Montana labor news., 1937-03-25
UNIONS THREATENED BY M0N0p0LHTI(
DOMINATION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Elect Lehwalder, Leary and
Murray.

Broadway, Monday evening, March
%. 1t is planned to keep the office
open throughout the day and every
evening from now until after the
election Saturday, April Bird.
The three candidates nominated
by the Independent ticket at their
mass meeting are Arthur Lehwalder,
James Leary and Frank Murray.
Arthur Lehwalder is a member of
the present board and is seeking re-
election. He was nominated for one
of the three year terms. Mr.. Leh-
valdez is a tailor by trade and oper-
ates a shop on Broadway in the
Broadway Theatre building. He re-
sides with his family at 2105 Oregon
Avenue. The younger children of
his family attend the grade schools,
and the older ones are students at
the Butte High School. Lehwalder
has made a very fine record as a
member of the School Board. He
uses good judgment in all problems
facing the trustees and his fairness
and uprightness has gained the re-
spect of the entire community.
James Leary, also a candidate for
a three-year term, is president of the
Butte Miners Union. Before assum-
ing the office of president he served
as secretary of tie same %organiza-
ton. Both of these offices require
an extraordinary amount of discern
ment and executive ability. Leary
is also an active member of the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor Council.
He is considered one of the outstand-
ing men among the younger ranks
of the labor movement. Mr.. Leary
is married and lives at 9 LaPlatte
Street, Centerville. His son attends
the Blaine School. Many Butte resi-
dents, particularly those in Center
vile, are well acquainted with Mr..
Leary's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bat
Leary of 1856 East Center Street, they
being old time residents of Silver
Bow County. AS one of the mem
bers of the Board of Directors of the
Butte nti-Tuberculosis Society, Mr..
Leary has shown an abundance of
enthusiasm for the noble work that
is being performed by that organi-
cation. He gives literally of his time
to its furtherance.
Frank Murray, who was nomin-
ated for the one-year term to fill a
vacancy caused by the death of Mr..
Marley, is very well known and
very well liked in Silver Bow Coun-
ty. He is a member of the Cooks
and Walters Union and a native of
Butte. He also is married and re-
sides at 726 West Granite Street.
All of the men mentioned above
can be presented to the electors of
School District No. l without any
hesitancy and with a feeling of con-
fidence that when they are elected
they will conduct the affairs of
School District No. l honestly and
sincerely. The people should again
be reminded that it is not good poll
cy for the conservative element Of
the community to have absolute con-
troll of any unit of the government.
The election of the Independents
while still leaving the Peoples mem
bers in control of the Board, will
nevertheless effect a balance on that
Board which is essential to its proper
and just functioning.
The following letter was received
by the Silver Bow Trades Council,
Tuesday:
Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council, Carpenters Hall, City.
!, On April 3 you will be called upon
once again to elect people to repre-
sent you on the School Board-one
, of the most vital of all public offices.
The Independent Party - your
lparty-submits to you its platform
S and its candidates, Arthur Lehwald-
e er, retiring Independent trustee,
e James Leary, president of the Butte
e Miners Union No. l, both for the
e three-year terms, and Frank Muir
e ray, member of the Cooks and Wait
ers Union, for the n year term. The
r labor record Of these three men is
i above reproach. They pledge them
selves to represent you, as individ-
o uals, and the Labor movement as a
e whole, fairly and to the best of their
S ability.
Your representation on the School
e Board, the life of the party which
you sponsor, is at stake. If your
n candidates are not elected this year,
Labor will have absolutely no repre-
sentation on the board; will not have
n any voice in the schools which are
made up almost entirely of your
children. Is it a good policy to give
r to one group absolute and monopo-
It listic power? How much good ever
l. comes from one-man control?
It Three years ago Labor brough'
into being a new organization tina
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