The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-04-12
LEE DENNIS ENTERS
RACE FOR GOVERNOR.
ONE-TERM PLATFORM

Lee Dennis, member of the state
railroad commission, has filed his
petition of nomination with the sec
rotary of state announcing his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination
for governor at the primaries July Il.
The nomination petition filed by
Mr.. Dennis carries the following
statement:
IF nominated and elected l will,
during my term of office, stand for
strict enforcement of all laws on the
statute books and strict observance of
our constitution practice stern econ
omy in all departments to effect
radical reduction in public expendi-
lures, require boards to function
promptly with competent employees.
practice and preach optimism ground
ed on facts, advertise our natural re-
sources, encourage farming, stock
raising, industry and establishment
OF factories. | request that you print
after my name on the nominating
ballot, the following: Deeds, not
words
The following statement regarding
MS candidacy has been issued by Mr..
Dennis
4 respectfully announce my can
didacy for governor on the republican
ticket in the 1928 primaries on
one term PLATFORM If elected, | will
be the governor for four years and
will not play politics to secure re-
election.
4 will not be controlled by any po-
iitical faction, corporation, society or
Individual.
Il will put forth every effort to
the end that all in our great state
shall have fair and impartial treat
ment.
Honesty and efficiency will govern
IN all appointments that | shall make
during my administration.
i shall spend all of my time at
the capitol attending to the affairs of
state, and I shall make every effort
to reduce materially the cost of state
Many political leaders have accept
ed the theory that it takes dollar
and half to get one honest dollars
worth of results in the public serv-
ice, | do not subscribe to such a
tallacy. 1t is my conviction that the
government can be honestly and
economically administered in the in
terests of the taxpayers and the peo-
pie and | will guarantee such an adj
i will use my best endeavors for
the promotion of agriculture, live
stock and all industry in Montana,
and to the establishment of more fac ]
tories in order that larger proper
ton of our raw products NAV be $
manufactured into FINISHED COM !
nodities and our great natural re-
sources thus conserved to our own t
people. Thereby we shall eliminate {
IN part the long haul freight rates
that heretofore have presented an
economic obstacle to the greater de-
1elopment Of this state By foster
ng factories for our raw products we
shall give employment to new thou
sands of people in Montana, and fur
lish markets for the output of our
arms and ranges.
Il will do my utmost to encourage
me building of branch railway lines
nto farming and stockraising COM
nunities that at the present time are
solated from our railway facilities.
md thus relieve part of the burden of
he farmers and stockraisers in manv
sections Of our state.
Il shall conduct my primary cam
'aign in clean and upright man.
Ter, and shall strive for united repub-
ican party so that we may elect the
1ntire republican ticket next Novem-
)er.
u was born in Sioux Falls, S. D.,
n 1874, and came to Montana SO
'ears ago. 4 located in Cascade coun-
y, where | am still a resident. | was