The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
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CAMPAIGN
IN EAST
Begins Brass lacks" Drive
With Attacks on La Toilette
and Democrats
BY ALBERT F. BAENZIGER,
TvtavratsOral Na,... S..,,,.

international News Service.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. Bearing
standard which promised no eva
sion, temporarizing or side-step-
ping of issues, General Charles G.
Dawes, Republican Vice Presi-
Dental candidate today started
Eastward on his campaign of
'brass tacks," following his Off
cial notification at his home. in
Evanston last night.
Speaking before a crowd of be-
tween $4,000 and 125, 900, the gen.
eral frankly assumed the role of
Republican burden bearer for the
campaign, answered La Follette's
progressive challenge, the Demo-
Gratis League of Nations issues,
and defended his party's world
court proposals.
Floods Of Congratulations
Telegraph offices in Chicago and
Evanston were swamped with con.
gratulatory messages after the
ceremony and today. The first
one the General received was from
President Coolidge, which read:
Congratulations after having
heard your speech by radio, which
was very clear here"
Home radios which brought his
words clearly were early sought by
those of the huge throng who were
crowded beyond simplifying distance
OF the candidates words even
before Spokesman A. w. Jefferis
Of Omaha, had told General Dawes
that he was his party's selection
as President CooIidge's running
mate.
Nests of arc lights illuminated a
dense packed crowd well coated
and heavily shod.
The steady downpour during the
day gave promise of bad weather
and the temperature rose to point
which caused marked discomfort to
the crowd.
Before the ceremony was half
over there were number of calls
for ambulance to- care for the wo.
men who had collapsed during the
crush.
Hammers Home Points
That the Republican vice-presi.
Dental candidate will be able to
hammer his points home though
the hell n maria" content Of his
speeches are nodded to the con.
ventional Republican tenets and
CARRIED In conventional words was
demonstrated as he declared:
"A formidable attack has been
launched on the fundamental prin.
ciples of our Constitution by La
roulette" His eyes narrowed, his
jaw shot forward and grabbing tho
railing of the rostrum he stamped
his feet in emphasis of, his point.
He launched a vigorous attack on
the Democratic party, accusing It of
a "straddling policy" by placing on
Its ticket one conservative and one
radical candidate.
General Dawes will carry east.
ward his message that the Demo.
cratic party is no longer the chief
opponent of the Republican. 1t is
La Follette's party, he said. with
its danger of having the election
thrown into the Senate.
Sees Dangerous Radicalism..
Opposed to our party, and in
reality its chief opponent, though
the result may be to deadlock the
contest for the Presidency and make
Organism succeed, the Coolidge
policy is a movement of untried
and dangerous radicalism," he de-
clared.
General Dawes today was on his
way to-. Augusta, Ne, where his
opening campaign speech will be
delivered Saturday. He will stop
over between trains at New York
and proceed to Westbrook, Conn,
to spend day with Walter Wilson,
4 former Chicago associate.
After the eastern trip he will re-
turn to Chicago and thence to Lin
coin, Neb., where, August 80, he
viii discuss the economics of the
agricultural question.
Leaving such questions as public
economy. taxation and the, tariff
for discussion in speeches later IN
the campaign, General Dawes con.
fined his speech of acceptance 10
three issues, the La Toilette move.
ment, League of Nations, and the
World Court. OF the La Toilette
which he declared he
deemed an issue ''of utmost i'm.
portance." he said:
Critic of La Toilette.
"One party-the Republican
party, the party OF progressive
conservatism, under the leader.
ship of President Coolidge, has
taken its stand FIRMLY upon the
Constitution of the United States \
and all know where 1t stands. Op-
posed to it. and in reality its
chief opponent, though the re.
suit of the effort may be to
deadlock the contest for the
Presidency and make Organism
succeed the Coolidge policy, is a
movement OF untried and dan.
gerous radicalism.
With platform drawn by
one man, designed to soften as
much as possible the apprehen.
sions as to what the movement
really means, an attempt is
made to induce those who are
patriotic at heart but discon.
certed with existing conditions.
to join with the socialists and !
other diverse elements opposing
the existing order of things, in
a mobilization of extreme radi.
calism. A man is known by the
company he keeps.
Robert Nj. La Toilette, leading
the army of extreme radicalisrn |
has a platform demanding public |
ownership of railroads and attack. |
ing our courts which are funda. |
mental and constitutional safe.
guard of American citizenship.
Our Nation is asked to leave
important constitutional moorinrs
to embark again into those con.
tests through which II has fought
up to the establishment of good
government
They are asked to follow into