The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-07-29
ELECTIONEER FOR
ARTHUR A. FRANKIE
VISITSCITY FRIDAY

The Honorable O. w. Belden of
Lewistown was visitor in Red Lodge
on Friday of last week. He was cleo
pioneering on behalf of Mr.. Arthur A.
Frankie, candidate for Congress in the
Eastern District on the Republican
ticket. Mr.. Frankie is opposed in the
primaries by Mr.. Scott Leavitt of
Great Falls and John M. Oliver of
Ekalaka. Mr.. Belden predicts that
Mr.. Frankie will be the Republican
nominee this fall.
Speaking upon the qualifications of
Mr.. Frankie Mr.. Belden said IT
have lived in Montana all of my life
and my profession and business inter
ests have occasioned wide travel
throughout the state. Lean truthfully
say that I know of no man better
qualified to represent the people and
industries of our great state. Mr..
Frankie has lived on farm most of
his life. He is one of the states fore
most educators as well as an able
business man and newspaper publish
err. His qualifications as a public
servant are indeed exceptional He has
splendid grasp of the great political
issues of our state and a comprehenr
sive understanding of our national and
international problems. He is essen
TALLY scholar and thinker and will if
elected bring to our national Congress
an unsusal ability coupled with rare
determination to serve the people"
Asked if Mr.. Frankie was in favor
Of the Red Lodge-Cooke Road Project
Mr.. Belden replied: "Mr Frankie will
be an ardent supporter of the federal
appropriation bill for the building of
the Red Lodge to Cooke road if he is
elected regardless of whether the vot-
ers of Carbon county support him in
the coming primaries or not. 1t is our
modest opinion however that the vot-
ers of Carbon will be quick to perceive
the very great advantage to Montana,
and particularly to the Red Lodge to
Cook Road Project to have Mr..
Frankie in the next congress. We be-
lieve that the Republicans of Carbon
county will get solidly behind Mr..
Frankie as the best choice of their
party this year"
Mr.. Belden asserted that he had
encountered a growing sentiment
among farmers and business men on
behalf of Mr.. Franzke's candidacy
and he expressed the opinion "that
the voters of Carbon are going to
support Frankie in the primaries be-
cause he will, if elected, work for fed
eral legislation that will benefit the
farmers, the stockmen and business
men of Montana. With the bumper
harvest this year, a fair price for
wheat and live stock will insure to
Montana new era of prosperity dur
ing which she should go far toward
the fulfillment of the great future that
is her birthright." with money plen-
tiful the National Parks of our beau
tiful state will attract tourists in ever
increasing numbers, and the Red
Lodge to Cooke Road will be the
means of bringing lot of money into
Carbon county that will be spent in
Red Lodge and Bearcreek stores and
markets. The future of this section
was never more promising. A good
congressman such as Mr.. Frankie
would make can do more than little
to aid in the realization of Carbon
county's opportunities. We sincerely
hope therefore that personalities will
be forgotten on Primary day and that
the voers will support Mr.. Frankie
in our national congress-"