The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-18
Let's Get Down To Cases"

this year the United States senate from
not composed of farmers and earning workers
the state He is cuvating and consortng with such
organized groups the Montana Woorower association
the membership of which would require extremely
netoohed comb to find liberal Democrat And the senator
still claims membership in the Democratic party Or does he?
question that there is tremendously strong
Wheeler sentiment in the state Organized labor and the
perhaps the most vocal in their denuncaon of
Wheeler and his tactics of endeavoring to place stumbling
path the administrations and efforts to
prosecute the successful conclusion Since them his
onnoeition r. the Tinted Nations ORGANIZATION to Friction
Woods his Russophobia constantly evident has definitely
placed him usde the category of those who desire and
cooperation with other nations And among these we believe
numbered the great of Montana citizens
letters written him persons the state in
the last few months he has presented private
arguments against the Missouri Valley Authority proposal
these letters he has stressed the apparent ignorance
of those to whom he writing and actually of the
arguments he has presented must have been made the
sumption that they were ignorant yokes AND now hat ne
here he has denounced the MVA openly using the argu
this he of course following out the private
utility program developed by some OF the leaders of the
private stooge organization the Montana Reclamation
association and its chief proagonst Governor Ford and Con-
gresham DEwart
There be question in the mind of any intelligent
observer that there in the state powerful bipartisan Ford
Wheeler organization This Ford branch of the Republican
party evidently has the support the Anaconda Copper
Mining and the Montana Power with their
affiliated and controlled interests and their daily newspapers
Against this segment of the Republican party the milestone
element of the party which is clearly opposed to this unho
coalition less poweress The Milestone element
the Republican party would prefer to clear demarka
along party lines test of strength that basis
Up the present have heard great deal of opposi
Wheeler of hopes that would
be defeated this There has, however been little mol
apparent consideration of the ite but obviously true political
axiom that you can't beat somebody with nobody Every
observer of the political in Montana will that it
going strong Somebody to bring about his de-
feat and only strong anti-Wh candidate
To sure Wheeler have his filing and
pagn paid by the Montana Power company but the
possibility two strong candidates competing
in the primaries must be prevented.
In order to of the opinion of Montana
the question of who in their opinion would be the
strongest candidate their choice candidate to oppose
the Democratic party in the primaries this year.
ballot l
On this ballot will be printed the of five candidates with
one blank space where another may be written No
signature will required but the county, from which the ballot
is sent in must be named to have tabuated AT the time the
ballot carried in The Voice. expect to name an impartial
committee which will tabuate the returns.
The five possible candidates whose names will be on the
Congressman Mike Mansfield Attorney
Bonner and former Associate Justice Left Erickson
Mr. Lamey formerly state chairman of the Democratic
party candidate governor the primaries in 1910
At that time he placed himself in the anomalous position of
opposing the candidate officially endorsed by the party at the
convention and in his campaign against him. provided
considerable Ammunition which later effectively used
v Ford the victorious Republican candidate After his defeat
Lamey chairman of his party to Smooth
over all that he had said about Ayres during the primary
might him of the strongest candidates against
Wheeler this the fact that he is known corpora
ton lawyer"
court while doubt interested in making the against
Wheeler this not make without being quite strong
urged to do Judge Affair." while well known the cities
and towns in the Western District is not well known by
farmers and working people generally He defeated for
associate justice two later by fairly good vote There
may be resentment against him because when elected
the court he defeated Albert Angstman out
standing liberal However, Justice Ada has made fine lib
eral record on the supreme court
While is quite possible that Mike Mansfield would not
make for the senate against Senator Wheel
er, should he do he might be strong candidate.
Former Attorney General John Bonner might be considered
strong potential candidate against Wheeler With I'll
good record attorney general he recognized liberal I'll
friend by the people who formerly Wheeler
supporters has recently discharged from the
after long service in the European theatre, and this
might insure him considerable veteran support However,
probable Mr. might be interested making
race knowing the type of campaign that will be waged
Many political soohsayers that former Justice Erick
be the in the against Wheeler
this but favor else because of the which
smeared the for the last election
side of this might deserve serious consideration None
the others named here have through tough
pagn Erickson would that the reaction of the tn
people the last campaign should be in Ecksons favor
realize that based lies and msrepresenta h