The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-04

adroit politician in the state, is per-
feet incarnation of the Irish Ameri-
can politician. He saw the possibili
ties Of old John Erickson. He first
''sOld" him to the Anaconda Com
pany and then "sOld him to the
State In the final analysis the
people of the state were the ones
who were sold" John Erickson
has shown his innate hOnesty-he
has stayed with the people vino
elected him. His administration has
not been brilliant. He has stayed
wife and family who are socially
ambitious and if he is a candidate
again he will be one, not so much of
his own volition, as to please his wife
and family and the numerous office
holders who are dependent on him for
the best livelihood they ever had.
Mcdowell May Run
But other Democrats are casting
covetous eyes on the Job now held
by the big, good natured old Morse
man, who holds his office by the
grace of a cunning old Irishman in
4 kalispell. Former Lieutenant Gov.
Mcdowell, friend of Wheeler, would
like to sit in the Governors chair
Wheeler, bluenosed New England
I Yankee, would rather have a scion Of
the southern aTistocracy, like Nc
DOwell, for running mate, than an
honest Scandinavian like Gov. Erick-
son. Mcdowell and Wheeler are old
political friends and are reported to
be planning to ditch Honest John"
at the next primary election. Harry
Mitchell of Great Falls is the other
potential candidate. He would stand
good chance of winning the Demo
cratic Gubernatorial nomination if he
ran without weights.
Big Field in the Republican Primary.
But it is on the republican side that
the great gubernatorial race will take
place in the primaries. At least six
major candidates are mentioned for
the office at the present time. Lee
Dennis is said to be an aspirant He
is tough candidate by reason of the
fact that he will have the backing of
the big interests-railroad and cop
per-and the powerful press they con-
troll. Lee Dennis, while not states
man, is master politician. He has
succeeded in holding some office
from constable to the one he at pre-
sent Occupies-always within the past
twenty-five years. AS a personal
vote getter he has few equals and ne
will run strong in the next primary
if he so decides. Then there is Mr.
Walker of the Tax Commission, with
a powerful Dixon backing. He is a
strong candidate but the fact that he
is from Flathead county, from whence
so many other candidates for state
offices are directing their campaigns
will initiate against him in eastern
Montana and will result in his fail
ure to get the nomination. Senator
Hazelbacker, of Dillon, is another
much mentioned candidate for the re-
publican Gubernatorial nomination
He will receive the support of the
old guard and may go a good ways
but cannot win.
Cook A Strong Candidate.
A. b. Cook of Helena, veteran cat.
tleman and miner. is a much Spoken
of as candidate who would make
a good republican Governor. Cook i
an Independent republican and wOulC
run the state without any direction
over the wire from New York, if h,
were elected. A. B. Cook has a hos
OF friends throughout the state anC
is an able and clever republican Dol
ltlclan and can be relied upon to put
up the best single handed fight il
the state should he decide to throw
his hat in the ring for Governor
George Porter, the State Auditor. !,
also prominently mentioned. Georg,
is a master vote getter when he goe:
on the stump, but he never runs fol
an Office he cannot get elected 70
George is anything but reckless. IT,
IS a clever politician and was one O.
the first to sense the revolt in east
ern Montana as exemplified in tn,
: election Of Davis for speaker and 81
political potentialities..
: Porter says he will stem down !,
! favor of a candidate for Goveyno
from North Eastern Montana
Schnitzler Boom Under Way.
When Davis from Northeastern
I Montana, was elected speaker. tn.
l smart Anaconda LObbists did no
know what hit them. Dan Kelly
Frank Bird, Billy Rae, Paul Flint
Young John Carlos Ryan and the res
Of the Anaconda crowd Utterly tor
their hair in impotent rags.
The wheatgrowers from the prair
: les OF Northeastern Montana were Il
| revolt against the domination of tn
!, state by the Industrial Overlords 0
1ne west. The men who paid tn