Show SAYS MONTANA IS FOR HUGHES Attorney E. E C. C Ashton Declares Declares De De- clares dares State Is Aflame With ith G. G 0 O. P. P Sent Sentiment E E. E C C. Ashton who has Just rotor returned from a trip to Montana where he went wont wenton wonton on business connected with the AmerIcan American Amer Arner- ican Smelting Refining company compan Inthe Intire in inthe the tire legal Jeg-al department an aJ their attorney Is confident that Hughes will carry the state Said Mr Ir Ashton last evening It lOll Is surprising tho the enthusiasm that thatIs Is IR manifest In Montana o over r Hughes At t. the points lh that t I visited the lie general talk taUe was that he lie would carry tho the state stale by br a a. large plurality On his recent trip nh through h the state ho he was scheduled sched ched- to make but one speech but before before be be- fore foro he ho got sot out ho had filled tilled nine speaking speaking- engagements At Billings and Butto Butte citizens subscribed ann and anel put up money mono to run special trains to carr carry carry car car- r ry the thc people to points when ho he could be heard I was wa In Butte Butto the thc day that tire the primar primary mar mary election was nas as held heM to nominate candidates for Cor the several slI offices to be bo filled fillod this year ear You will recall that I Introduced a bill In tho thu legislature several years ears ago pro J providing ln for a a. di direct direct dl- dl primary to select candidates s. s I IL L believed then that such a law would be a good thing I have changed ed my view materially and now am am of opinIon opinion opinion ion that this system of selecting candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates Is a n farce My I observation of Its working In Montana would have convinced me of tins this had hacI I not studied the matter be- be forehand It Is an nn expensive luxury a as a also allo cumbersome and It enables a minority to name tho the candidates ates I Iwas Iwas Iwas was told toh that in Montana It cost be between between be- be tween and to nominate nom nom- mate tc candidates for presidential elec elec- tors No direct primary for tor ml mrs mt Montana will vote vole to stand stanl In tho dr dry column of states this thiN year ear and that too by a a. bl big majority Another thing that Montana will do o this year will be beto beto beto to elect a a. woman a. a as congressman and she h will be be- beu u a Republican Her name I is Miss Jeanetto Jeanette Rankin |