New Britain herald., 1924-07-19
Democratic Prosecutor Of Senate Daugherty Committee, Bolts Own Party For New In- dependents.
Always Fighting Campaign. CT, He Is Expected ts Make Wide Speaking Cir. cult of Country During Summer.

Washington. July l9.--senator Bur- ton K. Wheeler of Montana, demo. cratic prosecutor Of the senate naugb- erty committee today announced his acceptance of second place on the in- dependent presidential ticket headed by Senator Robert M. La Toilette.
 Opposed To Dawes
 Several days ago Senator wbesler announced he could not support John W. Davis, the presidential nominee of his party, although he intended to "ork Tor the democratic state ticket In Montana. and to give his aid to- ward the reelection of his colleague. Senator Thomas J. Walsh, prosecutor of the oil committee and chairman of the New York democratic national convention.
 Refused To Take "No"
 At the same time he made an un- qualified declaration that he could not accept the yice-presidential nom ination on the La Toilette ticket if 1t were offered him, but when they gathered here yesterday to map out campaign plans the La Toilette lead CTS refused to take no for an answer Their committee spent a good part of the day with Senator Wheeler, adding their persuasions to those of Mir. La Toilette himself, and the conference formally and unanimously named him as it's first and only choice for second place on the ticket.
 The conference, which was as- sembing to receive Senator Wheeier's answer at the same time he made his informal announcement of acceptance. is being held under the auspices of the conference for progressive politi- cal action, which endorsed Senator La Toilette for president at Its Cleve- | land convention. The question of se- lecting a presidential nominee was left to the meeting which began here yesterday.
 Hot Campaign Expected Always a fighting campaigner, Sen ator Wheeler is expected to make a wide speaking circuit of the country during the coming summer. His plans are not vet complete, but he has agreed to begin hostilities tonight by addressing rally of La Toilette SUD- porters at a nearby town in Virginia.
 One of 8 Children.
 Burton K. Wheeler was born at Hudson, Mass. in 1882, youngest of family of children. His father was farmer, and likewise the village shoemaker, though his mother was a Hale, and member of New Eng land family of note. An uneventful youth presently brought out the boy as a graduate of a business training school, and stencgrapher, who got job in Boston and went to work at it.
 Went To U. of NJ.
 He had, however, an ambition to study law which was little encouraged by his older brothers, and an ambition to go west which was even less en- couraged. With his savings of his employment he cut him. self loose from Massachusetts, went to Ann Harbor, Mich, and entered the University of Michigan law school. He waited table, cut lawns, and tended furnaces outside the lecture hours at the university, and in summer secured the rural sections of the middle west, selling books. So engaged he stopped one day at an Illinois farmhouse, and met the daughter of the family, Miss Lulu White, now his wife and mother of his four children.
 Stopped at Butte.
 Through school and possessed of he legal education he had sought in spite of the advice of relatives and friends, Wheeler started on again vest, aiming for San Francisco He lad as little money as when he land d at Ann Harbor. and when he got o Butte, Montana, he had to stop to ,arn some more.
 Gets Little start.
 The great Montana copper city was | difficult town in the early years of he present century when the future senator landed there, minus friends md money and cursed with the com )ination of nasal and broad -voweled 'ankec accent which in those times Llways pricked up suspiciously the western ear. But somehow the young ttorney got on his feet. By pushing orlorn hope damage suits of injured
 
 'anies he began to attract attention n his profession and at the Nme ime was drawn into alignment with liberal political element as spokes- nan of which he was sent to the iontana state senate. He aided here in the election of Senator Walsh. fontana, and later Senator Walsh rocured for him the appointment as ederal district attorney in Montana l 1913.
 Dumped By Wilson
 The turbulent hard rock miners of ne Butte. underground were stirred , pretty constant activity from the me the German kaiser tried out his ar machine against the world. The 'aring price of copper which regis red the munitions demand. was q .mptation for agitation, and there
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