The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-11-04

DuI Tic 1DSIIy blShSI VIM ~ -
believed by Polk Collins Bennett,
and by Bob Larson and Pat Wal !
lace, do Just the opposite to what
a democratic ticket would do. The
liberty candidates, the politicians
believe, will split the Communist
vote into two parts, and thus bring
about the defeat of both sets of
candidates and insure the election
of every one of the Economy
League candidates. This is the
aim of Harry Polk and Jack Ben
nett and Oscar Collins. Hence thew
wanted the liberty party to enter
the election campaign and file a
full ticket. Col. Wallace, the
young Lincoln republican, wanted
the liberty party in the field also
but for other reasons. So the
Polk Collins-Bennett combination
encouraged the liberties to call a
convention and make nominations.
Col. Wallace told them they were
strong and in a divided field had
a chance to beat both the Economy
Leaguers and Communists. Folks
Herald reported in full and sympa-
thetically all of the party's activi-
ties. Col. Pat cultivated Bob Lar
son, told him he was big man
who had been sighted by the reds
and showed him how by becoming
a 'little more respectable" he
could be elected to a good Job and
become the kingfish of the lib
erty party. The idea listened good
to Bob. The Economy League also
encouraged Bob and his few fol-
lowers. Finally, Larson got the
boys together and put the nomina-
tons over by bull strength and
awkwardness = nominations that
the "Coin" Harvey boys them
selves did not want. During the
convention intrigues, the Hon.
Robert Larson came very close to
Col. Wallace and Harry Polk. The
three together put over the ncmi-
nations. But for them there would
have been no liberty party ticket
The liberty ticket was nominated
and filed because the Economy
League crowd and Pat Wallacc
wanted it filed. And It was fol
the same reason that the LIB
orator was printed in the Her
aid office. The Economy League
, and Harry Polk wanted the dodg
er printed and circulated ana fol
that reason did the job exception
ally cheap tho the shop was yer,
! busy with election printing at III,
' time. The paper was probabl,
printed down at Williston Il
Harry's North Dakota shop. An,
it was because the Econom,
League wanted the LIBERATOI
c out that its members saw to
that sufficient advertising wa
forthcoming from the mainstreet
ers, to finance the printing.
was because Col. Pat had so muc
g to do with the making of the Lib
i erty party nominations and be
l. cause he is working hand
: glove with the Hon. Robert Lal
/, son, that the Hon. Bob had tn
S colonel prepare the copy for tn
II Liberator. 1t was all a part {
d the main scheme from the yer
first.
Wallace Motives Different
However Col. Wallace's motive
- are entirely different and sci
- arated from those of the Econom
Il League outfit. Pat does not cal
- SO much to defeat the Communi
Q candidates in Sheridan county /:
! he does to defeat the democrat
y state and naional ticket in Sher
Il dan county and carry it for Haze
Of hacker and Hoover. Col. Pat
- lined up with Sen. Fishbeck al
,o Frank French in cunning f,
% Harry Polk and Jack Bennett
~ man, Scott Leavitt. Col. Walla
= besides saw a few needed dolla
Of in the offing and chance to pra
IL tice his political black art viii
ed is Pats only indoor and outdo
recreation.
n Liberty Party Boomerang,
re Maybe
US Of course it may easily occ
o. that the Economy League may Fl
y into its own trap. For it is We
le- likely that the liberty candidat
"a while splintering off some Con
ne munist votes may split the Econ
le my League votes, thus electil
ce the Communist candidates easil
20 and prove a boomerang-but no
ne ever that is not the plan of tho
behind the filing of the liber
rs. ticket.
ng The purpose of the Liberty d.
20 ty is to defeat the Communist a
lte that is why the ticket is ON t