The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-02
DIXON WILL REMAIN
AT ELBA THIS YEAR
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in the thick of the fight he is di-
recting his battalions from his in
visable political dugout. One of his
candidates for, the Senate is Beacon,
the defeated ex-Mayor of Missoula.
Beacon is to be opposed by Ed. DON
Ion and a lively race is expected in
this Athens of the treasure state.
In other parts of the state Dixon
men have filed and in some places
the race for the senate and legis-
lautre will be bitterly fought.
General Political Apathy
Outside the legislative b battles
there is not much interest displayed
in state politics this year outside
Butte and Great Falls. The two
cities mentioned show no shortage
OF men who want to feed at the pub
lie trough. This year there is gen
eral political apathy and nc big DO
htlcal issue seems to hold the inter
est of the people. There are few
persons out of work in the indus
trial cities and the younger genera
ton don't seem to care who runs the
state so long as they can get hold
OF Car, girl and a bottle of
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increased appreciably in the state un-
der the administration of Col. Mar
sters and "Old Bill" Wade. A boot
logger in Butte told me that he
would not vote for the repeal of the
State Prohibition law because bust
ness was profitable for him under
this statute and he was perfectly sat
lsfled with the way it was admin
istered by Marsters and Wade.
StOner's Filing Upsets Plans
The filing of the name of Clair
Stoner for Congress in the second
district caused a furry in state and
upset the plans of some politicians. |
For instance, the Great Falls Trib- |
me was SO sure that the Montana !
Federation of Labor would indorse
Harry Mitchell for congress that it
printed several stories concerning i,
the Endorsement and even went so
far as to name the man who would
introduce the resolution on the floor
of the Convention. The democrats
in the western district expected the
of Evans also. But the
Associated Press story, published in
the Bozeman papers, announcing the
filing of StOner and a Farmer-L Labor
ticket in the state, had such effect on
the delegates to the convention that
the old party labor takers present
did not dare to introduce their in
dorSing resolutions. The sentiment
Of the rank and file of the delegates
was in favor of a workers and farm
ers party and against anything re-
what was pulled off bv the
.. z. P. A. and other groups of
counter progressives who were used
as the catspaws of the Wheeler-Dix-
On-Walsh combination two years
ago. The Labor Convention this year
was the best and most progressive
which has assembled in the State for
a long time. 1t forced Gov. Erick-
sen to send a man to explain why
Commissioner of Agriculture Bow
man failed to enforce the laws now
On the statute book, for the protec-
ton of women and children. It
turned the deaf ear and laughed in
The face of I. w. Choate, whom he
asked for endorsement of the World
Court The UnAmerican and unpa-
-rictic request of the Assistant At
5orney General only served to i'm
press the delegates that the Office of
the Attorney General need house
cleaning in the near future.
Leiper is Political Joke.
Associate Justices Hollway and
Jalen are opposed en- the republican
ticket by Lieper of Glendive. who
.ears defeat at the hands of the
farmers of his district next fall, and
Carol of Butte, who was the only
the Anaconda Company
allowed to be counted in" two years
ago in Butte. On the Democratic
side Judge Conner, of Council of De-
tense fame, and old Henry Myres,
who wore the copper collar in the
u. 5. Senate, are aspirants for seats
N the states highest court. Outside
.he Supreme Court and Congress the
only other state office to be filed this
year is that of Railroad Commission
ar. Tom Cary is a candidate on the
democratic ticket while Lee Dennis,
W. ID. Mclaughlin and Sam Ross are
running on the Republican ticket. A
good man on the Farmer-Labor tick
1t will have a chance here.
Wheeler on The Decline.
The most noticeable political de-
1elopment in the state is the political j
decline of Sen. B. K. Wheeler. His
vote on the World Court and his
siding in" with the interests of
John D. Ryan and C. NJ. Kelly on
he Copper tariff, coupled with his
gnOrment and betrayal eff the people
Who elected him to Office, are the
Kings that have put the junior SEN
ltor|far down on the political tobag-
gan. Wheeler has been weighed in
he balance and found wanting. AL
ready the handwriting is on the !
vail but he does not see it. It is a
rite saying in the Western part of
he state that his brains died with