The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-05

senate being or the popular branch oil
the Democratic party. excitement was
looked for. Senator Walsh has not COM
mitted himself about the capture of his
party at home. But Senator Myers lost
no time In calling upon regular Demo
Gratis who saw danger In the ascend
ency of Townely and Dunn to vote the
Republican ticket with the exception of
Wellington Rankin. Jeanette Rankins
brother, who Is the Republican nominee
for Attorney General Why Senator
Myers should exclude Mr.. Rankin is one
of Rutte's most popular mysteries. 1t
has furnished no end OF gossip. Every
body says there's something personal
in it."
Calls Himself "Jeffersonian.'
After the primaries Townley and
Dunn called the new Democratic State
Central Committee together and adopted
platform. The principal planks illu-
minated the entire situation. and faith
fully set forth the aims of the Non
Partisan League labor combine. They
came out for public ownership and Dem
oeratic control of basic industries, for
State terminal elevators. warehouses,
flour mills. stock yards. packing houses.
creameries and cold storage plants. for
a non-partisan election law, for equal
lions, and for a maternity pension law.
Burton Wheeler thereupon started
campaigning, saying that he was JEFF
fersonian Democrat, and as such stood
for these changes in the State laws.
Dunn, having been hauled up to the
State Supreme Court when the lower
courts adjudged him not guilty of Sc
dition. was lamenting the collapse of the
!. w. w. strike started in the Anaconda
mines in April. He said that the plat
form was a step in the right direction.
but merely a step and nothing more.
The Anaconda had managed to resist
the l. w. w. UP on the hill, but the war
was over, and the production of copper
dwindling because OF the shrinkage in
demand.
The i. w. w. had demanded a six
hour day in its April ultimatum. 1t
demanded. likewise. the abolition of the
rustling card system. a minimum wage
of IS asday, and (hold fast to your hat)
the Immediate release of all political
prisoners and others held in Federal
prisons for the violation of the espion-
age and sedition laws. The Anaconda
directors hardly could be blamed for the
slight feeling of amazement that the
last demand included. Naturally they
wanted to know how they were to go
about freeing the martyrs. and the /. w.
w. reply was TO the effect that the
Anaconda and the Standard Oil and the
other great interests, having money in
vested hereabouts, were the Government.
and as such had the power to meet the
demand.
The strike came to naught. To-day
there are about 5000 miners working
under the streets of Butte. Before the
advent OF the I. w. w. into Butte 10, 900
was not an extraordinary number. and
the hill Is still the richest in the world.
Despite the, fact that Townley and
Dunn look like certain winners in No
vember here in Montana. they cannot
hope to accomplish this year or next the
complete subjugation Of the State and
of it's laws that the Non-Partisan
League has in North Dakota. There is
chance that the Non-Partisan League
labor combine may win small majority
in the lower house OF the Legislature,
but the Senate holds over and would
be able to block advances.
Harding Sure of Montana.
Dunn. who says he is going to vote
for Farley Parker Christensen for Presi-
dent, adds that Christensen will not poll
enough votes to do considerable damage
to either Harding or Cox. The State
Supreme Court has denied the local So
electors in the field.
Gov Cox's reception in this State is
characterized by the Non-Partisan
Leaguers as rotten" Because the Ohio
Governor made such a poor impression
upon the farmers and the labor men,
his defeat here is taken as matter of
certainty. Dunn says that there is no
question that Harding will win in
Montana, and the Senator's plurality is
variously predicted at from 10000 to
10000
In Butte the Irish predominant. Once
the Irishman was miner here, now he
has graduated from the mines and has
taken over the city's business. When
Cox was here an Irshman asked him
his attitude upon the Irish situation.
IF / am elected" replied Gov. Cox, IT
shall refer the Irish question to the
League of Nations"
THE hell you WILL" roared the en-
ragged Irishmen present at that meeting.
The Irish, the Slavs. the Bohemians,
the Scandnavians and other citizens OF
European blood now living in Montana
are openly opposed 10 the League of Ma
lions. The radical element will have
none of it, The radical labor element
and its hackers are fierce in their de-
nunciation OF. Mr.. Palmer and his adj
ministration.
Harding will win Montana. The
women are expected to line up with their
men folks. The independent woman is
not so frequently found here as in the
East. Men still appear to wear the
CROWN bit furnished here. as else
whore. to be sure, but their reign APP
pears to be continuous.