The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-07-06

This situation is known in New
York and accounts for the panicy feel
ing which manifests itself in frantic
Efforts to avert the fight with the
Clarks; the order to Bill Campbell to
refrain from publishing his reply to
w. A. Clark, Jr., lest it "would make
him mad;" the recent purchase of the
United Verde Extension near the IA
NOUS Clark copper mine in Arizona;
the purchase of the Clark properties
in Montana from the Clark heirs be-
hind the back of w. A. Clark (who
upset the apple cart by refusing to
cOncur) and the decision of Con Kelly
to at once come into Montana and ex-
haust the resources of craftsmanship
to avert the approaching crisis and
preserve the status quo.
w. A. Clark Defies Octopus
The fly in the ointment of economic
domination of Montana by the A.C.M.
is that there is still "WITHIN THAT
CONQUERED LAND ONE UNCON-
OUERED MANI who controls two
great newspapers and can match laIl-
lions with those who want to rule the
state within which he was born, with
an iron hand and reduce its citizens
to a state of vassalage. He is Will
A. Clark, Jr. A stubborn fighter,
coaxing, cajolery and threats have
failed to bring him into camp or
caused him to run away. He refuses
to sell or compromise. His scorching
letter to Bill Campbell was regarded
as a declaration of war by everybody
in the state. The editorial in last
weeks issue of the Miner, reproduced
elsewhere, confirmed his attitude.
Aggressively carrying the war into
the camp of his enemies he has sound
ed the battle note Of the campaign
which is strangely like the old Non
partisan League slogan, "Restore the
government of the state to the
people,"
"DOn't Rock the Boat"
In a ponderous editorial the chief
mouthpiece of the company, the Ana
conda Standard, replied to the Miner
next morning. Stressing the fact
that there is agricultural prosperity
in the state it tries to show that this
is due to the EricksOn-W Wheeler occu.
pancy of public office instead of the
rain; that a change might be detri
mental to the interests of the farm
er; that people were abroad In the
land seeking to "set class against
class, community against community
and industry against industry" anC
that they should be watched. 1t theI
wound up with the solemn warning
Don't rock the boat if you are tt
keep going" This article is as mucl
directed at Governor Dixon and som'
of the rest of US who fail to sneez,
every time somebody on the sixth
floor takes snuff as it is to w. A
Clark. The company organ is begin
ming to take an interest in the farm
er now and to warn him against i'm
pending danger should the ursurps
ton of the state government by tn
Anaconda company be challenged ar
upset. Strange things do happen!
Dixon Will Sweep State
While the heavy howitzers of Of
posing forces are being moved int
position and the workers and farm
ers are trying to break their chair
instead of licking them, candidate
for office are out after the vote.
is almost universally conceded thu
Joseph M. Dixon will win the repul
hcan nomination over his opponel
and win in the fall election owe
Wheeler (should he be nominated)
over $4,000 majority. While republ
cans cordially receive Sen. William
everywhere and appreciate the b
campaign he is waging they know Il
name of Dixon must be at the he;
of their ticket if they are to win
the fall. The magic name of Dix,
is symbol of success as well as
prOgressivism. What Borah is to Id
no, Brookhart is to Iowa and Nor
is to Nebraska, Dixon is to Montar
The republicans of the state knC
this and they are preparing to insu
their success in November by taxi
heed of the old adage: glitch yo
wagon to STAR"
The Stewart Wheeler Race
Despite the fact that the Gre
Falls Tribune and the Lewisto
Democrat-News and other copper
pers received orders from the sis
floor to "play up" Wheeler and
ditch" Stewart, the ex-governor
making a good race and has caus
some wrinkles to form under the
Their furtive eyes of his money-lovi
Yankee opponent. The old democr
are bing reminded of Wheeler's "r
ten carcass" speech and are look
to Stewart who is regarded as a re
lar democrat. These democrats
also sore at the action of the comps
in throwing down" their candid
and the importation of hired "lab
speakers into the state to give
impression that the workers are
with the man who voted for the F.
head dam. The chances are Il
should Wheeler be nominated, TIL
regular democrats will go over
the republican column and vote
Dixon as a protest. Stewart is
strong in Butte but shows m
speed elsewhere. Lake county de-
Gratis have issued a circular call
Wheeler freebooter" and ga pirs
and asking that he be defeated in
primary.
Spectacular GOvernOrship Race
The minds of the people seem
gravitate towards ..e governor,
races, on both tickets, like a ne
towards a magnet. Before Ral
entered the race Paul and De
seemed to have an equal chance
the republican primaries. The n
of Rankin is so familiar to the
publican voters and the people ar
used to see him occupy such high
flies as Attorney General, Judge
the Supreme Court and u. S. Dis
Attorney that they think it quite
NAL that he should become COVE
for a term. Wise prognosticators
of the opinion that, due to the
the Anaconda Company must Il
most of its support to its candi
In the decorate primaries that
kin will be the republican nom
Dixon and Rankin at the head Of