The producers news., 1920-06-25

Great Falls, June 23.-Burton X.
Wheeler of Butte, for Governor and
II. C. Arnold, of Valley county, for
lieutenant governor, completed the
work of the Nonpartisan league and
Montana Labor Leagues joint con-
vention in this city Monday.
1t was easily Wheeler conven-
tion all the way through. There was
no serious hint of any other candidate
having 'look in"
The delegates first limited them
selves to five minutes each to present
the advantages Of the respective can
didates and then the names were pre-
sentd by ballot and throughout the
hour and half that was spent, just
two got attention. They were Wheel
er and Senator J. w. Anderson of
Richland county.
The latter lost any chance he might
have had because Of his vote against
the Nonpartisan's view of the primary
and after he was exonerated from
having had any Interior motives or
being under the influence of anything
limiting of bronze as a constituent
part, he, with Ford, was left at the
post with five votes while Wheeler
finished the first ballot with 44 and
on motion of something like half of
the delegates speaking in chorus he
was made the unanimous choice.
The vote for the candidate for gov
ernor stood: Wheeler, a.; Ford S; An
derson, S; H. Gan, 2; Arnold, 2. 9th
ers whose names were presented were
DR.. E. B. Craighead of Missoula and
w. F. Dunn of Butte. Dunn with
drew before the ballot and the name
of Craighead drew blank.
In the race for lieutenant govern
or, which came Immediately after the
vote for candidate for governor, there
were nine candidates entered by the
ballot nomination method and this
vote resulted: Arnold, 80; Rankin 8;
Craighead, 8; Hogan 8; Anderson,
Others nominated for the honor but
for whom no votes were cast were
Joseph M. Dixon, A. D. Stillman, Ok
Sanvik and DR.. Swank of Custer.
Great Falls, June 24.-Both Con
gressmen John M. Evans and Car
Riddick were eliminated from the cal
culations of the Ncnpartisan for re
turn to congress in their action takeI
shortly after last midnight when tn.
convention placed its endorsement up
on M. McCusker, of Wolf Point, a!
candidate for congress from the sec
Ond district, and upon Burton Watson
of Missoula, for nomination from tn
first district.
The convention passed a resolution
condemning the action of the stat
board of education in releasing Prof
Louis Levine from the faculty of tn
state university.
It took the Nonpartisan and labo
league joint state convention until lat
Thursday morning to complete tn
work of making up the ticket thos
organizations will present to the vot
ers at the primary election in August
The convention recessed Wednesda
afternoon at 6 to attend banquet a
the Park Hotel and the speaking
which followed the banquet occupies
the time until past midnight. Their
were 1874 present at the dinner. Their
was number of speakers called up
on and considerable enthusiasm wa
evident. Among the guests at tn
dinner was Jeanette Rankin, form
er congresswoman from the west dis
trict.
Following the executive session tn
convention turned to the other stat
offices and for state auditor the nom
nations were Margaret. Ham, Swee
Grass county; Art Jeffers, Wibau
county; Mrs. r. NJ. Lord, Cascad
county; Beatrice O'Grady, Sherida
county; Ole Sanvik, Hill county, an
4. d. Stillman. Flathead county. tn
nomination of Sanvik occurred on tn
second ballot.