The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-10-12
SENATE RACE SIMMERING

SENATE RACE SlMMERlhG
Who's going to be the next senator from Montana? Car
Wellington Rankin the nomination from Zales Ecton:
Will it be Mike Mansfield B. K Wheeler Paul Cannon fol
the Democrats?
Rumors are beginning to fly Political fences are being
mended Throatcutting silently progressing Old wounds
being opened new ones healed.
Strange pink sheets with strong of bourbon
again entertaining barys and otherwise cluerng the
Montana countryside With OPS price ceilings mud
wholesalers of this important campaign commodity
ticipatng land office business in so.
Indeed Montanas political pot is already beginning to
simmer
Grapevine interest at the centers the Sena-
ora One line of opinion that Zaes Ecton will be
mark in the COP primary-f not in the general and
points toward Wellington D. Rankin the Republican to turn
the trick Rankin will be recalled stayed out of the 1916
rather than have do battle in the general election with
his longtime friend Wheeler who at filing time 46 was
considered cnch for denomination This year the fields wide
open Rankin is considered by the Republican most
likely to inspire his party on to Wagng the kind OF ghtng
campaign that will also be reflected favoraby in the various
Observation-Disclosures state offices Sen Ecton it is reasoned
be hard man to unseat IN the general election but he
lacks the color and the leadership qualities bring
to the elephant in other 52 races
The highest political State deemed to
election the u S. Senate the desire everyone
who into politics. and inspires to enter the field
Among those yet politics. candidate
but who repeatedly aspres be u S. from Montana
is Bob Corete crown prince of the Montana Power
legal staff.
Democratic side of the pasture like
will mix in the primaries prelim to attempting
to wrest the senatorship from the COP.
Rep Mike Mansfield has gingerly pushed part way
into the ring while waiting for reaction from the rassroot
pol he's been having conducted It. Gov Paul Cannon civ
ing the serious consideration Ex-Sen Wheeler ap
parenty has his politically astue to the ground Two
three other votegeers also toying with the senatorial idea
Mansfields apparent desire don the senatorial
causing conSoeraole discussion among party regulars he mas
valuable seniority accommodating the House. sawart
supporter of the Administrations foreign policy and military
Democrats fear he and the party have much to
should he fail to make the grade for the They
with plenty of statistics to back them up that it would be al
impossible for the COP dodge him his first dis
rct The senate quite another should the
Truman Korean $50 billion military budget and verheav
Ter taxes backfire the Demos in 1852.
Lieut. Gov Paul Cannon, has not publicly tossed his hat
the circle reported he giving the
than casual consideration Cannon has fine behind
him in several legislatures He emmed the NTEA onslaught
farmer the 1851 legislature by casting the tebrea
ing vote against HB 388 He similar against
the Montana Power sponsored antpubc proposal
40 Cannon could be formidable contender for the
cratic nomination.
What ex- Sen. Wheeers plans conjecture
(and worry both sides of the political Wheeler
with long record of antntervenon the affairs
nations find the political weather favorable if
the Korean staemate is not settled and casualty
to mount. r