The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-08-11
LEAGUE OFFICIALS OF THREE COUNTIES ENDORSE
Anderson and Collins Running the Republican Ticket and
Most All League Counties Have Selected the Republican
Ticket y Don Which to File Candidates.


Montana Leaguers in the very heart
of the strength of the League terri
tory, have endorsed Sen. J. w. An
derson of Sidney, farmer statesman OF
Richland county, and Nonpartisan
Senate leader at Helena for the past
four years, a real farmer, who actual
ly farms two hundred acres in the
vicinity of Sideney, for the most i'm
portant office of United States Sena-
tor, who has filed on the republican
ticket for the nomination at the pri-
maries to be held Tuesday, August
10Th, from IL noon to TOO O'Clock
p. NJ, and Oscar J. Collins, League
sheriff of Sheridan county, fafmel
and homesteader in Sheridan county
who was for eighteen years before ne
started farming in Montana, a rail.
road man, having been member Of
the Switchmen's Union, Brakemen's
Union and the Conductors Union ane
he was also in his time member Of
the old American Railway Union, fol
congress in the eastern Montana dis
trict. Mr.. Collins is at the present
time operating his farm in the Ray
mond precinct, Sheridan county. Mr.
Collins was elected sheriff of Sheridan
county last election by the member:
of the Nonpartisan League and foul
years ago J. w. Anderson was elected
to the State, Senate by the Lacquer!
Of Richland county. Both of these
candidates are very capable men, ant
| Sen. Anderson is by all means, tn,
only man of senatorial size now run
ming for the United States Senate OIL
either the republican or democratic
ticket and if nominated and elected
he will be a splendid mate for Lynn
J. Frazier and DIR. Ladd of North Da
kota and Robert LaFollette of Wis
consin. Sen. John Anderson is on
of the best speakers and parlimen
tarians in the state of Montana. H
is a powerful man physically, beint
over six feet tall and broad shoulder
ed; he has a strong voice and pow
erful delivery: he is quick witted AM
fearless, and is a man whom ever,
farmer in the state of Montana will
be proud to have represent him in tn
United States Senate.
LEAGUE COUNTIES ENDORSE
Six League. counties, by duly elect
ed delegates representing the severs
rural precincts, elected according t
the established customs of the League
have unanimously endorsed the car
didacy of Sen. J. w. Anderson for tn
United States Senate and Oscar .
Collins for congress from the easter
district. The first county was M
Cone, a solid league county, who er
dorsed them at Weldon Hall. The
followed Roosevelt County at the cor
4 vention at Culbertson, and then oil
Sheridan county, the star league cour
ty of the state which was soon fo
lowed by Daniels, Richland and Va
ley counties. These conventions wer
on record as being in favor OF pu
ting farmers and workers in congress
and eliminating the lawyers and pol
ticians whoever they may be, reali,
ing the fact that no one but farm
er or worker can represent properl
a farmer or worker in congress.
OTHER ENDORSEMENTS
Sen. Anderson is not shy Oh e1
dorsements for every real Lacquer {
farmer leader in the state Of Mo-
tana who is an actual farmer has el
dorsed and is supporting ]. W. Al
derson for the Senate and Oscar
! collins for Congress. And to sho
how these two gentlemen are Apr
; ciated and the esteem in which the
are held, it is well to call attentit
to the fact that every league memb
of the legislature whose sentiment h;
been ascertained are out and out
the support of Sen. Anderson. A
but two of these members of tt
senate and legislature have been i
terviewed and it is likely that Il
remaining members are just as arde
IN their support Of Sen. Anderson
those who have put themselves
, record. Those members who ha
: publicly endorsed Sen. Anderson al
: Oscar J. Collins and asked all league
to go to the polls and vote for the
, are: Sen. Hans Dixon of Sherid
: County, Sen. Peter Ro1vik of N
Cone, Sen. Luther Greenup of Da
/ iels, Rep. Claire Stoner of Sherid
: county, now President of the Nonps
tisan League, Rep. Fred Hanson
Daniels county, and Rep. Carlson
! McCone county. These are leag
: leaders who have been honored WI
high office by the farmers and W
i have served with Sen. Anderson
the Legislature at Helena. Besio
the above endorsements, Of offici;
a now I'M Office, attention is called
8 the fact that these gentlemen ha
0 the endorsement of all of the Leag
!. officials of Sheridan county, all of t
. League officials Of Daniels county,
Iof the League Officials Of McC0ne cot