The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-12-13

The announcement today that
the Honorable Roy E. Ayers of
Iewistown, now representing the
Second Montana District in Con-
gress, is a candidate for the office
of governor, is news that has been
expected by lot of the democrat
ic voters and other political wise
acres of Montana for some time.
In fact, ever since Mr.. Ayers
return from the last session of |
Congress he has been the sympa-
thetic recipient of numerous well
come requests to make a state
ment as to his intentions in this
regard, and tho "Barkus" has al
ways been willing he has been nos
ing about to determine whether
it was wise to pass up sure thing
in the way of a reelection to
Congress, to take a chance on the
winning of the governorship. That
this news is official, Mr.. Ayres'
candidacy is announced by Chair
man J. 2. Ramsey of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee of Fer
US County.
His announcement with the follow
ing statement, telling the breath
holding, expectant voters Of Mon
tana. ali of the reasons why Judge
Ayers is "the" man the bankrupt
farmers and hungry unemployed
workers have been looking for:
"Mr. Ayers was raised on a
farm in Ferus County where he
has always resided. He worked
his way through law school and
was then elected County Attorney
of his home county, later becom-
ing three times Judge Of his home
District. He made an envialbe
record on the trial bench and dur
inf his last term was called by the
late Chief Justice BrarCly to pre-
side in his place on the Supreme
Court during the long illness Of
the late lamented Chief Justice
+, "In 1892 Judge Ayers was elect
; ed to represent Montana's Second
l District in Congress by majority
of 10000 That his constituent
approved of his record was evi
denced by their rejecting him il
1884 by a majority of $4,000 vot
es.
"The official career of Roy F
Ayers has long demonstrated hi
feeling for the common peopii
whose cause he has alread
championed. No problem has ev
err been too big for him and n
person has ever been too humbl
to receive his attention and assis
lance The ancient well-wOr
maxim that "a prophet is not with
out honor have in his own cour
~ try fails here; Judge Ayers mo;
r devoted friends are the women an
y men who live near him and kno
= him best"
3 Chairman Ramsey also say
t ie Congressman Ayers record
=, Congress has ever been for the II
III terests nt tine masses as ara'n
Z the privileged classes He su
IL ported the Agricultural Adjus
10 ment Administration and
U amendatory acts for the bene1
VI of agriculture and the hvesto'
u, interests. He supported such pr
gu gu gressive Legislation as the A
~ creatin the Civilian Conservatl
~ ~ Corps. the Home Owners Lo
W. Act, the Wagner Labor Relatlo
u Bill. the Guffey Coal Bill, t
lIu' Soldiers Bonus Bill, and the Spa
~ ish American War Veterans +
lI storation Bill. He was active
n behalf of the Townsend Old A
rs - Pensions Bill and the Railro
oSf Pension Act.
ace Congressman Ayers has alws
of been progressive. He worked
,;I- reduce interest on agricultu
the loans, tn guarantee of bank
posits, the bill to increase inco
taxes in the upper brackets
the bill to make income tax
ports public, the same as prof.
tv tax reports. He conslster
advocated and supported CIV
Els measure covering reclamation
| TIlVdJlOH VI
ng "He voted for the passage Oh
tor bill prevent profiteering in mi
an tions of war. He has voted
ep- all hills end amendments to
an, for the elimination of child L
to- and TO bring about better |;
an conditions in throughout
not country. His support OF the
Carran Amendment which pro
ed the maintenance of the
-. vailing wage scale on all gov
ment works and work reilef
ase jects was outstanding.
is "That Mr.. Ayers is for e
Dor man having equal privileges
ess manifest nv his consistent anc
red tive opposition to every gag
in proposed in Congress.
nu- eve are authorized to say
nu- in a brief time Judge Ayers
to make public his own staIei
an but pending such statement,
per Committee presents his can9
out to the voters of Montana q
lille ON his record Of service"
the After reading the above r
"a nv Chairman Ramsey OF the
gus county. Democratic -
. S--saAAAS 4ba axuIoited Ia