The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-06
HOW THE NEWS WAS RE-
CEIVED IN MONTANA

Helena.-The filing for the office of
United States Senator by Hon. Jos. M.
Dixon in the office of Secretary OF
State was like bombshell dropped In
the offices of the big interests of the
state and the editorial sanctums of the
big daily newspapers. The editors
have not yet sufficiently recovered
from the shock to write an editorial
on the subject while it is reported that
Jim Hobbins and Dan Kelly would
have fallen out of the windows of the
sixth floor of the Hennessey building
if the office boy had not detracted
their attention by shouting a message
that came in on the telephone that
Martin Hutchins and ]. L. Templeman
had dropped out of the fourth floor
of the Miner Building but landed on
the sidewalk unhurt. The sixth floor
boys were glad to hear that the Clark
men fell out of the window but re-
lapsed into gloom when they learned
that they got up like rubber ball
and went back to work.
Dixon Fooled Them All
The sage of Missoula seemed to fol
low his own wishes and listen to the
opportunities of his friends through
out the state in this case. The lead
ers of his party and the progressives
in every county in Montana seem to
want a man in Washington who will
! look after the interests of this state
even though this policy interferes
with the economic interests of the big
company. The Big Company policy Of
having the Senator from Montana at.
tack competing firms and saving the
Marines in Nicaragua and contrasting
the conditions of the Chinese with the
: condition of the Butte miners to the
disadvantage of the Chinese, does no
seem to meet with the approval Of
the people who live in Montana WHIT
are not under the spell of the sixth
floor. The statement made after fill
ing by Mr.. Dixon shows that he will
if elected, pay most of his attention tt
the varied interests of the people liv
ing in this state. 1t reads:
DixOn's Statement
''In response to a great number
of requests, from people in nearly
every single county in Montana, /
have today filed as a candidate for
the United States senatOrship in
the July primary.
''FOr the past fifteen years, Mon
tana has had no republican repre-
sentatiOn in the senate at Washing
ton. In many ways this has been
unfortunate. On account Of this, the
the state has largely been out of
touch with the administrative part
of the Federal government.
Sew people, in their sober NOM
ents, have little doubt that the next
president of the United States will
be republican.
"Many Montana industries of vi
tai Importance in the future devel-
Opment of the state, will again next
year be put to the crucial test.
"This is especially true as to
sheep, cattle, sugar beet. dairying,
wheat, manganese. lead and many
other lines of industry, to an extent
that very many people do not full
ly realize.
81 believe in the development of
the material resources of Montana,
before we expend our surplus en-
ergy in foreign lands.
"FOr ten years, | represented Mon
tana IN the House and Senate at
Washington and, if elected senator,
!; do not feel that l would have to
again serve an apprenticeship befOr
entering actively into legislation