Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-20
JOINS FIELD
Of CANDIDATES FOR
SENATORIAL TOGA
The Former Democratic State
Chairman Makes That
Announcement.
(Tribune's Helena Bureau.)

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Helena, June 19.-Hugh r. Wells,
democrat of Miles City, made an
nouncement while in Helena Monday of
his candidacy for the democratic nom
nation for United States senator. Mr..
Wells is a pioneer stockman and banker
OF Montana and was one of the early
day sheriffs, having filled similar Of
noes IN three other western states be-
tore coming to Montana. and was
chairman of the democratic state CEN
tral committee for three years, serv-
ing through the campaign of 1916,
when ). V. Stewart was elected for his
second term as governor, and in the
campaign of 1918, when Senator T. j.
walsh was reelected.
Issues Platform
Mr.. Wells has issued a platform
upon which he seeks consideration of
the voters at the coming primary, in
which he expresses sympathy with the
international policies of Woodrow Will
son., including the League of Nations;
favors international finance reforms so
as to stabilize the rates of exchange
among nations, demands rigid economy
in all branches of government and ex-
presses opposition to. changes in the
tariff laws until world conditiins be-
come more settled. He seeks elimina-
ton of purely economic problems from
partisan politics and their adjustment
by a commission of experts.
MIR. Wells expressed violent opposi-
ton to the Esch-Cummins law, oppo-
sltion to the dissipation of the mer-
chant marine and favorS a hands off,
policy towards Porto Rico, Haiti and
San Domingo. He favor a direct and
liberal bonus payment from the treas
ury to the ex-service men and de-
plores the reductions of the tax on
large incomes through the modification
of the excess profits law.
Mr.. Wells expresses favor for a con-
stitutional amendment providing for
a plebiscite before declaring a state
of war; favors recognition of Mexico:
favors a child labor law impregnable to
attack; favors liberal farm and live
stock loans by the wal finance cor
po%ration: favors the Yellowstone lake
project, hydro-electric development
and the reclamation of lands; favors a
policy of highway construc-
ton, appropriations for maintenance
of county and agricultural agent bu-
reaus, loyal support for schools and
institutions within reasonable
bounds. larger participation by woman
in public affairs, vigorous prosecution
of wal profiteers, a federal pure fabric
law and the farm bloc in congress.
Favors Primary Law
His platform commends the present
primary law and opposes its repeal or
amendment and opposes any national
state laws which overtaxes or dis
against any of the great
industries such as farming, live
stock, mining, numbering, coal or oil
production.
One of the principal planks of his
platform is that favoring an amend
ment of the Volstead act as follows:
Il am in favor of amending the Vol
stead act for beers and wines. After
years of extravaganza in trying
to enforce the eighteenth amendment,
our government has expended millions
Of dollars by employing an army of
detectives and other employees and they
have caused the loss of millions more
n revenue to the government. states,
and municipalities. They have
thousands of criminals among
Dur young men and peace officers, be-
sides prostitution among our young
girls.
Not only are they poisoning the
people with distilled whisky, but thou
sands are becoming addicted to the
drug or narcotic habit, and
IN appalling number of our citizens are
each day this act. | cannot
comprehend why the law abiding citi-
ems of this great state can hesitate
n correcting an uninforced law which
las been so disastrous in the past