The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-12
Leaders Gather In Sequested
Corners and Discuss Ques-
tion In Low Tones
.LAFOLLETTE Is WORRY
Bosses Are Not Sure Whether
He Will Stand Hitched and
johnson Bluff RankIes.
BY ellison Gardner.

chicago. June ii.-What chance Is
mere OF a third party candidate.
Does Hiram JohnsOn's promise mol
10 Doit remove the danger OF such ;
complication o0"
What about the Forty Fighters. the
Labor Party and the Farmers Non
partisan League?
VIII Bob La Toilette stand hitebeds
ihese are the questions now being
asked, In low tones and i'm sequested
corners, Dy the republican bosses. or
course, the, bosses are not saving anv-
unlng openly except that everything is
aiI Iihe ana that their particular can
uiuate VIII De nominated on the sixth
there is far from CHEEKY or confiSeni
feeling. i"oH'
For eight years the republican Marty
mas been kept out OF the presidencv
Dy a lack OF harmony in its own ranks
me progressive and reactionary wings
nave not Tapped together Here and
now the progressive element is mani
resting Itself through Hiram johnson
Whlle the extreme OF reaction is per-
soniiled Dy the money promoted can
didacies OF Wood and Lowden.
The progressive detection killad
Iafts chances in 1912 The same dis
affection-though tine pariy had been
dlssoiVed and Roosevelt had become
reguiar-killed Hughes chances IN
1910. II the "old guard" now turn
aoWn Hiram Johnson--as they very
likely willard name some Loyvden as
candidate. viii there be a bolt OF
the republican voters?
Ihls question. written on Tie back
ground Of the 1912 and 1910 politicaI
history. IS peginning 10 loom IKE tLe
biblical writing on the wall. and fhe
prophets Of Israel have been called i'm
TO read the writing.
The answer Is at hand.
Inc voters will have a third parfv
candidate. The committee Of forty
eight is attending 10 that. 80 i lie
labor party and the farmers non
partisan alliance
The hall has been engaged-ihe
in this city-and fhe call
has been issued for ihe third party
to meet July IL. " ana n.
fhe dates are the same for The labor
larty convention. which will also be
held in Chicago. And. by singular
'oincidence. the farmers Of the north
vest are planning sort OF political
any at The same tae i'm the same
ity
hNIffalfit 10 all
hree groups will be named. If the
is named bv the labor con-
ention the forty Fighters will endorse,
r vice versa.
The name most frequently mentioned
connection with this nomination is
iobert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin.
here has been talk also OF Frank
Walsh, formerly Of the war labor
oard and the industrial relations com
lission. Also the name OF Gov. Lynn
raZier OF North Dakota is sure 10
gure. The ticket might be La Fol
,tte and Frazier, or La Toilette and
Walsh. or Walsh and Frazier, or Frazier
nd Walsh.
1t is significant that La Toilette ran
set OF delegates In the Wisconsin
on platform which is al
lost identical with the tentative plaf-
,rm put out by the forty-eigb lers at
Louis. This platform declared for
restoration Of civil liberties. against
ne League OF Nations in its proposed
,rm. against injunctions I'm labor cases.
gainst profiteering. in favor of gov
'nment ownership OF railroads and
her public utilities, and for placing
le burden Of taxation on war profits.
n this platform La Toilette Delegates
on by a two to one vote