The producers news., 1922-03-31
CON. RIDDICK Will,
BE- CANDIDATE
FOR SENATE
Seeks Republican Nomination i'm the
Primaries i'll August Against Ran
kin, Edwards and DIR. Lanstruns.
Announces Decision i'll Letter to
Great Falls Friends-This Leaves
the Field Open to Numerous Re-
publican Congressional Aspirants.

Great Falls, Mont, March 29.-
Speculation as to the intentions of
Carl w. Riddick, congressman from
the second Montana district; during
the coming political year, will be pu5
at rest shortly by his announcement
that he will be a candidate for the
republican nomination for United
States Senator.
In letters received Tuesday by
Great Falls republicans, Mr.. Riddick
stated that he had decided to accept
the judgment of friends, who consider
him the most available candidate for
the senate, and that his announce
ment will be made within a short
time. His lette rto Great Falls re-
publicans is in part as follows:
Several hundred Montana republi-
cans have advised me it is their judg-
ment that | am the most available
candidate for the senate this year
and that my nomination would be in
the interest of harmony and success.
Because of the number and character
of those who have written, | accept
their judgment, and will shortly an
nounce my candidacy"
Candidates For Senate
In republican circles it has for sew
eral months been considered that the
1922 campaign in that party would
get substantially under way when Mr..
Riddick decided whether he would be
a candidate for the senate or for re-
election to congress. The understand
ing is abroad that his decision to be
a candidate for the senate probably
will have no influence on other men
who aspire to that Office but with
several men who contemplate running
for congress there has been DISPOSE
tion to delay their announcements
until it was determined whether Mr..
Riddick would be candidate to sue
ceed himself.
Men most frequently mentioned as
opponents to Mr.. Riddick in the re-
publican primaries are State Senator
J. E. Edwards Of Forsyth, and Attor-
ney General w. D. Rankin and DR.. O..
NJ. Lanstrum, of Helena. Mr.. Ran
kin recently made an announcement
at Livingston, in which he said that
if he experienced mo change of
mind" he would be q candidate for
the senate, and in an interview IN
Great Falls last December he quoted
Mr.. Edwards as being an avowed can
didate, and declared that he had been
told authoritatively that DR.. Lam
strun also intended to enter the
race.
Candidates For House
Scott Leavitt, of Great Falls, re-
Gently announced his candidacy for
congressman from the second Mon
tana district on the republican ticket
and it is generally understood that
J. M. Burlingame, now state senator,
from Cascade county, will enter the
race following Mr.. Riddick's decision
to run for the senate. Mr.. Buri1n-
game has authorized no statement TO
that ecect, but men who profess to
be familiar with his plans assert
that his announcement may be ex-
pected within short time.
Riddick's virtual announcement
that he would seek the republican SEN
atorial nomination brought forth the
statement from Jerome Locke, chair
man of the state industrial accident
board. who arrived in Great Falls
Tuesday night from Helena, that ne
would, so far as he could tell now, be
a candidate for the republican NOM
nation for congressman from the sec
ond Montana district. Mr.. Locke said
he had received many letters from
his republican friends, pledging their
sunnort in the event he enters the