The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-12-15
LA TOILETTE FOR
PRESIDENT, "ERY
HEARD AT CAPITAL
GREAT VOTE GIVEN TO FIGHTER
FROM WISCONSIN MAKES
HIM FORMIDABLE CANDIDATE
FOR 1924.

/ O~ANASAASA~sA
ators were shattered by the recer
election, one prospective candidat
emerged stronger than ever. Where,
er one goes in Washington one hear
the question, "Will Bob La Toilette
our next president ?"
Labor, the official publication {
the several railroad organization
says in it's current issue:
Washington is today talking of
La Toilette as most formidable
presidential possibility i'm 1924.
In another column the same news
paper says of La Follette's closin
speech at st. Paul, where he went
campaign for Senator Shipstead:
The climax of the Northwest
campaign came at st. Paul the
following evening.
Here, five years before, La Fol-
lette had made the speech which
his enemies had twisted and dis
tOrted beyond recognition and on
the basis of which the reaction
aries, led by Senator Kellogg, had
sought to expel him from the
United States Senate. II will
be recalled that Senator La Fol-
lette was quoted by the Associat-
ed Press as saying "We had no
/. grievance against Germany" i'm
this speech, whereas he had &C
tually said, eve had serious griev-
ance against Germany" The AS
ISOLATED Press later acknowledge
ed its mistake, apologized to La
Toilette, and sent out an official
retraction, but the report had
been printed in 1000 newspapers
and the damage was done.
Hailed as Next President
Last Friday night, Senator La
Toilette was welcomed by crowd
of $4,000 people at the same au-
dit0rium in st. Paul i'm which he
had spoken five years ago.
Labor's champion was hailed as
the next president as he strobe
down the center aisle of the great
hall, damned with $4,000 wildly
cheering men and women, while
outside 10000 more surged vainIy
for hours, waiting for a chance
to gain entrance to the hall.
Workmen with their dinner pals
on their arms went directly from
their work to the auditorium and
remained until the meeting broke
up at 1880 o'clock.
According to the figures received
here to date. La Toilette received &
greater percentage of the total vote
In his state than any other Republi.
can senator. This means that he is
a formidable figure to be reckonee
with during the approaching cam.
paign.
Astute political observers here are
still talking of the possibility of q
third party in the presidential cam.
paign in 1924. La Toilette, by cam.
for Shipstead, independent
candidate, in Minnesota, and his ex-
pressed desire to see B. X. Wheeler
Montana Democrat, elected, showed
MS dlsrespect for the old rarty which,
elected him. Borah has repeatedly as
serted that he Old parties are dead
such progressives as johnson of Cali
sornla, Dill of Washington, Howell OF
Nebraska, Wheeler Of Montana, Brook
lart of Iowa and scores of others who
received tremendous votes in the
election, arc said to look with favor
lpon a breaking Of old lines and the
o. q new progressive
;arty.
Considerable doubt is expressed Ly
POLITICAL observers here that any man
ike La Toilette could win the NOM
nation in either party. They point
o the control of the last convention
" the old guard as proof OF their
tatements, saying that no man who
I'D not have the approval of Wall
street could be nominated at a regu-
ar party convention. It is practical
y impossible for any candidate to
ave a majority of the votes on the
lrst ballot, and after that the conven-
ions are largely in the control of
Id line politicians.
But, regardless of whether or not
new party develops from the pres
Mt political chaos, the name of Rob
TT M. La Toilette is one to be reck-
ned with whenever political talk
riffs to the next president. And all
hose in touch with the situation agree
Q one point: Warren G. Harding is
trough. No president, not even Taft
I 1910, was ever more thoroughly
lscredited by the people than was
resident Harding at the recent cleo
on.