows hall, In
taHa Harbor on May 21st. 1921. but
as 5ady defeated by the delegate vote
5s William II. Miller.
Edward W. W lckey. as we'll as ~Billy''
array and A 2. Brown. also filed dec
sa~at'chs o their intention of being In
eE sadsat candidates for mayor. Mickey
ia hling his declaration also included
"a made part OF his declaration a
seUticn signed by twenty-five voters.
se election laws specifically provide
tat the petition by which voters get
the ballot in the election shall not
- Fled with the city clerk more thar
sixty days nor less than fifteen days be-
Gre the day Of the city election. The
name and emblem are not given TO In
dependent parties until after the eXpr-
alton Of the hfteen day period for filing.
Il had been rurnored in the city ever
since about tho first of April, this year.
when Wickev filed his declaration of
intertioq ~ beng an Independent can
didate Tor mayor, that Mickey intended
60 run on the Citizens ticket.
The Citizens party held a delegate
convention but Wickey was not can
didete before this convention. He never
had any organization and up-to-date has
never taken any steps TO further his can
didacy for mayor.
zoxCE OFT BOARD
The leaders of the Callahan party
learned rccni different sources that they
had reason to anticipate trouble with
Wickey At that time the Board OF
Election Commissioners consisted Of T.
:. Richards. City Clerk. Rae NJ. Royce
ana Kari ID. Norris. The members OF
the Callahan party had confidence and
faith il the integrity Of both MIR. Royce
ana Nj -t4sEis and believed that they
could get q square deal with the Board
OF Election c. s-issIoners regarding any
matters that -snse Up But on account
OF Mr.. Royee not supporting Hyman NJ
Cohen for cit judge. but supporting his
law partnes8 Allen +. Twyman. for that
office. Mr- Royce resigned as q member
Of the Board Of Election Commission
ers- Abe Ottenheimer who belongs TO
the w ley School OF Politicians" was
appoi 0 succeed Royce about six
wee nd the members Of the Cit
could easily see that with
Saa Cseoaas mer and T. Y. richards
.-Slsre use Election Board. there was
s#l&t something rotten in Dem
sass gers OF the Callahan par
iatory. They took every
rom sas beginning that IL was
the-n to take. The law
their petitions for plac-
Rs iidates on the official bal
be flied with the city clerk
ixty days before the city
stember 9Th, 1921. was six
ore the city election. The
already been prepared and
sral hundred voters. which
xcess OF the necessary num-
ne morning of September eth
Twylnan and Karl D. Norris
the office of the city clerk be-
a. m The usual time for the OPP
f the clerks office for business
Twyman and Norris waited
he door with the petitions. At 3
Uclcck. ed. Wic4Ney came with Tommy
Richards. Richards opened the door and
wakes. IN with Wicksy. Twyman and
Norris. Twyulan and Norris informed
CITY Clerk Richards tnat they had some
thing 70 file IN the office, but Richards
paid 10 attention to their statement and
proc 4 With Mickey to the vault of
the clerks office, where the old
petit 81. aIG declaration. which was fl
Cd back about the first of April, 1921
was being kept Richards handed Vic
key the old petition and Mickey step
red out IN the clerks office and asked
Richards TO mark same re-filed. ivy
man and Norris immediately asked the
petitions to be fled. 1t was apparent
70 Twyf.an and Norris that there was
rre-ar-aased plan the part of Vic
KEY end Richards to allow Mickey to re-
1le .he old obsolete petition.
STALKING FOR TIEE
And thus the matter stood. The mem
bers of the Callahan party repeatedly
asked the Board of Election Commits
sioners TO take up the matter and de-
eide Who was entitled to the name of
Citizens party and the use of the Star
a. a party emblem. Both the Callahan
ticket and Mickey had filed their petit
ion asking for the name Citizens party
ana tie star emblem. The Board
OF Election Commissioners refused and
failed to take any action in the matter
until afeer the expiration of the fifteen
CAV period which closed last Monday,
October 24th. on last Tuesday, October
25th. there was d meeting of the Board
OF Flection Commissioners. All mat
ters concerning the filing of petitions
and COZ. sfra1es OF nomination We're TO
be taken uo IT this meeting. Frank
Callahan and his associates were repre-
scented ~ Frank n. Gavit. 2. A. Parks
Allen ?. wwyman. J. W. Brissey and
others Hsfther Mickey nor Keenan, who
had fled PETITION some time in Oct
ober. we're present. Neither was there
anyone at the meeting representing Vic
KEY or Keenan,. The Board of Election
commissioners stalled on the matter
and it vas hours before they would
~ etev -wa-lId do. Finally at
$50 sssisd e. Frank \. G2Vit and
Ia a