The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-30
ON THE MARGIN
By BOB
By BOB

| In my innocence I thought that
rumors would cease when the candi
dates had all filed and the race was
on | supposed that the candidates
would be so busy visiting voters, talk
ing at meetings of one kind or another
and that their respective friends would
be so busy refuting what the other
fellows candidate was saying, that
there would be a hush on rumors
But | hadn't thought of the probable
lily, now proven an actually, that
lrumors of this and that and these and
those would begin to gather strength
as the campaign progressed. Just
where they originate, deponent sayeth
not, but they appear to be gifted with
good wings.
One of the leading rumors is that
the company is going to swing a
lot of ordinarily republican votes into
the democratic primary to defeat
Erickson; that particularly in Butte,
the republican vote is going to be for
all practical purposes blank; that
the republicans at the behest of the
ACM company are going to vote for
Middleton; that the candidates on the
republican ticket need not count on
much of vote in Silver Bow par
ticularly and small enough in the
balance of the state wherever the
ACM company, the Montana Power
company or any of the other stronger
corporations swing control over any
large number of the citizenry
In this connection a rumor was
handed this chronicler by source
he considers responsible that the race
for nomination for governor on the
ticket isn't sin the bag
for Governor Ford by any means; at
least the bag isn't tied shut and there
is a possibility and maybe even
that Thorkelson may sur
prise lot of republicans in the state
and democrats too for that matter.
Thorkelson is said to be pretty mad
and intends to get out and really
make the old welkin ring in the next
.wo weeks 1t might be well for
some of the republicans supporting |
Ford to remember that it never pays |
% get over-confident in political |
This jumping around from one party |
o another in the support of candi- |
lates must be getting to be a sort of
Epidemic We heard that some good |
aithful democrats have been getting |
etters this week from J. A. Galen rec
that they support Austin
Middleton for governor. Now Mr.. |
salen (son of former Judge Galenl |
las always been a republican. He is
he owner of one of the finest ranches
n Lewis and CLARK county but is
PRESENTLY a resident of Missoula while /
lis children are attending the univer-
ity there Perhaps more or less in
identally, he also has an executive
osition with the Montana Power Co.
which should not feel too opposed TO
Middleton in view of the considerate
reatment he gave the company II
lutte during the recent hearing there,
cid by the Federal Power Commits
ion and participated in by the Mon
ana Railroad and Public Service
Commission of which Middleton is
hartman. Middleton, according TO
II reports, was pretty nice to the
ompany. Maybe the company sort
{ suggested to Galen that he write
his letter about Middleton as a small,
artial return for his kindly consider !.
ton for it.
believe that there are lot of :.
,lks that are going to become par !,
ally unhinged mentally, unless they :
an find a solution of the mystery as ,
, why Ayers filed. He is putting on ,
hat might be called a pretty mild
He advertises that he is
20 patriotic to have placards printed :,
nd use up paper that might be !.
eeded elsewhere and used in other
avs Some unkind souls said he
fought he had discovered that he
ade a mistake by filing and is get
ng off as cheaply as he can. Per- ;,
)nally, | wouldn't know.
There are other scraps of title !
title floating around but the printer !,
tys this is all there's room for this :
me-
Suits me.