The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21
'RIDDICK BACK IN
STATE FOR CAMPAIGN
Met In Conclave With His Braves at
CuIbertsOn Who Gathered From All
Ports-Scared Stiff Over Ander-
sons Popularity.


litical cuckoo in captivity has at last
arrived in the State of Montana anc
is now capering from one end Of tl.e
state to the other trying to fix the
holes in his political fences by taking
the boys off to one side and whis-
pering in their ears. What? Any
thing, everything, which he has doped
out they would like to hear that
might result in harpooning another
vote for Carl.
Il Carl has been engaged for the past
year in carrying on a campaign at
the expense of Uncle Sam-for hard
ly a train left Washington for the
past year without a ton or two of
franked literature for the boys out
west. There were personal letters by
the hundred weight telling of Carls
wonderful bull throwing activities,
there wre tons of dope about his be-
ing the only dirt farmer in congress
and about his having his picture in
a paper, and as how he was Harding's
left hand man, practically the entire
republican administration and how if
it had not been for Carl, things would
never have happened, and then there
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speeches, telling Of his assault on the
sugar trust and of his killing Cock
Robin. In this way, Carl has great
advantage over the other candidates
for the exalted office of United States
Senator as they had to pay both for
paper, printing and postage, while
Carl got his done free by Uncle Sam.
Carl has been having some trouble
with his mail order, correspondence
school politics, that have annoyed him
considerable. First, the soldiers, the
boys who fought on Flanders fields,
are peeved at Carl, as it seems that
Carl has never lost an opportunity to
give soldier frosty stare and over
at Livingston the soldiers passed a
resolution denouncing him. They are
on his trail all over the state and are
getting in deadly work. His general
/ joke Of him. Other candidates are de-
vouring his support, and Sen. J. w.
Anderson is just raising hob with him
in eastern Montana.
Carl arrived in Culbertson a week
ago last Sunday and all the postmas-
ters and postofice aspirants and 9TH
er henchmen from northeastern Mon
tana were there, including Jack Ben
nett of Plentywood, Sid Bennett of
Scobey and Joe Hooking of Glasgow
and many others whose names are
not divulged, and all went into con-
/ ference Immediately and the report
of Joe Hooking who has just can
Vassed the situation was heard. It
made the cold sills cavort down the
spine of the congressman. "Anderson,
Anderson, Anderson, Everywhere, !"
was the report. Daniels for Anderson.
Sheridan for Anderson, Roosevelt for
Anderson, Richland for Anderson, Nc
Cone for Anderson, Valley for Ander-
son and a big Anderson vote every
where. What can be done about it.
Not thing. Anderson is big man.
He is a vote getter. Not a word can
be said against him. The only hope:
Anderson is poor man. He has no
campaign fund. He can't get publici-
ty. The thing to do is to ignore An
derson. After protracted confabs, in
which prominent members of the U.s.
urers' Union participated the meeting
broke up and the district leaders re-
turned to their respective homes. Sen.
Henry Lowe was sent out to make
canvass of several counties and put
in his best licks for Riddick, in spite
of the fact that Mr.. Lowe is reported
only a short time ago as making
many very sighting and disparaging
remarks about Komical Karl. But
things like that don't bother Henry.
He always hears his masters voice.
Last Sunday Mr.. Lowe was in Plen-
tywood to hold conference with the
Riddick braves and it is reported that
he is visiting every town I'M Roosevelt.
Daniels and Sheridan counties to see
what he can do to stem the rising An
derson tide.
After leaving Culbertson, Mr.. Rid
dick went by auto to Sidney, the very
home of Sen. Anderson, to talk the
matter over there. He was accompa-
MED to Sidney from Culbertson by
Editor Ketchem of the Sydney Herald
and according to that paper, Mr.. Rid
dick, like a crowned clown, received
delegations representing almost every
thing on the front porch of Attorney
Brattin's mansion. It reminds one
of the visit of a Roman emperor to
the provinces, to read about the mat
ter in the Sidney Herald Carl in his
tired to his down bed and left early
usual generous manner promised to
see to it that all wrongs were righted
and that a poisonous flea would be
put under the wing of every grass
hopper, guaranteed to fix Mr.. Grass
hopper, and bring prosperity and
peace to all Montana, for he would
speak to Mr.. Harding about the mat
ter and it would be done, providing
of course, the boys all voted for Mon
tana's most famous citizen, "Komical
Karl Ridiculous Riddick.
After holding several other confer
ences, one with the most famous
Usurers' Union walking delegates,
the great man, tired and weary re-
next morning for Glendive, Miles City
and then his home at Lewistown from
which place he will operate until next
November unless Pres. Harding is