Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-11
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RY THE0DORE THLER

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. S.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette,
whose third party candidacy in the
end helped Coolidge and hurt John
w. Davis, although in the beginning
it was appraised. the other way, is
going to be chastised and disciplined
after congress meets AS leaders o.
the Republican old Guard" DRIFT
back into Washington after the
Coolidge landslide they are starting
a serious movement to punish Sen
ator La Toilette and to deprive him
Of all his choice committee assign
ments in the next congress.
In the same category for dis
ciplinary purposes the old guards
men are including Senator Edwin f.
Ladd and Lynn j. Frazier, of North
Dakota, and Senator Smith Wild
man Brookhart. of Iowa, in the
event Senator Brookhart survives
the contest of his election.
There is no disposition to unhorse
Senator La Toilette and other ''ir-
regular" Republicans during the
short session of congress. However,
when the new congress convenes
and the senate shows a Republican
majority sufficient to overturn all
combinations and "blocs," the pro-
gram is TO cast Senator La Fol
lette into outer darkness. to put him
at the foot of committees as an
independent, or Republican rene
gaGe, and to visit like punishment
upon all so-called Republicans who
supported the La Toilette Wheeler
movement in the recent campaign.
Norris Not on List
Senator George w. Norris, of Ne
braska, d progressive. is not on the
blacklist of the senate old guard.
Senator Norris, while enGa ging in
controversy with the c.. O. p. o.
ganization in his own state during
the campaign, was fairly regular
and did not go over to the La Fol
lette-Wheeler ticket He was over
whelmingly elected as a Republican
in Nebraska and his failure openly
to indorse the La Toilette cam
paign doubtless cost La Toilette
thousands of votes in Nebraska.
AS the Republican old guardsmen
figure it, Senator La Toilette is no
more entitled to committee chairman
ships or ranking places as "Repub-
lcan" than the most partisan Demo
crat. Senator James Watson, of In
day and as he departed-although it
is not understood that he discussed
this particular matter with the pres
ident-Senator Watson threw
brickbat or two at La Toilette and
boldly proclaimed his desire to take
all important committee assignments
away from Battling Bob"
La FoleItte is not a Republican
and never has been" said Senator
Jim, whose regularity is known from
coast to coast. There is no reason
he should have Republican commit
tee assignments. I would not remove
him during the short session, but
think proper action will be taken
when We organize the next senate"
LAS a. member of the senate steer
ing committee Senator Watson talks
just as bluntly q does Senator Reed
SmOot, another of the Republican
old guard who blurted out that Sen
ator La Toilette will never come
back into the Republican party with
my consent
May Pose as Martyr"
In this same group of unfOrgiving
may be included Senator
George II. Moses, of New Hamp-
shire chairman of the senatorial
campaign committee; Senator Charles
Curtis, of Kansas. and others of
Orthodox Republican faith Two
years ago Senator Watson wanted
to Danish Senator La Toilette from
the Republican fold, but in the in !
terest of party harmony he desisted. /
1t is apparent, however, that Sen |
ator La Toilette will get no such |
ton in the next congress
if La Toilette wants it.
Certain observers here think that |
La Toilette will not raise much of a !
fuss over his committee places; that /
he may relish the role of a Repuh- !
lican outcast. a "martNr' to his con- !
victions At this time Senator La |
Toilette is chairman of the commit
tee on manufacturers which recent |
ly conducted the gasoline price in
qui,.v but is not rc"ard"' a% ono II |