The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-13
EFFORT FOR ELECTION
SEEN IN RANKIN TALK
Washington Star Says. Con-
gresswoman May Oppose
Senator Walsh.
EVANS HARD ENEMY
Fellow MiSsoulian Has Given
Warning of Intention to
Run Again.

null Again.
Washington, Aug. 1o.-(Correspond-
| ence.)-Thc speech made in the house
Wednesday by Representative Rankin
Of Montana Is attracting more than
usual interest because people here
think it indicates that Miss Rankin
has invoked the labor vote of Mon
| tana in order to be returned to con-
gress either as a member Of the house
to succeed Representative Evans, or
as member of the senate to succeed
Senator Walsh.
Hot Fight Foreseen.
The Washington Star OF this city
has the following comment upon Miss
Rankin's speech:
The nation at large sat up and took
considerable notice when from Mis-
Sc nla. Montana, came the news that
| a woman had been elected to til,
| house, but all signs point to finish
| fight. now that Miss Rankin has
thrown the gauntlet into the ring and
| evidently intends to make a new po-
| litical battle under entirely new con-
| dltions.
| When she ran for the present con-
gress she and three men for two places
at large Representative Evans Dem
ocrat, beat her, heading the list, and
Miss Rankin came second. Therefore.
| she and her Democratic opponent re-
| ccivcd the two places.
Two Districts in State Now
/ Now the state legislature has d.
| vded the state of Montana into two
! congressional districts and If Miss
| Rankin wants to return she must re-
ceive the nomination at the primaries
| 4 year from September and must run
| against Representative Evans, who i,
accredited here with having the Dem
osra'ic nomination in his vest pocket
| May Run for Senate.
| IF she does not want to run for a
| scat in the house, she may try to wrest
! II senatorial toga from senator WALSH
In fact. friends of Miss Rankin have
| already seen to it that Montana paper;
| should carry dispatches from Wash
| mgton intimating that Miss Rankin
/ would run for the senate. Her friends
| say that the same voters who placed
her in the house from the state at
large would vote for her in an attempt
| to make the senate.
Warned by Judge" Evans.
Representative Evans vote in the
geographical limitations now set by the
Montana legislature in the district in
which Miss Rankin and Representa-
tive Ey-nnc e m
er than Miss Rankn's vote. Miss Ran
i kin and Representative Evans, who is
Judge Evans out in the Treasure
state, arc residents of the town of Mis-
soula and are good friends, and Rep
resentative Evans has openly and in
good natured manner warned Miss
Rankin that she had better make her
attempt on the senate, because he pur-
posed returning to the house.
''Thercforc. it would not be surpris
ing If the volatile politics of Montana
; took such form that the senate would
be easier for Miss Rankin than the
house.
Colloquy Espunged From Record.
| Miss Rankin in her speech Wcdncs-
| day, attacked the biggest man in her
state, John ID. Ryan, head of the
Amalsamatcd Copper company, and a
Democrat. according to Republican
members of the house She also at
tackled working conditions in The
mines, During her speech she was
questioned closely about the !. w. W
once by Representative johnson oil
| Washington, who broke into hen
| speech in such a manner that Miss
| Rankin cNpungcd that part of the col
| lonny and it does not appear in tn,
II Congressional Record.
| Call Situation Bad.
western members say that the /
w. w. have created a terrible situa
ton in the Montana mines, and tina
the more sober minded men of tn,
state are wiling to side with any on,
who can bring law and order out o
chaos now rcigning there. Miss Ran
|. kin, while declaring she docs not es
i pouse the cause of the |. W. w
makes an appeal to the workers o
1 the state.
/ whether or not the acts of the
w. W. will cause the labor situation
to react in her favor or against her i
question that western politica
prophets will not answer today.
Many Appeals for Help.
= Representative Evans is rccevin
many kilograms from big and littl
business men, asking that fedora
action b" taken to stop the strikes an
la"lcSSness now paralyZing industr
in Montana. The department of justic
is making an Investigation and until
report is received there is no chanc
Of taI1 ,,,t,
governor asks for troops. l. w. v
speakers have declared openly the
would stop the mine output, stop III
harvest and make such trouble tn:
no troops would be sent to France
they would all be needed in Montan
/ ITS "A fine mess; and into this tut
mol Miss Rankin has deliberate
thrown herself. to wrest politics
/ honnrs q Nor from, Snp,tnr N-alch 4