New Britain herald., 1930-10-27
Senator LaFollette, C. o. P. Leader, Is to Make Speeches for Demo- cratic Friend.

 tana must decide, on November 4. whether it will retire to private life a man who, for s years has been it's representative in the United States senate and whose activities in and out Of congress have brought him and the state into marked prominence.
 Thomas J. Walsh, the senate'a democratic spok and it's prose cutor in the now historic oil frauds investigation. is opposed for reelec ton by Justice Albert J. Galen, brought forth by the republican or ganzation in an asserted effort |" align the state behind the national administration.
 Three times Walsh has been charged by the citizens of Montana with representing them in the United States Senate-each time by a highly complimentary majority But Galen too has found favor with these same voters. An affable. rug sed native son, who grew up on q cattle ranch, Galen first entered tn , states service as attorney general. During the war, he served as q member of the judge advocate gen. erals staff, in Siberia. with the ranE of colonel. Returning, he was ele- Nated to the state supreme court. where he is serving a second term.
 Montana is not party bound. The fact that a large majority of it's Of ficers are republicans has not pre- vented frequent choice of a demo- crat for governor and it's election of democrats to three of it's four con- gressional positions.
 A senator. two congressman, I justice of the supreme court, mem bors of the legislature and county officers will be chosen.
 Meet Opposition
 The democrat congressman, John M Evans, and his republican col league, Scott Lcavitt, are actively opposed. Mark D. Fitzgarrald, dairy stock breeder, and farmers coopera- tive leader, republican candidate in the first district lost his initial tilt with the veteran Evans two years ego. Tom Stout, genial publisher Of the Lewiston Democrat-News, mem- ber of the siXth-third and sixty. fourth congresses, seeks Leavitt's place.
 Campaign discussions seem to have labeled the republican ticket as wet, while the well known dry sympathies of Senator Walsh make his party the probable choice of those for which prohibition out weighs other issues.
 Galen has expressed himself in favor of controlled manufacture and sale of liquor. So has Fitzgarrald. Lcavitt has been silent on the sub ject. Walsh has avoided the ques- ticn during his campaign. but, dur ing the summer, volunteered tl1t statement that he would not oppose a referendum and would tabde by Nontana's vote thereon. This also Is Evans position, but he considers the people voted wet when they re- pealed the states prohibition code ill 1926, and declined, in 1928, to restore it. Stout is frankly wet. Neither party referred to the sub- jcct in it's platform.
 Tariff and farm relief have been emphasized as issues. Democratic speakers have seized on reduced mining activity the difficulty Of mar4 ketins livestock and the diminished grain prices as arguments against extension of further aid and comfort to the administration. . Republicans challenge the position of Senator Walsh in opposition to the tariff and provide quantities of figures to in- dicate the position of Montana's in- dustries might have been much worse but for the administration program of tariff and farm relief. They assert the senator's interest in international affairs has overshad owed his concern for the states needs.
 La Toilette Helps
 The republican senator, La Fol lette of Wisconsin. has indicated an interest in the success of Walsh. to the extent aof scheduling five cam- paign speeches in the state.
 In addition to filling these offices, Montana voters must express them selves on two financial measures. X special tax Ivy for support of the states educational institutions cx- pires by limitation next year. Both educational and custodial institu- tons need buildings to replace anti qnated structures or to relieve