The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-28
DRY SENATOR
IS TOUTED To
WIN Wet CITY
Wise Money Is Placed on
Tom Walsh to Sweep
BibuIouS Butte.
BY RAY TUCKER,
ScriDps Howard stan Writer

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 28.-On the
fringes of the city of Butte there
stretches a gay and genial district
where the frontier west begins and
such prohibition as the United
States knows comes to a sad and
sudden end. 1t is called Meterville,
and from dawn to dawn it metes
out those things which freed the
frailities of folks who never have
heard of the noble experiment."
Unknown and unsung, the thirsty
visitor can order almost any sort
of drink with his ravioli dinner,
he can satisfy his gaming instincts
at faro, poker, roulette, blackjack,
three card monte or a plain cut of
the cards, and the sky's the limit.
Right now Meterville is enjoying
considerable literary limelight in
several national magazines, which
think that Butte is Montana, and
that, therefore, Associate Justice
Albert j. Galen, Republican wet,
will be a sure winner over Senator
Tom Walsh, dry Democrat.
Walsh Is Favored
But in these gambling and CUR
Cling joints the gentlemen who per-
NIT neither thirst nor sentiment to
interfere with serious financial oper-
ations are laying $500 to 5000 that
the dry Walsh will defeat the wet
Galen.
They are betting, indeed, that
Walsh, a personal and political pro-
hibitionist, will carry the bad and
bibulous city of Butte.
This is one of the curious aspects
of a curious campaign-a campaign
which finds wet and standpat Re-
publican the only senatorial candi-
date west of the Mississippi seeking
reelection as an administration
man. In the vast expanse between
the Mississippi and the coast, Galen
alone voices the plea that Hoover
needs him, and that, if sent to
Washington, he will be a help to the
White House.
Moreover, Galen is getting more
administration and party assistance
than any other western Republican.
He has received funds from the SEN
atorlal campaign committee cap
tanned by Senators Moses and
Steiwer, and both political pilgrims
paid him a visit few weeks ago.
Joseph Dixon, former Governor,
now assistant secretary of the in
terror, has been sent out to assist
Galen.
Walsh AssaiIs Rival
Walsh has not failed to make
the most of this onslaught. Re-
calling the characterization of
as worse than Com
and men who ought to
talk darn small" he declares that
Galen would line up with the
Moses Reed Grundy coterie, rather
than with Republicans who "look
to Borah, Norris and La Toilette,
son of an ilIustrious sire,
for leadership"
The senator predicts that Galen,
if elected will be only a Eyes man.
at Washington. To which Galen
retorts that he would rather be a
yes man than an if man" This
is intended as a dig at Walsh's
promise to vote to resubmit the
amendment if the state
adopts repeal referendum.
Into this fray Senator Wheeler
and Governor John Erickson have
come charging and roaring, and the
struggle has developed into a vicious
attack upon Hoover. Erickson, I'M
5rammeled by senatorial amenities,
recalls that Hoover, as secretary of
did not raise his voice
in condemnation of the Dohany-
Sinclair oil leases, and that what
was done was accomplished re-
and under the powerful
pressure brought by Walsh"
Wheeler Flags GaIen
Bitter feelings prevail. Wheeler,
the personal attack on Ga
en-, describes him as a bottle
beg your pardon-a bat
le-scarred veteran" He belittles
he Republicans war record, as
Judge acknowledgement in Siberia,
out that, despite his $500
Galen draws s218.30
month for disability.
With or without Republican in
piration, the khan has been lugged
nto the scrap. Imperial Wizard Hi
am Evans has delivered three
peeches against Walsh, allegedly
nder G. o. P. inspiration. Though
5alen, like Walsh, is a Catholic,
Evans argued that the senator's
has elevated him TO the
tatus of "a national and interna
ional Catholic"
The American Federation Of La
,or, through a letter from William
\. Green, president, virtually has
that the workingman re-
urn Walsh to the senate, and red
md grim visaged Grow chieftains are
working for Walsh through the res
.rvations.