Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
SHARPG.O. P. DIVISION
ON PLATFORM MAKING
Ideas of Progressives and Conservatives
Bound to Clash When Delegates
Meet at Chicago.

dates" (the La Toilette ticket).
There Is much sympathy between
Wisconsin progressives and Sena-
tor Johnson" he was quoted as
saying.
The platform upon which those
candidates ran covers nineteen
specific declarations. characterized
by their supporters as progressive
and possibly considered by others
as radical. In his speeches through
out the country. especially in
Michigan. Senator Johnson has taken
position in sympathy with a num-
ber Of the declarations.
X + y \
It Is the prevailing belief among
politicians at the Capitol that II
there Is a third. party movement.
growing out Of dissatisfaction with
the Chicago platform as being too
conservative. 1t Is more likely to
be led by Senator La Toilette than
by Senator Johnson. The best in
formation obtainable is that Sena-
tor La Toilette is not encourag-
ing third-party talk. but Is biding
his time until the convention has
acted.
Politicians note with concern the
fact that, outside OF few states
where local issues served to slim
apathy in the primaries for the
naming Of delegates to the ma
tional conventions. Tho vote Is
said to be unusually small this
year. In some districts with a
voting population of $4,000 hard
ly 5000 would go to the primaries
to express their choice OF presi-
Dental candidates.
This. of course. Is due in many
instances to the fact that the can
didates had been chosen by the
machine" or the organization,
the rank and file of the voters. or
to absolute indifference as to
choice Of presidential candidates.
1t means, however, 1t is pointed
out, that the preferences of the
great mass of the electorate will
have to be divided by the dele
gates to the national convention
ing a candidate. and that they
will be free to exercise their own
choice to a very considerable de-
gree.
It Is Just such situation from
which the Hoover boomers hope to
profit. A national organization in
behalf Of the Hoover candidacy
was perfected in New York last
week. A statement from 1t said
that one object would be ito con-
vince delegates to the Chicago
convention of support of this
movement tfor the nomination Of
Hoover) from all elements in the
community, rather than at this
late date and with unequal or
ganiZation to formulate new con-
tests in the primaries" The
Hoover appeal is to be made to
the delegates when assembled. ex-
hibit A being the claimed support
of democrats and republicans at
large.
II is noted that women predom-
mate among the names Of the ma
tional sponsors Of the Hoover
boom, and there is absence Of the
names of recognized party man
ayers and leaders.
4 i *4
There Is StlIl tnat eummer-sea
calm on the surface Of democratic
presidential politics. but the look
outs report the continued steady
drift of an undercurrent, which
does not ripple the surface. toward
McAdoo, as the understood prefer
ence of the administration. In the
face of this situation is the spec
tacle OF Mr.. McAdoo submerging
himself while Attorney General
Palmer takes the stump to fight
the battles OF President Wilson In
territory where the President has
not received wholehearted support
Politicians declare that Mr.. Pal
mer is still the favorite in active
party managerial circles, the ma
tional committee and the like,
while at the same time the laymen
are being given to understand
that Mr.. McAdoo - the White
Ho0ae choice.