The Washington times., 1924-06-13
REVOL I IS
REGARDED
CERTAIN
Senator Credited With Feel
ing Cleveland Laid Ground
work for His Candidacy
By GLADSTONE WILLIAMS.
International News Service.

International News Service.
Any plans Senator Robert M.
La Toilette may have had prior
TO the Republican convention for
running as an Independent can
didate for President have not
been changed by the nomination of
Coolidge and Dawes as the Re-
publican ticket, but on the con-
trary, he regards the two NOM
inees such outstanding examples
of conservatism that there is an
urgent demand for the candidacy
Of progressive, to whom the
liberal element of the party may
turn.
Displeased Over Dawes.
Although La Toilette continues
his attitude Of silence, declining to
comment publicly on the outcome
Of the Cleveland convention, this
Is the authoritative statement Of his
friends. who claim to share his full
confidence.
The insurgent leader, they say
regards General Dawes, the vice
presidential nominee as the very
essence Of conservatism, as reaction.
aryism personified, as a Labor
batter" and finally as a candidate
who makes the Republican ticket
wholly unattractive to the progress
eive element of the West and Middle
West. In short, they add. La Fol.
lette 1s highly pleased, believing that
Tor his purpose, no better selection
could have been made.
According to his followers, the
Wisconsin Senator will wait until
after the Democratic convention.
which meets in New York on June
"a, before making a definite an.
nouncement. In the meantime.
however, he Is going ahead with
MS plans. Regardless Of whether
the Democrats nominate a pro.
gress1ve, he Is represented as being
convinced that liberals Of his own
party demand an opportunity to
vote for a candidate with policies
such as those embodied in the plat.
FORM put forth at the convention by
his State delegation.
selection Of either Senator Borah
~~CO "AAdLH .. kenyon
might have caused him to view the
situation differently, It Is asserted
since either Of those two would have
commanded substantial following
IN the disgruntled sections of the
west. But with the present ticket
ne Is said to be forced into the
position OF having to carry out his
veiied but unmistable threat to
0rIer as an independent, else dis.
appoint his friends and lose mower
and prestige thereby.
la roulette was greatly pleased
with the manner In which the Wis.
consin delegation presented his
principles to the convention Untold
advantage may accrue from the
woe dissemination Of his views. he
believes. 'io
Wanted Record Vote.
AT the same time he was d,san.
pointed by the failure of the con.
vention to permit a record vote On
MS platform, which was prevented
oy the adoption of new rules re.
curing motion ror that purpose
20 De seconded by six State deiega.
lions rather than one, which has
prevailed In the past. A record
vote would have shown scattering
support from individual deIexares
from a number Of States and would
have disclosed widespread sentiment
Tor his policies, in his opinion.
The most probable concrete result
or the Dawes nomination that the
La Toilette followers are able To
see this early is the loss to the
Republicans of the State of Iowa.
which they regard as a certainty
Dawes, 1t was pointed out, has hit.
terly denounced Sen. Smith w.
Brookhart, one of the La Follette
sympathizers, who was recently re-
nominated by the Republicans Of
Iowa. With animosities existing he.
tween Dawes and Brookhart, who
has already labeled President Cool.
idge undesirable to Progressives
the Wisconsin senator's friends
freely predict that the Dawes selec.-
ton spells the loss Of Iowa in No.
vember.
Going further they say the same
thing, more or less will apply TO
more than half a dozen other
States Of that section, where Dawes
~ known as one of the critics of
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