MONTANA VOTERS TURN OUT STRONG TO HEAR SENATOR LA FOLLETTE
Hyatt, Gilbert E.
Montana Voters Turn Out Strong to Hear Senator La Follette HUGE CROWDS GREET BOB ON WESTERN TOUR Senator La Follette Gets Warm Welcome as He Speaks to Aid Sen. Walsh BY GILBERT E, HTATT HELENA,...
...One of the notable features were the a^feber of admirers and friends of the aNBfror's father who came to greet his so* and express their believe in any ra^ise with which the La Follette name -.as identified...
...Another Overflow Crowd Billings, the "beet sugar capital of the state," discarded the attractions of a teachers' convention and a football celebration to give the Senator a rousing conclusion to his tour in the form of the fifth consecutive overflow meeting...
...the insistence of President Hoover, would have given substantial relief to fanners who grow wheat, corn, ftad...
...Again, as in Great Falls, the audience protested against turning off the radio so that the Senator continued to speak to both the visible and unseen audiences long after the set time...
...Re-i ctlon of Senator Walsh to the United ttes senate is of vital concern to f-ry citizen of this country who be-¦.¦es in principles of fundamental de-ocracy," said Senator La Follette...
...the audiences were limited r.ly by the capacity of the halls...
...to agriculture...
...Many, delayed by bad roads, continued to come in up to the conclusion of the speech...
...events and keenly appreciative ;f the fact that the great Progressive state had vindicated her reputation in spile cf probably the most senous attack in many years...
...The hall, seating 1200, was packed to the doors long before the stated hour...
...He ight u> prevent industrial lobbyists cm further increasing the disadvan-;e to the farmer under the tarifl by : Justifiably Jacking up industrial e. He was active in his support of a arpert debenture amendment which, had it not been eliminated at...
...When his time on the radio had expired, the audience demanded that he not be cut off "so that the home guards may receive all of his message.' At the Butte meeting, smelter workers from Anaconda and railroaders from Deer Lodge and elsewhere came to the city and marched to the hall, headed by banners...
...Another feature of the tour which made it notable was the auspices under which it was conducted...
...In Great Falls, a smelter, mining and cattle center, people were turned away over an hour before the meeting was called in spite of the fact that the Senator's speech was broadcast...
...Walsh BY GILBERT E, HTATT HELENA, Mont.—The tour of Montana by Senator Robert M. La Follette on behalf or the great progressive Democrat, Senator Thomas J. Walsh, assumed the proportions of an ovation from the voters of all classes...
...This nthusiasm was equally manifested by industrial workers and agriculturists...
...So many im-romptu dinners, receptions and other .mctions were tendered the Senator as d seriously encroach on his rest...
...S. B. Winn, >rmerly a locomotive engineer in Wis-insln on the C M. St...
...demonstrated that liberals of Mon-:na are keeping close touch with Wis--nsin...
...Much of the effectiveness of the Senator's appeal was due to the absence of any partisan references and to his strict adherence to issues...
...Even a pouring rain did not prevent a turnout of over 1600 in a hall which provided seating capacity for less than 1200...
...There are t&sues involved of such tremendous impor-nce as to transcend party lines...
...In '¦ery case, ranchers and farmers came rom long distances over frequently cor roads to attend...
...Bozeman, seat of the state college and principal community in the Gallatin Valley, gave him an audience of more than 1200 in addition to two other informal gatherings in the afternoon and evening...
...The extent to which -.e recent triumph of Phil in the cam-iign for governor was mentioned clear...
...At the conclusion of his address, Senator La Follette was taken in charge by a delegation of sdferce men who conducted him to their where he was compelled by the enthusiasm of the former soldiers to make a second speech...
...P. & p. and -fw on 'he same rond in Montana and nairman of the joint, Montana legls-¦tlve board of the transportation otherhoods, accompanied Senator La-Follette duting the entire trip and Introduced him to the audiences...
...In spite of the small size of Montana -wns and the widely scattered rural opulation...
...Greeted By Soldiers In Missoula, a railroad and jobbing center In a rich grazing and irrigated section, many came from little towns a hundred or more miles away...
...Among the notable features of this meeting was the large attendance of faculty and students of the college...
...the able fearless manner in which ; prosecuted the Investigation of the ivai oil scandal la an outstanding iblic service which will Insure him a fh place In the nation's history...
...Dur-e the long fight In the senate over tariff bill, Senator Walsh was a '-minem leader in the effort to give Equate rate...
...When even standing roam had been exhausted, those still unable to get in broke down the doors of an unused gallery and packed it to the roof...
...It was sponsored and managed solely by the "Walsh for Senator Clubs," a strictly nonpartisan organization of railroad men and other branches of organized labor with local clubs in practically every community In the state and eadnuarters in Butte...
...Took Part as Citizen "I am taking part in this campaign as a citizen of the United stales," senator La Follette 3aid...
Vol. 1 • November 1930 • No. 48
