New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Not To Be Chosen by Mon"
tana Republicans, Ob-
servers Believe
Is Opposed by D. A. r.
Woman Representative Ex'
nected to Get Vote of Pro-
Germans and |. w. w.
Especial Dispatch to The Tritunc)

Especial Dispatch to Inc 1rbNnc(
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 26.-Belief pre-
vsih tonight among we'll informed OBJ
servers OF the political situation in
Montana that Miss Jeannette Rankin
nrobably will be beaten for the Repub-
can nomination for United States Sen
ator at the primaries to be held in this
state next Tuesday, although a casual
survey of the situation on the surface
would seem to indicate that she stood
a good chance of landing the nomna
tor
An analysis of the situation with re-
spect to the Non-P Partisan League, from
which Miss Rankin is now hoping TO
draw the deciding vote, discloses that
IN three-ffths of the counties of Mon
.ana where the Non-Partisan League
has indorsed candidates, that indorsc-
nsnt has been of candidates on the
Democratic ticket, and in the Montana
primaries the vote has to be confined
to one ticket. There can be no split
ting Of the ticket in the primaries. 1t
must be either all Democratic or
straight Republican, or whatever party
designation the candidate comes under.
More interest Is centred in the non
PARTISAN candidates on the Democratic
ticket for county Offices than in Miss
Rankin's candidacy, or for that matter
in any national or state office, as the
Non-Partisan League is seeking to con-
troll the Legislature. and in conse
ouence the vote of the leaguers is 60
ing to the Democratic ticket. to the eX
cluson of the Republican Endorsement,
which will cut the vote Miss Rankin
had figured on so per cent.
Leaders OF the Republican party are
openly espousing the candidacy of DR..
0. NJ. Lanstrum. of Helena, for the
Senatorial nomination, and they conf
IDENTIFY predict that Miss Rankin will
not receive more than per cent Of the
Republican vote in Montana, her
strength being looked for from the
Non Partisan League, the |. W. W., the
Socialists and the disgruntled element
generally in the Democratic party and
the pro- German sympathizers.
Silver Bow County, the Democratic
stronghold of the state, is expected by
Miss Rankin's supporters to give her
heavy vote. although 1t is Democratic,
because of the T. w. W., the proGer-
man feeling among certain factions of
the Socialist element in Butte and the
Metal Mine Workers. Union, an /. w.
". organization with which Miss Ran
kin has declared open sympathy. Lieu
tenants of Miss Rankin, however, have
serious misgivings because of the ef-
forts of the Democratic candidates for
nominations rounding up their support
crs and insisting they vote the Demo
cratic ticket, which means Miss Rankin
must be forsaken.
Patriotic women of this county (Sil
yer Bow are combining to vote the
Republican primary ticket against Miss
Rankin Daughters Of the American
Revolution and other such societies
are active in this decision. Miss Ran
kin joined hands with A. c. Townley,
president of the bipartisan League,
in a speaking tour of the state. This
open espousing Of the non partisan
cause, together with her efforts in be-
half of the mine strikers who year
ago ATTEMPTED to tie up the copper
production of the Butte district. has
aroused the Republicans and citizens
generally against her candidacy.