Evening star., 1924-07-03
LA TOILETTE ASKED
FORMALLY TO MAKE
PRESIDENCY RACE
Reply of Wisconsin Senator
Expected at Cleveland Con-
vention Tomorrow.
INFLUX OF DELEGATES
ARRIVING FOR SESSION
Miners and Socialists Represented,
But Lack Power to Bind
Organizations.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 3.-Senator
Robert NJ La Toilette of Wisconsin
| today was asked formally to permit
the use of his name as a presidential
candidate by the national committee
of the conference for progressive po-
litical action, which opens its conven-
tion here tomorrow A subcommittee
drew up message to the senator,
which was submitted to the full com
! mittee for approval, and then dispatched
to Washington
A favorable reply is confidently ex-
pected by the leaders of the Cleveland
gathering. They said it would prob
ably be brought by messenger from
the National Capital, Or intrusted to
the hands of some delegate to the
convention, so that it might be given
to the convention late tomorrow
A big influx of delegates was ex-
pected today. Among these was Will
liam Green, secretary of the United
Mine Workers of America. While ac-
credited as delegate and entitled to
seat In the convention, he was
given no power to bind his organiza-
ton, his instructions being to report
back on the results achieved.
Many socialists who will take part
in the national convention of that
party opening July 6. were also here
in the role of observers, although
their organization is represented as
an official unit of the conference.
Morris Hillquit, a member OF the ma
tional committee of the socialists Ms
a n hn
mlttee of the progressive conference
He said that if the conference shows
signs of being permanent political
organization and not simply a one
campaign affair, we will not quarrel
about whether it is called a party
Regardless of this detail, however.
the launching of the La Toilette
candidacy is the firm determination
of every delegate to the conference
who has thus far announced himself.
Score Old Parties.
Ihey assert unanimously that the
old parties have failed to consider
the wage workers, farmers. saIaried
men generally and independent
manufacturers and bankers, and that
the only hope of those not allied with
the interests" is to take independ-
end political action
One of the concrete examples of
TINS feeling may be a visit from a
committee from the American
Federation of La bor If this repre
sentat1on comes it will tell the con-
ference how little union labor has
received from Republican and Demo
cratic organizations in the past, and
that there is only minimum of
promise to it in the platform for
1924
PrOEressives Invited.
Besides the all-important message
70 Senator La Toilette, invitations to
ADDRESS the gathering were sent to
several progressives in Congress by
the national committee today One
OF these. signed by Edward keatinE
former congressman. was sent to
Representative Henry Allen Cooper
at Racine, Wis. 1t urged him to come
and let progressives cheer in the
same hall where the plutocrats
Jeered' when he presented the Wis
consln platform to the Republican
national convention. 1t was reported
eml-officially that Representative
John NJ. Nelson of Wisconsin will be
Senator La Follette's campaign man
ager. He said yesterday this was
premature" but the report persisted
despite this denial
WAITS ON DEMOCRATS.