The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-05-15

in the Great Falls Tribune, Wednes-
day, May 7th, following 0. H. P.
Shelley's formal filing at Helena for
the Republican nomination as United
States Senator This letter remains
unanswered as yet.
Great Falls, Montana
May 6, 1880.
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, Albert J. Galen, Candidate for
the Republican Nomination for I'm
tied States Senator.
Dear Judge Galen:
Upon my return from Washington
to Montana I read with considerable
interest the aggressive campaign you
are conducting in the hope that you
will be the Republican Standard Bear
er at the coming election.
On February goth l announced my
candidacy for the Republican nominal
ton for United States Senator, and
from present appearances you and
will be the principal contenders for
that nomination.. 1t would seem fit
ting therefore that we should an
nounce our views on the vital issues
confronting the people of Montana
and the United States at the present
time. l am against the repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment. Where dc
you stand with reference to the Pro-
hibition Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States?
respectfully challenge you to nc
longer hide behind your Judicial
Robes, and tell the people frankly and
squarely where you stand on prohibi-
ton.
In your Declaration of Principles
which you have filed with the Secre-
tary of State you have made stud
led effort to conceal your views or
this ever present vital issue. You
should not be afraid to face the pro.
hibition question. You cannot excuse
your silence upon the ground thai
you are member of the Supreme
Court of Montana. Every lawyer
in Montana who is conscious of the
tradion surrounding the judiciary
knows that you should resign, facs
the issues, and not put the Supreme
Court in partisan politics.
There is another vital reason
aside from your sense of propriety
and respect for the office that vol
hold, which should prompt you Il
resign, and that is ordinary fairness
to the Republican party to which yo,
claim allegiance and which has honor
ed you. What right have you, if yol
have the slightest hope of election, tt
ask democratic governor to name
your successor? There are plenty 0.
qualified Republican lawyers VIII,
could file for the office you now holc
before the time expires. You ma!
say the judiciary is non-partisan am
yet you are running on a partisa,
ticket for an office which is tradi
tionally partisan. 1t is general.
known that your bosom friend AM
campaign manager, Edmund Toomey
is managing the campaign of Judg,
Mathews, democrat. Your steno
grapher has been writing letters al
over the State in behalf of this demo
cratic Judge. / therefore respectful
) ly challenge you to tell the people @
Montana whether you will supper
Judge Mathews, the candidate 0
of your campaign manager, MI
Toomey, or whether you will be loya
to your party and support the republi
can nominee for the Supreme Court
l hope that you will receive thi
letter in the friendly spirit in whic
it is written. You and I have offere
ourselves as candidates for the hig
office of United States Senator on
partisan ticket, namely the Republ
lean ticket. Each republican vote
has the right to demand to kno,
where you and / stand on these ques
lions. You have held office off an
on for long time and consequent
. you cannot plead that your views ar
immature. Surely by this time yo
have reached decision on the Prob
f, bition Question. If you do not ar
swer I shall conclude either that 70
need further time for reflection Q
| haven't the courage to face the issu
Very respectfully yours,
! 0. H. P. SHELLEY