The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-01-15
. Demo Eggs Crowding One Basket
. Hibbs For Senate? GOVERNOR?
. Keep That Train On The Track!
. Golden Gate Beckons To
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following the announcement of Lee
Roy Anderson that he will seek the
| u. S. Senate post presently held by
Senator James E. Murray indicates
to many people that the eastern dis
trict Congressman had not searched
the political field for sentiment as
deeply as he might have before max
ing his announc ement.
In Great Falls, where Farmer
Labor Institute was being held at the
time the announcement was made, the
concern was that the political career
of the liberal Democrat was being
sacrificed unnecessarily because of
unwise advice.
The Anderson announcement came
following a meeting of state board
members and field men of the Region
al Cooperative, the Farmers Union
Grain Terminal Association, who are
reported to have agreed to give sup
port actively and financially to Jack
Toole for Governor, Anderson for
u. S. Senate and Skiff Sheehy for
eastern district congressman.
The once-liberal GTA. officials in
Montana have been actively support
ing Jack Toole for Governor for sew
eral years. A recent victory in st.
Paul over the liberal forces within
their organization is being followed
by an unblushing and open flexing
of their muscles on the political front
at home.
The concern being expressed is that
the over-zealous one-liberal GTA
friends of Jack Toole, in their at
tempt to temper his conservative stig-
ma may be ringing the political death
knell of Anderson and the political
Democrats have in the
eastern district.
There are those who are tracing
this move from ex-senator B. K.
Wheeler through GTA's general man
ager. M. w. Thatcher, and his Mon
tana board members. The Mahan cam
paign seems to be having trouble get
ting off the ground, and Toole's peo-
pie are fighting for liberal support
in the primary.
Leroy Anderson has fine liberal
record in Congress, but the involve
ment as it stacks up at present on the |
local scene should be viewed with
alarm by Anderson.
1t is reliably. reported that there
was no consultation in Washington
among the united" congressional del
egatien before this move was made,
and it is obvious not enough consulta-
ion was had on the state level.
The name of Rex Hibbs, Yellow
stone county state senator, crops up
With ever increasing certainty. as a
candidate in the coming election on
he Republican ticket.
In Helena he has been talked about
n terms of the u. S. Senate race
n Great Falls and Billings there
GEMS little doubt in the minds of
,olitical conversationists, that it will
'e the Governors race.
There isn't much Republican unity
n the two announced candidates for
senate on their ticket. Montgomery
noves relentlessly on and recently
ppointed Vic Overcast as his state
manager. Not much has
cen heard from the Gerard forces,
kept that he is speaking before Re-
ublican Women's organizations in
he state. e =:
Out in the country people are an
icipating the present Governor will
ppear someplace on the ballot-in
he Senate race or the Governors !,
ace-to boost his party's tagging
pirits -. nothing that has been said {
D far has convinced lot of Demo-
rats that the Republican Governors t
asignation from further political Of {
ce, earlier this year wasn't prepara-
on for draft movement. {
You hear. Castles for Governor {
int here and there, but Republicans f
re ,sorta tangled up in the bill they (
orked so hard to pass in the legis-
ture that makes it necessary for a r
lstice to resign his seat on the court \