The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13

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senator Wheeler, accompanied by
MRS. wheeler, arrived in town at four
O'Clock Saturday evening and went
immediately to the Grand View Hotel.
Shortly afterwards bills printed at
the Herald office were distributed on
the streets announcing that Mrs.
Wheeler and the Senator would speak
the following evening at the Council
Room on the subject of China" The
fact that the Farmer-Labor Temple
was not secured indicates that the
promoters of the Wheeler meeting did
not anticipate large attendance. The
Senator was called upon by Oscar Col
Inns Saturday night and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler retired at $3.50 o'clock. Next
day Sunday Senator Wheeler called
upon Jack Bennett, Lard S. Olson and
l.. j. Onstad. In the afternoon, accom-
panied by Bennett and Onstad, he
drove out to Jack 0Grady's place and
later to Outlook where he called upon
thelocal banker. Returning to town
he had supper and delivered his adj
dress on China at the council room,
after which he went to his room at
the Grand View Hotel. He departed
1Or OcoDey the next Qay
The Chinese" Meeting
There was large number of peo-
pie in the city the night of the meet
ing but the most of them packed the
Orpheum picture house while a COM
paratively small number went to the
Wheeler "China" meeting at the coun-
Gil room. Contrary to expectations
Mrs. Wheeler did not speak but the
Senator started to talk, without the
formality of having a chairman, at
$3.50. He discouTsed about China in
a manner that led many in the audi
ence. to think that he had his mind
on something else. He depressed for
a moment to refer to Corruption at
the seat of government in Washing
ton. You will find it in every state
in the nation. Even here in Sheridan
county and eastern Montana you have
bank robberies and the criminals go
unprecedented" Everywhere in the
United States things are wrong cat
the seats of government" He said his
visit was non-political and that he
was seeing his constituents so that he
could tell them something about a
country with population Of 100000
600 souls and vast possibilities.
Then the Storm Breaks
The Senator's speech was listened
to with silence and attention. At the
conclusion, farmer u. G. Farmhouse
said he had some questions which
some of his neighbors in the Conner
town district would like to have the
Senator enlighten them on. The Sen
ator seemed disturbed and glared al
farmhouse in menacing manner al
the same time exclaiming: 81 am glad
you came. | am glad you came
nelghbor." Farmhouse then read the
following question from a slip of pa
per: why did you vote for the World
Court? Did Col. House ask YOU to
do so?" Wheeler answered: because
l believed that these questions should
be settled by arbitration and not by
the bullet like some of you fellow;
want"
Then the Senator, in an excited
manner, addressing Farmhouse shrek.
ed: This is not your idea. That cues.
ton was written by Paddy Wallace on
his little typewriter out on a farm in
Sheridan county. | want to tell vol
fellows that | am not afraid to meet
wallace or Taylor any place." Their
picking up his hat and coat and walk
ing towards the door and back he ex.
CLAIMED: Who is paying for the cir.
culatlon of the Producers News all
over the state. Every place | 90 ]
see that damn" Mrs. Wheeler
mere put her hand on the Senator's
arm and In a deprecating whisper
said:
Burt, Burt, calm yourself! The
crowd is laughing at yOu."
Inc malnstreeters who composed
the audience that listened languidly ia
the Chinese" speech of the Junior
Senator then nudged each other in the
ribs and one of them remarked, "Nov
tne Chinese laundry will wash the
dirty linen"
Jack Bennett at this time was seer
reading a slip of typewriter paper
Jack exclaimed: Senator, | found
these questions on the floor The
tlrst question referred to the Senators
inactivity in investigation of the
Bosch Magnetic deals of A. Mitchell
rainier. Wheeler at first started to
answer the question but again went
into towering rage. He asserted the
PRODUCERS News crowd were paid bS
the Anaconda Company in big chunks
And / can prove it." he continued.
can prove it by Oscar Collins and Jack
OGrady. Oscar Collins is here right
now and I ask him if this is not true
In 1922 when was candidate for Sen.
ator, Taylor and these fellows told me
that they would not support me unless
| kicked through" with $4,000 | told
them there was only one place to gel
that and that was the Anaconda Com
pany. They told me they didn't care
where | got it and instructed me to GO
to the Anaconda Company; | call on
Oscar Collins to verify this state
ment." Wheeler paused for a reply
from Oscar, who was seated in the
middle of the hall but Oscar did not
utter a syllable.
Wheeler, continuing: $! can prove i
by Jack O'Grady (O'Grady is now out