The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-05-29
New York Vets Composed of
Republicans and Democrats,
Who Are Choosing Candidates
NEW YORK VETS WANT WET
CANDIDATE IN SEN ATORIAL
RACE; SAYS OFFICIAL

hA0E, SA1 D Of fIC1AL
The following letter from w. L.
Wade, superintendent of the Mon-
tana Anti-Saloon league, Helena,
has been released this week
to Montana newspapers in which
he explains the prohibition ques-
ton, now confronting the voters
from non-partisan standpoint.
Wade's letter follows:
HELENA, Montana, May 28--
Will the Republican Voters Of
Montana permit their party to be-
come the servant of the associa-
ton against the prohibition AM
endment? Is the money of John
j. Raskob, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, and
that of Du Pont, who supported
Governor Al Smith for president,
both members of the association
against the prohibition amendent.
going to nominate Republican
candidate for United States Sena-
tor, in Montana?
1t is known beyond doubt that
many leading Republicans of this
state, used their influence in an
endeavor. to get Congressman
Scott Leavitt Of the second Con-
gressional district, to file as can
didate for the Republican nominal
ton for the office of United States
Senator, but when Congressman
Leavitt declined to do SO, some
leading Republicans endeavored to
persuade Chief Justice Lew L. Cal
loway to become a candidate for
this office.
The Superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league of this state was
approached and asked as to what
the Leagues attitude would be to-
ward Judge Galloway. Failing to
secure the consent of Judge CAL
loway Republican leaders then be-
gan to consider the frequently ex-
pressed desire of Judge Albert
Galen, who it was commonly re-
ported was very anxious to be a
Republican candidate for this of
flee.
In January, certain Republican
leaders made a trip to the East
and according to the Montana Rec
ord Herald, January %, 1880, their
job seemed to be to study the Re
publican senatorial situation for
this state.
Following the return of these
gentlemen from the East, a pro-
gram to support a candidate, who
many of them had been trying to
slde-step was inaugurated, and in
violation of the spirit if not the
letter of the primary election law
OF the state, a meeting was sched-
uled to be held in Great Falls.
April 5, 1880 was announced. At
this meeting Judge Albert Galen.
who in his desire to become a cam
dldate for the office of United
States Senator had for months
been seeking endorsement and sup
port, was (DRAFTED?).
Hon. Smith W. Brookhart. Unit
I'd States Senator from Iowa. ON
Monday, April 81, said in a speech
made in the Senate: "Of course.
hese Republicans were not draft
ng Mr.. Galen as the Great Falls
tribune headlines would have the
'eople believe. He was drafted in
New York and at a meeting in
Washington before the committee
Meeting was held in Montana. 9
| also have reliable infor-
nation to the effect that after this
irst meeting, which was held in
'ew York, attended by Democratic
nd Republican vets, where thew
lecided upon Mr.. Galen. So it
lill be seen that the vets in New
'ork are picking wet candidates in
ONE states on the Republican tic
ct and IN other states they are go
lg to pick wet Democrats, as in
Ilinois and Iowa.
The people of Montana NAV
mink that the so-called Republi-
an leaders are drafting a candi-
ate, but they are not; Wall Street
'ets are picking the Candidates.
nd the Wall Street vets are non
artisan. They do not care wheth-
candidate is Democrat or
epubllcan so long as he is their
ind of stand-patter and is wet.-
In other words, certain Republi-
IN leaders, in Montana staged a
g grand stand play in an endeav-
to put the Republican party
ack of wet candidate, knowing
Ill well that there was no chance
nominate wet Republican can
date for the United States SEN
e unless the Republican organiz-
ion of the State was hog-tied and
agged in advance.