Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
WALSH REELECTION
SEEN IN MONTANA
Victory by 1900 for Sena-
tor Generally Conceded.
Tariff Chief Issue.
Special Dispatch 70 The star.

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HELENA, Mont. November IA
campaign unusually free from personS
alities and unmarked by State issues Of
moment Is drawing to close In Mona
tara, where the chief, II not the only.
interest Is the battle for the Senatg
seat now held by Thomas J.. wahkn OF
Helena. Senator walsh, o Democrat
will conclude his third term March I
next, and desires to SIT again. His
Republican opponent Ia Justice Albert
j. Galen OF the State Supreme Court,
who heretofore has held only State
Offices.
Senator Walsh has been ranked a. O
dry for many years, while Judge Galen,
long categorical as liberal" is now
out to work for repeal OF the eighteenth
amendment Is elected.
Senator Walsh early in the campaign
declared he would obey q mandate from
is presumed. that II q referendum on
the eighteenth amendment went 'wetS
he would so vote in the Senate II re-
elected. Judge Galen at the start Of
the campaign had said that the ques-
ton of liquor should be left to the
State. However, In q later utterance,
delivered few days ago In q speech
at Dillon, he went farther and declared
he would work for repeal OF the amend
ment If elected.
Party Platforms Silent.
Both the Republican State Conven-
ton and the Democratic State Conven-
ton were silent on prohibition, and 10
cannot be said that the liquor question
has been a leading issue In the cam
paign, though Judge Galen seemed to
stress it during the last few days Of
the battle.
The incur,ha,t oao.n.onta4{,n. L~o4b.
seek reelection. In the first district
John M. Evans of Missoula. a veteran
In the lower chamber and a Demo-
GRAFT, is opposed by Mark D. Fitzgerald
Of Stevensville a rancher and Re-
publican, who never has held ONCE.
Evans defeated Fitzgerald decisively two
years ago. and Is expected to do 80
again, though not by so large margin.
Fitzgerald is wet, while Evans has al
ways been classed as dry.
In the second district Scott M.
Leavitt, incumbent, Republican, Of
Great Falls, and uncompromisingly dry,
Is opposed by Tom Stout, Democrat,
former Representative and publisher Of
the Lewistown Democrat-News. Stout
has come out for repeal OF the eight
zenith amendment and State option ON
liquor. Leavitt's reelection Is regarded
as probable, as his district not only Is
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big part of the dry vote of the State.
The people also are to elect q justice
Of the Supreme Court and railroad
commissioner. They viii Is well pass
on referenda for a bond issue and
special tax, both for support Of State
institutions. The Republicans have full
tickets, as have the Democrats, while
the Farmer-Labor party, the. Socialist
party and the Communist party have q
few candidates. The three minor par
ties appear by petition, and their COM
bined vote viii be negligible.
Close Vote Expected.
A full Lower House Of the Legislature
and about half the Senate Is to be
chosen, the other half. the Senators, be-
ing followers. A heavy vote is ex-
pected, and close contests may not be
decided until November 6, as many Of
the outlying precincts are without tels-
phone or telegraph after certain hours.
Judge Galen and Senator Walsh have
waged their battle on the tariff chiefly,
Galen pledging himself fatty to sup
port the Hoover policies and Walsh
attacking the tariff on the usual DEM
ocratic grounds. Farm aid also has
been mentioned, but fireworks have been
few and feeble. The Republicans IA. the
early days Of the campaign assailed
Walsh as too big for the JOB" in that
he devoted all his time to world and
national affairs and neglected the in
| tereStS of the State. However, 1t soon
became plain that such q line was q
boomerang and it was abandoned, espe-
cially after Walsh challenged the oppo-
Sition to cite single instance in which
he had neglected to act for Montana's
interests, as he and his party saw them.
Judge Galen Is native son. He
served in the Spanish American War
and later in the World War, rising to
the rank of colonel In the Judge Ad-
vocates Department In the latter Strug-
gle, where his service was In Siberia
solely. He was two terms attorney
general of Montana, and 10 now on the
Supreme Court bench. He has long
been q party leader, and were he pitted
against an ordinary Democrat probably
would win. However, observers pretty
generally expect Senator Walsh to be
reelected by at least $4,000 votes.
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin and
Senator David I. Walsh of Massachu-
sets both came into the State to speak
for Senator Walsh. Joseph M. Dixon,
Assistant Secretary of Interior and for
bore the brunt Of the Republican cam
paign.
Unions Back walsh.
The four railway brotherhoods have
been backing Senator Walsh, whom
they formally Endorsed, and many, II
not q majority, Of the unions Of the
State are for him. Both sides have
angled for the American Legion vote,
| but neither Walsh nor Galen has for
NAL Statewide Endorsement.
Walshs victory, II he wins 1t, will be
| due chiefly to admiration he arouses
among the rank and file Of both par
ties, who recognize HIN as big man,
of presidential caliber, and great
credit to the State. While Montana
has twice voted wet on referenda in
recent years--the last time only two
years ago-this sentiment Is not ex-
| pected much to affect the issue, espe-
| cial1y as most of the wet vote comes
/ from Democrats, who have not failed
to support Walsh before, despite his dry
principles.
The campaign has been unusually
clean and, moreover, it l. Seemingly
absolutely free from thought of undue
use of money. Neither party has been
flush" and indeed the Republican,
toward the end went broke ENTIRELY. and
had to cut their publicity staff, while
they face, it Is said, q heavy deficit
The Democratic publicity work has heen
meager and they have spent almost
nothing.
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