Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
What Montana Editors
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Is Wheeler Strongest
of States Democrats?

yatism the Miner would place Mr..
Wheeler as neutral, and his position
and platform could probably be more
accurately described as progressive"
The Bozeman Courier, (rep.), sees In
the nomination of Wheeler on the DEM
ocratic ticket the same progressive in
| f~luences" which have been so evident
lin the eastern elections this year" With
Riddick and Wheeler as the nominees
for the United States senate, the Cour-
Ter continues, 1.-THE choice of the voters
! will be made between men who have
served in the state in important offices.
whereby their ability to serve as United
| States senators has been shown"
Tom Stout, editor of the Lewistown
Democrat-News (dem.), who was a
candidate against Wheeler in the pri-
earthquake which swallowed up any
hopes which the editor of this news
paper entertained for going to the
United States senate was of such an
all-engulfing character as to leave little
room for extended comment. Burt
Wheeler Of Butte simply ran away from
the field and won a victory which es-
tablishes him as one of the strongest
men in the democratic party in this
state"
Indicative of what many democratic
newspapers, which two years & OPP
posed Wheeler, may do this year is
shown in the Roundup Trlhune's edi-
~torial:
1.-TWO years ago the Tribune refused
to support 3. X. Wheeler for governor
because he was allied with the Nom
partisan league. For the same rea-
, son support was withheld from other
candidates on the democratic ticket.
The Tribune is democratic, not social
istic.
Nevertheless the Tribune new
urges all democrats and all liberal
/ minded republicans TO vote for Mr..
Wheeler for United States senator for
reasons which are here set forth.
"Mr. Wheeler is a man of cxcep-
| tional ability and he would be q splen-
| did aid to r. J. Walsh in the senate.
He would oppose the republican rob
Der tariff and grating ship subsidy
schemes. He would stand shoulder -
| shoulder with Tom Walsh in behalf of
the workers and producers of this
country. His Nonpartisan league tend
encies could do no harm in Washing
ton, because anything he might attempt
in that direction would be thwarted.
His republican opponent, Carl Rid
dick. is a man of mediocre talent, al
belt a shrewd politician, whose honesty
of mind is open to serious question.
Posing originally as a progressive IN
! thought and at one time the poSsessor
of a Nonpartisan league membership
card, he yet fell into step with the re
dictionary element at Washington and
now Is a standpat adherent of the
Harding administration. The Tribune
does not regard Carl Riddick as a true
representative of the people of Mon
tana and believes that a vote for his
election to the United States senate
would be a vote against the best IN
t~erests of the public"
The Helena Record-H Herald rep
! takes evident pleasure in turning the
tables on the other capital city daily
the Helena Independent. The 1nde,
pendent has been reprinting the unklnd
remarks made by the Record-Herald
about Dixon a few years ago. and nov
the Record-H Herald says: "Reflectine
upon the nomination of Burton 4
Wheeler as the democratic candidate
for United States senator, and upon
the many pleasant compliments paid
Mr.. Wheeler two years ago by the
Helena Independent, we are constrained
to ask the Independent If he thinks
the leopard can change its spots.