The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19

l. railroad commissioner and chief jus
j tice."
1t was moved and seconded tina
e Section 1 of the committee report b,
b adopted Ed Mason and Tom Caverl,
. submitted a Minority report as fol
y lows:
D 1--WE, the undersigned members o.
9 the executive committee, regret to BIZ
forced to make minority report O.
: our meeting of June s, 1940 But, due
: to the fact, we feel this should be 6
! non-p partisan organization and every
person coming before it should be
, given the same consideration, whether
! democrat, republican, socialist, com
munist, or independent, and judged &C
cording to their past record of state
ments.
due to the fact our executive com
mittee of Montana Progressive Coun-
ell, had gone on record of only en-
dorsing members of the democratic
party and other actions very detri-
mental to a progressive movement.
eve recommend that we take care
of any pending business and adjourn
without endorsing any candidate what
soever, for the coming primaries.
Edward Mason
Tom d. Caverly"
AS a substitute motion it was moved
and seconded that the minority re-
port be adopted.
AS a substitute motion for all mo-
lions pending 1t was moved and sec
either report and endorse candidates
on both tickets.
Lengthy discussion by various dele
gates on the advisability of endorsing
candidates on both tickets, on the
democratic ticket or whether any en-
dorsements at all should be made be-
fore the primary election.
The chairman called for vote upon
the motion that the council endorse
candidates in both parties The mo-
ton lost. Whereupon the vote was
upon the minority report of the exec
utive committee. The motion lost.
Whereupon the report Of the majority
of the executive committee was
adopted.
Inasmuch as Section related to
the endorsement of candidates it was
ruled that the candidates would be
considered separately. The following
candidates were submitted for en-
Idorsement:
1. United States STANDARDIZATION
Etoohourp En1nrcad
2. Governor = A. E. Kathan, en-
dorsed.
8. Secretary of State - Sam W.
Mitchell, endorsed.
A. Representative to Congress, First
District-Jerry ]. O'Connell. Substi-
tute motion, that no candidate be en-
dorsed for this position. Walter P.
Coombs from the Missoula Trades and
Labor Assembly spoke in behalf of the
candidacy of Mike Mansfield for Rep
resentative from the First District and
urged that in view of the fact that
two outstanding liberals were in the
race for this position the council en-
dorse neither. Discussion by other
delegates. Substitute motion lost,
whereupon the motion recommending
the endorsement of Jerry ]. O'Connell
carried
5. Representative to Congress, Sec
ond District-James F. O'Conner. En-
dorsed.
6. Attorney General-John w. Bon
ner, endorsed.
T. Clerk of the Supreme Court
Margaret Nagle, endorsed.
s. Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court (six year term -Enor X. Mat
son, endorsed.
8. Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court -four year term)-Thomas c.
Malice, endorsed
Section of the executive commit
tees report recommended that no can
didates be endorsed for the offices of
lieutenant governor, state auditor,
state treasurer, railroad and public
service commission, state superinten-
dent of public instruction, and chief
justice of the supreme court. 1t was
duly moved and seconded, that R. S.
Murray be endorsed for lieutenant
governor. Roger Murray was intro
duced and gave few remarks. Moved
that John e, Kennedy be endorsed.
The motion failed whereupon vote was
upon the endorsement of r, S. Murray.
The motion carried.
Moved, seconded and carried that
Albert st. George be endorsed for
state treasurer.
Moved, seconded and carried that |
Paul T. Smith be endorsed for rail-
road and public service commissioner. |
Where the balance of the executive |
committees report was adopted, name |
ly, that the council endorse no can
didates for state auditor, state super |
intendent of public instruction and |
chief justice of the supreme court.
The Resolutions committee submit |
ted further report:
Resolution No. q Recommending |
that no candidates be endorsed. Upon |
motion duly made, seconded and car
ried Resolution No. 2 was laid on the
table
Moved, seconded and carried that |
the report of the Resolutions commit
te be adopted in its entirety.
Motion made, seconded and carried
that the next meeting of the council
be held Sunday, July %, 1910 at Hell
ena.
AS there was no other business, the
meeting adjourned at $3.50 p. m. after
which addresses were given by vari-
ono candidates