Evening star., 1924-08-06
TICKET
FACES DIFFICULTIES
Rivalry Among Supporters
Seen by Democratic and
Republican Leaders.
LABOR VOTE NOT SOLID
2.75 Beer Issue Involved in Vote
of Workers, and Socialists
Stand a Factor.
LABOR VOTE NOT SOLID
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The candidacy of Senator La Fol-
lette and Senator Wheeler for Presi-
dent and Vice President Is going to
have its difficulties riding on an even
keel from now to November 1, cleo
ton day, in the opinion of Republican
and Democratic leaders who are
watching closely every movement of
the third ticket. Various groups of
progressives and liberals who have
Endorsed the third ticket, they pointed
out today. are strongly opposed to
each other on fundamental issues.
For that reason, they contend, SEN
ator La Toilette will have trouble
keeping them lined up during the
coming three months.
For example. they point out, the La
F'ollettee ticket has been Endorsed by
the Socialist party and by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. The Amer
lean Federation of Labor and the
Socialist party are strongly opposed
to each other on matters Of much i'm
portance. Dispatches from Atlantic
City, where the American Federation
of Labor executive council is now in
session. indicate that the friction be-
tween Socialists and federation lead
ers may not be long coming. Plain
ly, the federation leaders say, they
will not be guided by anything that
Morris HillqCit Of the Socialist party
and prominent La Toilette leader in
New York may say or do in regard to
candidates for Congress. The feder-
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what other groups supporting La Fol-
lette may do. 1t will support Re-
publicans and it will support Demo-
Gratis whom the federation considers
friendly to organized labor.
May Affect Catholic Vote.
The Endorsement of the La Toilette
Wheeler ticket by the Socialists may
have some effect upon the Catholic
voters, it was pointed out also. The
Roman Catholic Church has not look
ed with favor on the Socialist move
ment.
The Anti-Saloon League, through
it's general counsel, Wayne B. Whee-
Ter, is out with a statement attack
ing the American Federation Of La
Dor because Of its statement in sup
port of 2.75 per cent beer, contained
in the text of the statement given out
when the executive council indorsed
the La Toilette wheeler candidacy
The AntiSaloon League has kept
quiet in regard to candidacy of Sem
ator La Toilette, although the of
ficials Of the league say that his rec
ord in the Senate has been wet, ex-
cept on the submission of the reso-
luton proposing prohibition amend
ment to the Constitution to the
States. On prohibition for the Dis
trict of Columbia, on the passage OIL
the Volstead act over the Presidents
veto and on the anti-beer bill and
other measures, the vote of the Wis
consin Senator has been wet" But
the AntiSaloon League officers ex-
pect Senator La Toilette to declare
before long for law enforcement, and
they say they are confident he will
enforce the law should he be elected.
Senator La Toilette, they say, does
not want to have the big issues of
his campaign obscured by drawing a
red herring across their trail in the
shape of the prohibition question.
But the Anti-Saloon League could
not, it is said. afford to let pass in
silence the declaration of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, in an
nouncing it's support Of La Toilette,
favoring 2.75 per cent beer
Labor will follow Mr.. Gompers on
labor policies, but it will not follow
him to the barroom brewery control
of labor union policies, declared Mr..
Wheeler. There is nothing new in
the Endorsement of 2.75 per cent beer
by certain wet leaders"
Beer Law Possibility.
1t is pointed out by Republicans
here that If the La Toilette Wheeler
combination should be successful and
their proposals with regard to amend
ment of the Constitution should be
adopted-notably that which would
make it possible for Congress TO
override action of the Supreme Court
declaring a law unconstitutional
Congress might be able to nut
through 2.75 per cent beer law and
hold it constitutional. even though
the court held it opposed to the
"dry" amendment to the Constitution.
The railroad brotherhoods were
strongly represented in the Confer
ence for Progressive Political Action,
which Endorsed the candidacy of La
Toilette at Cleveland, practically
nominating him. The brotherhoods-
so far as their officials and their
members are concerned. however
are not unit in lining up behind
Senator La Toilette. w. G. Lee, grand
president Of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, has announced that