Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-18
:Monfanans TO Vote
In Primary tuesday
After Quiet Campaign
By the Associated Press


HELENA, Mont, July TIA
Montana primary campaign so
quiet that a United States Sen
ator hasn't even returned to his
home State to campaign for re-
election is drawing to a close.
Republicans and Democrats
Tuesday will nominate candi-
dates for the United States Sen
ate, for the two seats in the
House at Washington and for
railroad commissioner and lesser
State Offices.
James e. Murray Of Butte, 10
.year-old Democrat who has been
In the Senate for 20 years, is
seeking nomination for his fourth
full term.
Senator Murray, sixth ranking
=. in seniority Of the Democratic
Senators, has relied mostly on
-. campaigning by his friends and
Ibis son Charles and has not
:. come out from Washington.
.. Senator Murray has pitched
his appeal in recorded television
shows on his record In the Sen
ate and his ranking membership
- on the Senate Interior and IN
''~sular Affairs Committee. which
handles many matters important
Ito his State.
Has Two Opponents.
~ His two opponents, Sam q.
,crFeezell, At, Of Great Falls. and
g, Ray E. Gulick, wheat and mus
tard seed grower from North
=. Central Montana, have been
campaigning actively, but on
-: personal basis, with no sharp at
tacks on Senator Murray.
On the Republican side. Rep
resentative Wesley D'Ewart. a
five-term House member. is seek
ing the nomination for the SEN
ate seat now held by Senator
Murray.
Mr.. D'Ewart, additionally a
strong candidate in the Eastern
or list District, Is making his
=. first Statewide race and has
q put on an active campaign in an
effort particularly to strengthen
onhimself in the Democratic
Tstrongholds in the Western part
-rof the State. He has pledged
full support Of President Eisen-
-. hover.
-, Running against Mr.. D'Ewart
=. Is an Indian, Bob Yellowtail,
former chairman of the Crow
= Indian Tribal Council. He has
been defeated twice in his race
for the House seat which Mr..
,~D'Ewart holds.
Lee Metcalf, freshman Demo-
=, cratic Congressman from the
End District, is facing an oppo-
,nent he defeated by only S.
votes two years ago. The op-
ponent, Paul Cannon, former
lieutenant governor, has been
busy with his women's wear
store in Butte until campaign
ing started. However. he has
made sufficient progress that Mr..
Metcalf, who said he believed he
should stay in Washington, re-
turned to campaign.
e Winfield E. Page, so, Missoula
Landscape architect, has no OPP
position for the Republican
nomination in the Western Dis
.!ltrtct. This is his third bid for
. the post
Seven Seek House Seat.
81, The most sought-after Job is
the House post being vacated by
Mr.. D'Ewart.
-. There are three Democratic
candidates for this Eastern Dis
.trict nominations:
= Leroy H. Anderson. 48, State
senator, reserve brigadier gen.
eral and Northern Montana
rancher; Willard E. Fraser, At,
Billings Office building owner
making his fourth bid, and
2. Theodore j. Johnson, SO, Lind
say wheat grower and former
State legislator.
Four Republicans are seeking
the nomination.
They are Orvin B. Flare, IS,
big timber merchant and Junior
Chamber of Commerce leader;
Alden N. Goodwin, Great Falls
School principal and son OF the
late Representative Godfrey G.
Goodwin, Minnesota Republic
can; James T. Harrison, 81,
Malta lawyer and former Phil
lips County prosecutor, and
a. Charles H. Mahoney, 48, Gar
- field County farmer and veteran
State senator. .