The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

Is Walsh stalking Horse"
The great mass of progressive
democrats in Butte and Helena
maintain that the Walsh candidacy
is "a spite campaign" instituted by
the discreldited eX-Secretary of the,
Treasury to injure Smith. whom he,
hates with all the bitterness Of a
disappointed man. On the other
hand Herbert Peet, Jos Kirschwing
and John Holmes and DIR. McGreg-
or, leading Great Falls democrats,
say Walsh is no stalking hOrse''
and that they will attempt to get a
delegation from Cascade county to
the state convention pledged "Walsh
for President or Bust" Tom Stout
of LewistOwn is favorable to Walsh
but not against Smith. Tom has
lauded the 'great craftsmanship"
of Senator Walsh so long and so
loudly that he now finds it diff
cult to do anything but support the
gloomy Teapot Dome investigator.
A Modern BaIaam
]. Bruce Kremer, National Commit
teeman and plumed knight of Montan
Democracy, is back from his pilgrim
age to Washington where he worship
ped at the shrine of Andrew Jackso
and drew new inspiration from tn
memorable assemblage of democrat
diners at the Mayflower. Mr.. Kren
er was counted in the Walsh colum
when he set out on his journey bU
changed to Smith when he saw til
overwhelming sentiment in favor {
the New York man evident at til
Jackson dinner. Like Balaam of o.
]. Bruce started out to curse Smit
But paralleling the scriptural examp
the Ass spoke to Bruce and the di
, tinguished orator remained to pray
the shrine of the man he intended
condemn. Kremer, besides being d
mocracy's silver tongued orator is 1
garded as his party's shrewdest po
tical guesser and strategist. His COZ
? ing out for Smith forecasts the w
the wind is going to blow. At
\ Erickson, Mcdowell ct al for Walls
2 Governor Erickson delivered
speech recently in which he declar
himself for Senator Walsh. Form
Lieutenant Mcdowell returned from
trip through the south and west in
/, interest of the Walsh candidacy.34
d is reported to have met with such 1
~ tie success that he approached ~
" Walsh candidacy very gingery WI
he returned to the state. His stra
= gy is to try to get the convention
ii instruct the delegation to the Nati0
10 convention as compliment to Walls
af great services to the party" I
- strategy thinks Mcdowell is the
way to sugar coat the bitter Wa
pill so that the donkey will swal
it without making too wry a face.i
Campbell, the wet editorial leader
+ using his thunder in favor of Cove
or Smith and he is not climbing
,te the capitol hill to "Ask Governor NJ
rn ply about the matter.
M What Mayor MalOney Says
-er Former Mayor Maloney of 9Bl
of has returned from an extensive !
at throughout the state in the ilte
RI of the candidacy of the NewFfl
an Governor. He was cheered until
lan rafters shook when he assured ag
ice meeting of the democrats of his h
city that the "Heart of Montana
-os mocracy thrilled at the mention of
s. name of Al Smith," Maloney &
i'm back from his trip much enthused'
mo is confident that the entire Mon
are delegation will go to Houston instr
,te, ed to vote for Smith until the last
onr is hung. Maloney has backing aof
ons younger and more aggressive seq
do of his party. Judge Bourquin, ]
cad ing progressive democrat, who
spoken about for the Senatorshi
ire every part of the state, does not
YES tate to declare himself in favo
,eir the New Yorker.
Wheeler on the Fence As Usu
40 Senator Wheeler is doing some
rope walking these days. He il
.On garded as a vest pocket appen
of Walsh. He has to be for hin
aoe cause he gets his guidance on nat
problems. such as the World G
20 ETC., from the senior senator. v
,ws comes to his rescue whenever &
more agile debater on the s.
rom floor "sews him up" An ilustr
1isit in point is when recently Wheeler
few speaking in favor of the bill spo
&c ed by the Montana Power Compal
vers lease the Flathead dam, La Fo
oon, shot the junior senator some en-
drv- RAISING questions that had the {
tate of forcing him into cul de sac. Y
ion. came to his rescue, got him out 0
had tran and then led the fight fol
Iaoe;nor of fhe dam. Wheeler tOl