Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-22 | Page 4 | Hot Radical from Montana Lacks Faith in Party Leaders

w Hot Radical cal From Montana i Lacks Lacis Faith in Party Parity Leaders By Dy HERBERT ILU LIER WASHINGTON April 22 It 22 It was wasi like me Burton Kendall Wheeler that fiery nery and aggressive junior senator from Montana to declare openly in Chicago the other day that the peo peo- plo pIa and not the tile leaders will deter mine whether there will be a third rd party For this Montana Democrat still under 50 and serving servins his second cond term in the senate is first last and always direct in what he says and does docs It Is no uncommon sight on the floor of the senate to see Wheeler In an emphatic mood At such times tunes he fairly thunders his words his tall form becomes as straight as an arrow arrow ar row his eyes flash It is Ls Wheeler the fighter then And his Ws whole records proves it IL Standing well over oer six sL feet with a massive head he reminds one much of the late lato William McKinley In ap an- There Is a real gentleness about him easily discernible when you meet him He was born In the cast His career has been made In the west Never at a loss for words he springs to the defense of himself or his cause with lightning rapidity Quick at repartee repartee re re- partee he Is adept at sarcasm and not many of his colleagues In the senate sen n. n ate ale relish a verbal encounter with him ilm His first political venture was that of a delegate to a county convention That taste of politics whetted 1 his appetite ap petite for more and he has been In Inor inor inor or on the fringe of public life ever since He ran for attorney general of or Mon Mon- tana ana and w was s defeated by a slender margin The use of money was an issue with him as far back as that He has always fought the use of oC hugo huge slush funds in elections Then ho went to the state stare legislature and for tor two wo years he fought the copper in in- He has been from tha the very ery start ONCE A BOLTER In 1920 Wheeler ran for tor governor of 01 Montana and was given a severe semo drubbing But two years later he ha hamade made a bid for the senate and snowed under his opponent In the senate his record Is welt well known cnown He lIe made a national reputation tion Ion as prosecutor of Harry M. M L Daugherty attorney general in the tho Harding administration In 1924 although al at though a long life Democrat ha he bolted and ran for vice president with the he late Robert M. M La Follette of or W Wisconsin Vita Wis 4 because he believed The two old parties have outlived their heir usefulness He was one of the five fhe signers of or orthe the call for the recent progressive conference And although the others have lave have disclaimed third party plans Wheeler says sas flatly natty that there will willbe wille be e a third party if Republicans and Democrats do not courageously and honestly offer and apply remedies to o meet the deplorable economic situation sit dt cation which exists exist in the country today