The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-08-11

MEETING AT HELENA

From behind the closed doors of
the executive sessions being held by
representatives of the four railway
brotherhoods, the Montana Federation
of Labor and other organizations no
report of official action toward the or
ganiZation of a coalition between the
labor and farmer elements of the
state for political purposes came Tues
day afternoon.
1t was said unofficialIy that efforts
to unite the labor organizations with
the Nonpartisan league had been frus-
trated and late Tuesday no resolu-
tions had been given out to indicate
the position of the elements interest
ed toward any of the matters under
consideration.
1t was reported in the lobby of the
Placer hotel, where the sessions are
being held, that the effort to secure
the endorsement of the candidacy of
B. K. Wheeler of Butte for United
States senate had failed. This en-
dorsement was strongly urged by
some of the Butte delegates, though
it was reported that tie miners rep
resentatives were against the propos-
al.
Leaguers Lack Credentials.
D. C.. Dorman, national organizer
for the Nonpartisan league and r. A.
Haste, state secretary of the new
Nonpartisan league organization in
Montana were present at the meeting
as was Fl. Krogma of Butte, a mem
Der of the Nonpartisan league and an
organizer for three years, as well as
one of those who has taken a prom
inent part in the organization OF the
state Labor league. 1t was said that
it was Krogman who baked the pro-
posed combination between the league
and the labor organizations when on
the floor of the meeting Monday he
drew attention to the fact that Dor
man and Haste as well as himself
were present only as individuals and
bearing no credentials from the Nom
partisan league. He objected to the
league being placed on record in What
he declared was wholly illegal man
ner, as the league had authorized no
such action and he said had named no
delegates to the present meeting.
Mr.. Krogman, who supports the
candidacy of J. w. Anderson, seeking
the nomination for u. S. senator on
the Republican ticket, and who op-
poses drawing the Nonpartisan league
into a combination that would take 1t
into the Democratic primaries, in his
speech before the gathering called at
tention to the statement Of Wheeler
issued to the press at Great Falls
that he did not want the endorsement
of the Nonpartisan league and that
if he became a candidate for the u. ,.
senate he would run simply as De-
mocratic candidate.
He further called attention to the
statement at Democratic banquet at
Missoula in which he quoted Wheeler
as saying, "Society is composed OF
three classes: the standpatter, who IS
contented with things as they are; the
radical, who would tear down, and the
unselfsh citizen, who is willing to
help those less fortunate than him
self"
Mr.. Krogman drew notice to the
further statement Of Wheeler at Mis-
soula when he stated that he was
Democrat, and that it was the duty
of Democrats TO vote Tor some DeHlo-
crat, "either Tom Stout, John NJ.
Evans or myself"
He further cited the statement pub
ished in the New Northwest attribut-
ed to Wheeler in which he said he
stands ssexactly where he stood IN
1920"
(Note: I'm 1920 he publicly stated
IL - 10 would ,,1T1 &C tbe candidate OF
the Nonpartisan and Labor leagues,
whether the Democrat party, the Re
publican party, or a third party were
selected by the convention.
"The only platform or declaration
of principles which he has given out
on the front page OF the
Anaconda Standard, together with his
picture, this paper being the proper
ty of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company" said Mr.. Krogman.