The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-28
Sidney Herald Predicts Riddick Victory

Congressman Carl w. Riddick has
definitely announced that he will be
a candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed Senator Myers
whose term of office expires next
March. By that time Mr.. Riddick will
have completed his second term in
congress from this district.
1t has been generally known for
some time that Mr.. Riddick would en-
ter the Republican primary for the
senatorship provided the Republican
leaders of the state felt that he would
be able to secure the support of the
party. Since the matter of his candi-
dacy for the senate was first brought
TO the attention of Mr.. Riddick, he has,
IN an extremely fair way, suggested
that the Republican party of Mon
tana take inventory of senatorial pos
sibilities and then proceed to nominate
the strongest available candidate, one
who would serve to unite the various
fractional party differences. He made
it vrey plain that only upon the solicit
tation of the big men of the Repub-
lican party in the various sections of
the state, would he become a candi-
date. Through the medium of open
letters to Republicans in all parts of
the state, Mr.. Riddick has been pledged
sufficient support to justify his candi-
dacy m his announcement resulted
after he had ascertained these facts.
There is no gainsaying the fact that
Carl w. Riddick has political strength
in the entire state and particularly in
this, the second congressional district,
the big Republican section of Mon
tana. In the general election of 1920
Mr.. Riddick carried this district by
some 10000 votes, leading his ticket
and leading the Republican candidate
for governor by over 5000. This huge
vote was piled up in spite of the fact
that the 1920 election in Montana was
one of the most spirited political con-
tests ever staged in the state, the
Democratic party being in control of
the Nonpartisans, whose popularity as
a political agency was at a great
height throughout the northwest. Con-
gresham Riddick's candidacy two
years ago was based upon the service
he had rendered his constituents dur
ing his first term in congress and up-
the fact that he is one of the few
men in the political life of Montana
who has first hand, genuine knowledge
OF the problems and conditions con-
fronting the agricultural residents of
great farming area.
The opposition press have made
of the fact that MI. Riddick is
referred to at Washington as the only
dirt farmer in congress, but the fact
remains that Carl Riddick is a dirt
farmer, knows the farmers problems
and has worked consistently both in
out of congress to aid the farm
ers Of this state.
Helena, Great Falls, Butte, Missou.
la and other cities in the western part
Of the state have without execution.
in the past furnished the candidates
Of both parties for the senate. That
prevailed throughout the
years that senators were elected bv
the legislative body and has existed
since the passage of the constitutional
amendment providing for the direct
election of United States senator's.
This year eastern Montana with it's
interests vastly different from the in
terests OF the western portion Of the
state, will offer Mr.. Riddick's candi-
This fact will serve to draw sun
from the independent voter as
we'll as from the voters of both par
lies.
In going over the list of congress-
sional representatives and members
II the senate who have represented
Montana since statehood, we find
many able men, Dixon, Pray, Carter
and others, but none of these have
more faithful in the service of
The people than Carl w. Riddick. None
II them were more devoted to the
every day interest of the rank and
lie. While a staunch Republican, he
nas proven his genuine worth as a
public servant by rendering service
% his constituents without regard to
heir political. affiliations and he
stands today strongly intrenched in
good opinion of the people of the
There will be spirited opposition to
Riddick's candidacy in the primary
election, but this opposition will con-
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