Montana labor news., 1935-12-19
JUDGE AYERS TO
BECANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

LE!WISTOWN, MONT.-The an
nouncement that the Honorable Roy E.
Ayers of Lewistown, now representing
the Second Montana District in Con-
gress is a candidate for the office OF
governor, is news that has been looked
forward to by a very large number of
the democratic voters of Montana In
fact, ever since Mr.. Ayers return from
the last session of Congress he has been
besieged by requests to make state
ment as to his intentions in this regard
That this news is official, Mr.. Ayers
candidacy is announced by Chairman
J. Z. Ramsey OF the Democratic Central
Committee OF Fergus County.
Chairman Ramsey supplements his
announcement with the following brief
statements
"Mr. Ayers was reared on a ranch in
Fergus County, where he has always
resided He worked his way through
law school and was then elected County
Attorney OF his home county, later be-
coming three times Judge of his home
District. He made an enviable record
on the trial bench and during his last
term was called by the late Chief JUS
tice Brantly to preside in his place on
the Supreme Court during the long
illness of the late lamented Chief JUS
tice
"In 1882 Judge Ayers was elected to
represent Montana's Second District in
Congress by a majority of 10000 That
his constituents approved of his record
was evidenced by their re-electing him
in 1884 by majority Of more than 49,
600 votes.
The official career of Roy E. Ayers
has long demonstrated his feeling for
the common people whose cause he has
always championed No problem has
ever been too big for him and no per-
son has ever been to humble to receive
his attention and assistance. The an
cient well-worn maxim that "a prophet
is without honor save in his own
country" fails here; Judge Ayers most
devoted friends are the women and
men who live near him and know him
best"
Chairman Ramsey also says: "Con-
gresham Ayers record in Congress
has ever been for the interest OF the
masses as against the privileged
classes. He supported the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration and all
amendatory acts for the benefit OF ag-
riculture and the livestock interests He
supported such progressive legislation
as the Act creating the Civilian Con-
servation Corps, the Home Owners
Loan Act, the Wagner Labor Relations
Bill, the Guffey Coal Bill the Soldiers
Bonus Bill, and the Spanish-American
War Veterans Restoration Bill He
was active in behalf Of the Townsend
Old Age Pension Bill and the Railroad
Pension Act.
Congressman Ayers has always been
progressive. He worked hard for the
passage of such beneficial measures as
the Amendment to reduce interest on
agricultural loans, the guarantee Of
bank deposits, the bill to increase in
come taxes in the upper brackets and
the bill to make income tax reports
public, the same as property tax re-
ports. He consistently advocated and
supported every measure covering rec
lamation and irrigation OF arid lands.
He voted for the passage of the bill
to prevent profiteering in munitions Of
war. He has voted for all bills and all
amendments to bills for the elimination
Of child labor and to bring about better
labor conditions throughout the coun-
try His support OF the McCarran
Amendment which proposed the main
tainance Of the prevailing wage scale on
all government works and work relief
projects, was outstanding.
That Mr. Ayers is for every man
having equal privileges is manifest by
his consistent and active opposition to
every gag rule proposed in Congress.
"We are authorized to say that in a
brief time Judge Ayers will make pub
lie his own statement, but pending such
statement, our Committee presents his
candidacy to the voters of Montana
clearly on his record Of service
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