The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-04-04
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Jimmy F'reebourn, Butte, in filing
for Attorney General on the Demo
cratic ticket as primary opponent OF
incumbent Arnold Olsen simply paic
his 75-dollar filing fee-no slogan
no platform. Primary inter party
races are usually, outwardly-"I'n
not agin' anybody" deals, but rumol
is that this race may be different
hmmmm will gambling be the
issue?
A little bird told me: A small group
of "dissident" Democrats (whateve1
that means) caucused at the Mon
tana Club this past week over good
food, etc. Ny little bird wasn't ''dis-
sident" and from his dis-a-dence
couldn't hear the reparte, darn
Dashed to the Peoples Voice of
flee a couple weeks ago to read how
Dan Milestone took the New Hamp-
shire and Minnesota election returns
Dams a Taft man-state chairman
in the interest thereof-but what a
let-down Mr.. w. was slightly flush
ed, but it came out Pink Democrats.
At a time like that-they'll do it ev-
cry time.
Before filing deadline for political
office there's likely to be bloodshed!
That is, before the ranks close after
the primary and love is in full bloom
on party lines, and before party man
euverers decide who will run for
what and what support who is going
to get from where.
Republicans aren't ALL satisfied
Hugo Aronson can be victorious in
the general election, but they know
Leonard Young always pulls enough
votes that if they put another candi-
date in the primary field Leonard |
could get the nomination. Few dis
count Young's campaigning tech
nique.
Then there's the Railroad Com
where legend has it that
the members of the commits
sion it is always "the dish without
he parsley is the dish without the
poison. Clutterbutt around the
capitol goes like this: Paul Smith is
running for reelection. Ex-RR
Commish Horace Casey needs a job.
He likes political ones. He has
friends. They would like to make it
easy for Horace. But running
against Paul Smith isn't easy. That
would be ruff on Casey. So maybe
lie will run for State Treasurer. But
What about incumbent Treasurer
lack Henry, nice guy in everybody's
,ook? Well, he's Republican. He
night try for R.R. Commissioner
But if Jack Henry bows to the RR.
Jommish job, Austin Middleton, pres
ntly R.R. Commissioner will run for
treasurer, not entirely to get away
rom Leonard Young, who, he ex-
ects will still be a member of the
after November 4, the |
tory goes, but calculating an easy
ace for Treasurer, Middleton could |
lOaC along TOUR more years before |
mother campaign. AL clutterbutt,
lind you, but the favorite indoor
port these days in the realm of the
official dynasties.
News stories this week say Mike
for Ike. A lot of Democrats are,
seems, but wouldn't the risk of a
oalition party be pretty dangerous
} the two-party system at a time
hen ''isms" flourish from lack of
pposition? If Mansfield and D. |
wart could campaign on the same
ational platform we'll it might
resent problems, Ell? But if the
ceiling prevails in favor of coalition
I'd the Democrats put Sen. Russell
to the presidential race "just to
Did the party together, as one ma
onal magazine suggests they might
3. no matter how you look at it
zen it smacks of something less than
,od old American politics. Nobody
rs heard how the Republicans would /
el about such move
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