Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-02-01 | Page 2 | Candidate Runs Campaign from Jail Cell

CANDIDATE RUNS CAMPAIGN fROM JAIL CELL MONTICELLO Ill Feb 1 W. W MP W. W A. A Doss who wont won't get out of at jail jal until late this month is running for county Judge His petitions for Republican nomination in the April 9 primary primary primary mary w were r signed by 42 persons per per- sons He plans to conduct part of ot hi his campaign from his cell In Platt Piatt county Jail where he is serving ft tI six month aen- aen sentence tence for tor criminal libel and a three-month three sentence for tor contempt contempt con can tempt of at court Doss Doss' libel and contempt convictions both appealed unsuccessfully unsuccessfully unsuccessfully un un- successfully to the Illinois and United States supreme courts court and to Gov Green involved a mimeographed publication in which he allegedly defamed a I states state's attorney I