The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-28
Montana Votes AtPrimaries
 Tomorrow
BY MICHAEL F. DACEY, International News Service Staff Ctox.z.,SIanradorf

International News Service Staff
 Correspondent.
 Helena, Mont, Aug. 23.-A varied choice of candidates for nomination las United States Senator from Mon tana will be offered voters of both the Republican and Democratic par ties when they trek to the polls in the primary election throughout the state tomorrow.
 In addition to Senatorial candi- dates, nominees will be selected for two Congressional seats-a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and one Associate Justice; a Clerk to the Supreme Court; a. member of the board of railroad commissioners, and full legislative and county tickets. The most spirited contest of several years is. being waged in the primary campaign by both leading parties for the choice of a United States Sena- torial candidate to succeed Henry Lee Myers, the present Democr@$ac toga wearer, who is retiring next March, and the Senatorial race holds the chief interest of the public. Politi- clans have been speculating for months on the outcome. The numer- ous aspirants announced their can didacies early. and the race has been spectacular in spots.
 Riddick Vs. Rankin.
 Congressman Carl w. Riddfck and Attorney-General Wellington D. Ran kin are considered the chief contend CTS for the Republican nomination for United States Senator, with former Congressman Charles N. Pray, of Great Falls; J. w. Anderson. of Sid ney. and J. c. siegfreidt. of Bear Creek, also trying for the office.
 Attorney-Genera1 Rankin is brother of Jeanette Rankin, first wo- man member of Congress. Miss Ran kin has campaigned the state in her brothers behalf.
 Congressman Riddick has made public declarations that he will SUD- port the policies and programme of the Harding Administration, and he has urged. without response, that his opponents declare themselves on this issue.
 Candidate Anderson. who Is affilia- ted with the Non-Partisan League. has made several speeches in behalf of his candidacy in various sections of the state. while siegfreidt has made his campaign on light wine ana beer" platform.
 Four Democrats. On the Democratic side Burton K. Wheeler, of Butte. defeated candidate for governor two years ago. is con- testing with former Congressman Tom Stout, of Lewistown; Judge J. F. O'Connor, of Livingston, and former state Democratic Committee Chair man Hugh R. Wells, of Miles City, for the Senatorial nominaton. Wells has injected a bit of the spectacular into the contest by trav- cling in an airplane to all sections of the state in his campaigning. Judge 1OnnOT ndS Ildu0 dh ShISllS1NS speaking tour throughout Montana. Both Wells and Judge O'Connor have declared in favor of light wines and beer, while Stout is running on d platform that opposes any amend ment to the Volstead act. Wheeler has remained silent on this issue. In the First Congressional District Washington J. Mccormick, incum- lican nomination, and P. B. Moss. a retired banker, of Billings, is running on the Democratic ticket without an opponent
 Wide Variety. In the Second District, however, there are numerous candidates on both sides, and a warm contest has been in progress for the Democratic licans present four candidates in this diStrict-Jerome G. Locke, chairman of the State Industrial Accident Board; James M. Burlingame, State Senator from Cascade County, Paul R. Flint. publisher ,and Scott Lea witt, of Great Falls.
 On the Democratic side, where in the past nomination has been con- sidered equivalent to election, five candidates are making the fight for choice at the primary election. John M. Evans, of Missoula, a former mem Der of Congress, desires to return to Hathaway. a former member of the State Legislature wants to graduatae into Congressional ranks, and Byroa Cooney, of Butte; M. S. Gould, for mer State legislator, and State Sena- tor John F. Mckay, are the other Democratic candidates.
 The retirement of Chief Justice Theodore Brantly has brought out g. large number of candidates for that office on the Republican ticket, and several Democrats are also seeking the nomination in the primaries. | Contests are also being waged for places on both tickets for minor of fees.