Evening star., 1923-07-28
LIBERAL WILL RUN,
.SAYSLAF0LLETTE
If Major Parties Name Reac-
tionaries, Third Party Will
Come, He Predicts.

A third political party--made up OF
progre essives-may result II the two
old major parties, both nominate re-
dictionaries for President Senator La
Toilette OF Wisconsin. progressive re-
publican. said yesterday afternoon In
an interview.
Senator La Toilette supplemented
this assertion with a statement that
In his opinion President Harding was
a reactionary and his administration
had been reactionary. The nomtna-
tion of Mr. Harding by the repub-
licans to succeed himself has been
confidently predicted by republican
leaders. Should the democrats. there
fore, nominate a so-called reRctionary,
the farmer-labor party. already or
gaYiized. may be expected to put ma
tional candidates in the field.
Decl.ne. to Predict.
The wisconsin senator declined to
say whether he would be available
as a third party candidate. or to sug-
sest the names of other progressives
who might be drafted to head such a
ticket. He Is going to Europe next
week. and will not make any an
n0uncement regarding his plans until
after his return. He does not oelieVe
the time is ripe to discuss further
third party movement.
IN the opinion of Senator La FOL
lette. the conditions whlch IN Mlhhe
sofa brought about the election %
Magnus Johnson. farmer-laborlte. 10
the Senate exist in the east also TO
Co. rraotar aytpnt than Is Eenerally
believed.
= Liberal Would BE Solution.
-I think we must await develop
ments," he said II do not think IL
humanity possible for anybody to say
anything about a third party at this
time with any degree of certainty.
sIf liberal men should be nominated
by both of. the two old partles.
sifould doubt very much that tnere
would be a third party movement az
all. 1t would not avail mucn. but II
plainly, indisputably reactionary men
should be nominated by both OF the
two old parties, something in the way
of third party may develop.
whenever anything or that klno
comes to stay, 1t comes from no spor-
sdic movement or because any body
of men have decided to avail them
selves Of any opportunity. 1t de-
veiops because the people are lnsist
ent upon deliverance from the olo
parties. / do not know whetner enae
time is at hand or not.
Conditions Nationwide.
what Is done by existing party or
eanizations may go far in bringing
about a third party movement. Con-
ditions recently disclosed in Mime
country, much more so in the east
than Is generally realized"
Asked about his views on the re-
nomination of President Harding,
Senator La Toilette replied that he
did not think Mr.. Harding Is re-
garded as a liberal or progressive.
"Mr. Harding's record in the Senate
was that of a reactionary, ne adoeo-
been a reactionary administration"
When asked about Henry Ford,
Senator La Toilette rephed:
II do not see what would be sig
nificant in Mr.. Ford as a candidate.
know that he has achieved great
distinction in his field of work, but L
do not know of anything in Mr. Ford S
record which identifies him with any
party. He has devoted himself to
business rather than to politics.
Proxressives to Meet.
Declaring an extra session of Con-
Rress would not result in the enact
ment of much beneficial legislation,
the Wisconsin senator said members
of the House and Senate identified
with the progressive bloc" would
meet, probably in October. TO map
out q Legislative program for the de-
cember session.
In contrast with the prediction
made by Senator johnson. republican,
of California, in his New York adj
dress Wednesday night that foreign
policy would be leading issue in the
1924 presidential campaign, Senator
La Toilette said he did not believe
the voters would take much interest
int the league of nations sworld court
issue.
There are things at home" he
added. which are going to absorb
their attention"