The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-10-05
REPUBLICAN CAT FIGHT

The local republican party if call it that,
having awful cat fight
They try to hide the fact the best they can but they
can't agree, they have leadership organization,
no pocy-in other words they in "he of fix
The real decent respectable republicans don't relish
the presence of Joe Dolin the Al Smith republican of
Medicine Lake in the councils of the party His record
of old stinks to high heaven They remember the good
old days when he used to rob the county, beat up his
old father, and take punch at his wife, during ana
after his drunken brawls which would last for months
at spe-they can't believe that the voters of Sher-
idan county are going to flock to party harborng
ilk like Joe And then there is Lard S. Olson, the
wild-eyed county chairman, who has record of graft
and finesteang that does not look good in the per-
son holding such a position-and then there is old
Jack OGrady, Oscar Collins and the rest of the ee
ment that the cat dragged out of the Farmer-Labor
party.
The other night the republican county central COM
mttee and county candidates met again in the
Masonic hall. Joe Dolin was there and old Lard S.
was there too. Lard S. removed county chair
man and Frank French substituted fol him in
the hopes of improving things Of course there
was no way of getting rid of Lard, so he was made
secretary-and there Joe big as life, though no
wanted him there and wished that he would stay
at home and most of them tried to duck him. but ne
persisted in following around as to keep himself
identified
The Republicans sent Frank French down to Helena
to try to connect up with funds, but understand
they had no luck and done better with the demo-
Gratis.
The committee when in order, took up the matter Of
endorsing candidates, and endorsed Geo. Bolster fol
County Assessor on the Democratic ticket turning
poor old Ole Aspelund out in the cold In exchange
for this the Committee got behind Hans P Madsen o.
Archer for sheriff. though the boys say long way;
behlnd-for the Joe Dolin outfit don't want Hans Mad
sen for Sheriff any more than a cat wants dish O
hot soap, and it is said that when the right time
comes, they will swing behind j. Franc hurry, anC
will try to put him over in the last few hours of thu
campaign. Hans Madsen was put up with the hopes
that ne could take lot of votes away from Rodne,
Salisbury, but instead the scheme kicked backward
With Madsen and hurry in the field Salisburys cleo
ton is cinch-besides the farmers are behind Sails
bury almost to man.
The republicans also in awful jackpot in ref
erence to the county commissioner battle The re
publicans thought they would pull smart trick las
June, IN gcVspg Victor Anler, Republican 20 file d
the Democratic ticket for County Commissioner. TIL
OUTFIT did not want Victor Anker for County Commits
sloner but they talked him into the idea of running be
cause they thought that he would take votes ava
from Art Wankel, whom they were sure the farmer
would endorse, and Anker being fine man, popuIa
among his neighbors, would take enough votes ava
from Wankel to defeat both of the farmers and pu
Jensen of Westby Joe Dolin's and old P G. Ande1
sons candidate for commissioner on the repu1
hcan ticket who if elected will with Commission
er French to give the printing contract to Joe Dolir
and put the board of county commissioners into tn
hands OF Joe Doln and Powers, the Medicine LAX
banker. Of course Victor Anker don't take we'll
this scheme and he is putting on no campaign, br
will probably vote for Wankel and wait for the farm
ers to get behind him at some time in the future
Most of the republican committee are supportin
Copper Colared Erickson for Governor and B.
Wheeler for the Senate, and lot of them AL Smit
Tor president. Old Lard S. and Joe Don are repOrte
to be strong for Erickson, Wheeler and Smith.
About the only thing the Republican County Ce,
trail Committee is united upon is the opposition TO Il
election of the farmers candidates to office again
Sheridan county.
The harmony in the county republican party wi
grow more noisy as election approaches and Il
double crossing tactics of the old gang becomes MOI
transparent.