The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-05-11
GOSSIP OF THE
POLITICAL FIELD

lIredC rails way o-9J
Leaders of the Nonpartisan league,
in sober a~fterthought Monday, found
that Arthur Fisher of Missoula, edit
or of the New Northwest, represent
ing himself to be a "close friend"
of Governor Joseph M. Dixon, had
put over two coups for the Dixonian
forces in the convention which closed
here Sunday.
The first of these, and the least
painful, was when Mr.. Fisher, taking
advantage of his position as chairman
of the committee on program and
principles foisted on the leagupe as
the Immediate program" a skinned
milk version of the league platform,
which, he said later, was lifted, in
part, from the Governors program
for the next legislature"
This sally of Fishers was made the
more apparent to the league leaders
when he later withheld from the press
the leagues permanent program"
the pet of D. c. Dorman, the nation
al organizer, which was adopted with
out question by the convention. Mr..
Fishers motive was ascribed by the
league leaders to be due to the fact
that some of the more radical planks
''could not be swallowed by the gov
ernor."
VIII Favor Dixon Man
Charles Taylor of Plentywood, who
opposed in the convention the "bal-
ance of power" policy, which does
away with a league ticket in the pri-
maries, said Monday that he believ-
ed the "balance of power" policy will
favor the Dixon forces in that league
support will be given many candi-
dates who agree with Dixon's tax
ideas, although they do not like Dix
on personally.
The opinion was prevalent among
Nonpartisan leaders that Mr.. Fisher
will have difficulty in his program Of
swinging the league members behind
the governor, despite his clever hand
ling of the situation in the convention
Mr.. Fisher himself was more OPP
tomistic. While in Great Falls he
announced that a labor paper in
Great Falls will be "bolstered up" !
this summer in anticipation Of the !
elections and that a paper will be ;
in Billings. In both cases :
the newspapers will be printed by =
the New Northwest in M~issoula, ex- Z
changing news matter. +
Rumored Offer to Haste =
Previous to his coming to Great =
Falls, Fisher made. a trip to Billings :
from Helena, where he is said to have i
offered R. A. Haste, editor Of Camp n
,ells Scientific Farmer, financial as i
;istance to the extent of several tho i
dollarsr, providing M. Haste +
would support Dixon men for the 4
tate legislature this fall. Mr.. Haste h
$ said to have rejected the PROPOSE u
ion. whereupon Mr.. Fisher return o
d to Helena. d
Fisher denied that Governor Dixon :,
5 supporting or controls the New
Northwest. but said that he (Fisher) Vi
vas a Every close friend" of Gov II
Dixon and the Nonpartisan lea =,
ne will join forces, financial and po- Fl
.tical, to support newspapers and o;
AIRY on the state campaign with the III
nd in view of obtaining a majority N
f the next legislature, Mr.. Fisher &c
aid: to
''That is the plan" be
Continuing he said: an
Mr.. Dixon said that if we get the of
ate legislature this year we can
.ect our men to national offices in
924's election" eli
Mr.. Fisher admitted that he was on
wing to line up the N%onpartisan Al
ague to support Dixon and was tn,
,nfident that he would be success ws
il. Tapping a copy of the "im-
ediate program" he had drawn up ac-
r the league, he said the whole of fal
would be acceptable to Governor lee
ixon and his forces. tht
Closing Session wo
A compromise program whereby no
e opponents of the "balance of hui.
wer" plan will control the immedi- WI
e policy of the league, and advo- the
ties of a separate ticket will gain in
cir end should the league be built on,