The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-26
La Toilette
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Nine Senators and 2l House
Members Signify Intention
to Attend Meeting of
Progressives.
Rooseveltians Hang Back
Rooseveltians Hang Back
by GEORGE AUTHIER.

Washington Correspondent The Omaha Bee
Washington, Nov. 25.--tSpeclal Tel.
egram. )-General political interest in
Washington Is centering on the two
progressive conferences which Sena.
tor La Toilette OF Wisconsin and Rep
ressntative Huddleston tdem.) have
called to meet in Washington on De-
cember and 2. respectively. Under
the auspices Of what is advertised as
tho peoples legislative service, the
first meeting will be Of senators and
members OF the house now serving.
while the conference for December 2
In 10 include senators and house
members elected to the next congress
and all proeressIves who may wish TO
attend. Senator La Toilette an.
nounces that up to date nine senators
and 2i house members have signified
their intention OF attending the first
meeting.
The alleged purpose OF the confer
ence is 10 map out n legislative pro.
gram.
Continues Leadership.
In taking this course Senator La
Toilette IL continuing the aggressive
progressive leadership which he an.
nounced upon his return to Washing
ton. While there Is general sym
pathy among progressive leaders with
the purposes in view, there is not en-
tire harmony among the progressives
as to the La Toilette leadership. Most
OF the progressive leaders have been
inclined to play alone In the past, and
they are not sure they are ready to
accept the La Toilette leadership
which has proved vigorous enough In
Wisconsin.
Many Of the old Roosevelt progress
sives who united in denying the presi-
Dental nomination to La Toilette at
the time Roosevelt undertook the
leadership Of the Bull Moose move.
ment. are standing aloof, wondering
II they are quite ready to accept some
OF the things which La Toilette now
stands for, including giving the right
Of congress to overturn supreme
court decisions.
Leadership Of the progressive move
ment, also. is regarded as having the
presidential prize In sight and Sen
itor la Toilette is not the only pro-
,ressS. ssswLo- bas hia eye Gxsd on tho
White House. Senator johnson of
California has not given up his am.
oitions in this respect; Senator Borah
II Idaho is generally regarded as
presidential timber, while the new
men coming to the front, like Howell
of Nebraska, are being given the
once over"
The attitude of opposition to the
war. which Senator La Toilette took,
also Is causing some Of the progres.
'ives to watch their step carefully
before accepting the Wisconsin mans
leadership for good and all.
An AlI-Party Affair.
In spite of his natural caution, La
t'ollette's vigorous assumption Of
leadership has centered attention upon
him and his combination with demo-
Gratis shows his disposition to at
.empt the alignment Of liberal-think-
ng men In one group, regardless of
previous party affiliations.
AS a preliminary to VIGOROUS La
Toilette progressive movement in the
middle northwest states where the
man expects to gather his
largest support, opposition Is being
staged against the confirmation of
Pierce Butler OF St. Paul as justice Of
he supreme court. The La Toilette
'orces do not expect to defeat the con-
'irmation but hope TO make their op
position political asset in the north.
vest They charge Mr.. Butler with
having been affiliated with the old
guard group In Minnesota, with the
business interests of that section as
IN attorney and say 1t makes no diff
'erenee whether he Is republican or
/ democrat. They claim the business
group Of the Twin Cities. as non
group. was the chief opposi.
ion 20 tho nonpartisan movement
which has been operating In North
Dakota and which elected shipstead
n Minnesota