The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-08-04

Sidney, Montana, July 28th.-Sena-.
tor ]. w. Anderson, candidate for the
United States Senate on the Republi-
can ticket with. the endorsement OF
the Farmers League conventions Of
six counties in the strongest orga-
nized league territory in the state, to-
gether with the personal endorsement
of Clair Stoner, President of the Nom
partisan League State Executive Com
mittee of Montana, besides the en-
dorsement and support of such League
papers as the Producers News and the
Scobey Sentinel and the personal
support Of Sen. Greenup and Rep.
Hanson of Daniels county, Sen. Ror-
vik and Rep. Carlson, of McCone
county, Sen. Hans Dixon and Rep.
Clair Stoner for Sheridan county, and
r. C. Arnold of Valley county, candi-
date for Lieut.. Governor, j. P. Mead
ers of Richland county, candidate for
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner, Mrs. r. NJ. Lord of Cascade
county, candidate for State Treasurer
at last election with the league en-
dorsement on the democratic ticket,
prominent league farmers and pro-
gresslves all over the state of Mon
tana, said to representatives of the
press today, upon being interviewed
in regard to the story that is being
circulated by interested parties to the
effect that his candidacy was being
supported by certain predatory in
terests for the purpose Of drawing
votes from certain candidates on both
party tickets, that the rumor was alb
solutely false and was one of the
many such stories that self promoted
office seekers are quite likely to cir
culate in order to damage the chances
of a formidab1s opponent, which oc-
cur in any campaign and it is not
likely that this campaign will be an
exception in that regard.
Sen. Anderson said further: "Wild
and amusing rumors are afoat thru.
out the state concerning why [ enter
ed the race and how and by whom my
candidacy is being financed, the world
knowing that [ am, myself poor
man.
Friends of almost every candi-
date on both tickets have written me
that | was in the race to defeat their
candidate. I plead guilty to all such
charges. That was my deliberate pur-
"My campaign funds are being
raised by small donations from bank
rupt farmers and Debated workers. AS
far as I can learn not one dollar has
been contributed by any large corpor-.
alton. ! have never asked their sup
port, have never been offered their
support and don't want their support. -
These reports, circulated by certain
prominent democrats for the senate
and congress, is to the effect that Edi-
tor Taylor of the Producers News and
Oscar J. Collins, LaFol1ette Republican,
F'armer-Labor candidate for congress
| from the second district, endorsed by
League conventions of six counties,
made trip over to Butte and se-
| cured $4,000 from certain parties, the
lnsinuation being the mining compa-
MES, as a contribution to the campaign
fund Of Anderson and Collins.
Editor Taylor and Sheriff Collins
both deny the rumors and say that it
is absolutely false, and that the par
ties circulating the story know it to
be false, that not one cent have come
from corporations nor persons com
nected with corporations and that the
entire contributions received to date
from the western part of the state is
ten dollars, contributed by well
known progressive lawyer of Butte.
And that they have never even seen OF
had any dealing with any representa-
tives of the copper interest lately OF
at any other time and. that these
stories are being circulated by those
who have betrayed and are now work
ing to absolutely .destroy4the Fl arrners
movement.