The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
BATTLE RACES i.
IN BOB'S CAMP ]
IN NEBRASKA
Foster Speech in Omaha
Will Expose Dissension
Especial to the Daily Worker.)


OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 1S.-The quar-.
rels which have already developed in
the LA Toilette movement" in Me-
braska threaten lively session, If not
a split, in the state convention Of the
conference for Progressive Political
Action which has been called to meet
at Grand Island on the 10th. =
The dispute started at the first meet
ing called in Lincoln when the rail-
road brotherhood group attempted to
exclude what is known as the "Beebe-
Green-Taylor faction" on the ground
that La Toilette wanted no one who
participated in the st. Paul conven.
ton. Taylor boosted that he had led
the farmers out of the st. Paul cons
vention" and on the strength Of this
statement Ga plain prevarication, as he
led only himself OUT he was allowed
a seat in the convention along with
Beebe and Green, who stuck through
the St. Paul convention and accepted
membership on the national committee
of the Farmer-Labor Party.
Fight Over State Ticket
Epithets and accusations between
the opposing factions were immediate-
ly featured in the local ewspapers. The
Taylor faction stole a march on it's
opponents by proceeding to nominate
state ticket. Meanwhile Frank Har.
rison, who had conducted Hi" John-
sons unsuccessful race for the re-
publican nomination, was appointed
district campaign manager for La
Toilette with headquarters at Lincoln.
Harrison Immediately announced that
there would be no state ticket of cam
didates on the La Toilette ticket.
Taylor thereupon fastened into
print with a ringing declaration to
the effect that "no Californian is going
to dictate to me, Nebraskan!" Cat
St. Paul he complained of communist
dictation.)
Nebraska Communists Call Meeting
And so the fight goes merrily on. 1t
is to be hoped that the educational
value of this political quarrel will not
be entirely lost upon the workers and
farmers of Nebraska. The La Toilette
Illusion" has blinded the eyes of the
multitude in this agricultural state.
Coupled with this are a set of election
laws which make it impossible to place
the names of Foster and Gitlow on the
ballot. For this purpose, convention
of 500, who enroll in new party, is
required. Since the Workers Party
does not have as yet that many men,
bers in the state, the Communist cam
didates are denied the right of poll
tical franchise.
The task of the Communists in Ne
braska is thus made difficult one.
Denied the right of political franchise
and compelled to struggle against this
nauseating La Toilette Illusion, backed
by politicians and labor takers of the
most discredited sort, Communist
propaganda in Nebraska is beset with
difficulties.
The task of communists is to over
come such obstacles, and so on August
31st, the workers in Omaha will have
the opportunity to hear the Communist
presidential candidate, William z.
Foster, tear the mask off the La Fol-
lette Illusion. The unmasking will
take place at the Eagles Hall, 18th and
Cass Streets, at P. M. Twenty-Five
cents will secure the right of admis-
sion to those who are lucky and get
there early enough to get in.
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