The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-15
WHEELER DRAWS
LARGE CROWDS
IN CALIFORNIA
Also Progressive Prospects
Are Good in Southern
Part of State.
Ry LOWELL MELLETT
Times Staff Correspondent

Times Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Cal, oct. 10
With three weeks to go, and the
progressive campaign apparently
gaining impetus every day, pros
poets for La Toilette and Wheeler
in southern California look as good
as in northern California. If this
proves true, there is good reason to
expect a victory in this State.
Evidence Of the sentiment is the
crowds that turned out to cheer the
vice presidential candidate in San
Diego. The largest theater in the
city was filed with citizens who had
paid from IS cents to 81 to hear
Wheeler at a moo injecting, In Los
Angeles. the famous Hollywood
bowl. a natural outdoor ampitheater,
held an audience Of more than 49,
600 who had paid from 25 cents to
So for the privilege.
Mud-SIinging Attack
Another evidence is the nature Of
the campaign conducted against the
independent ticket. Nowhere in the
eighteen States thus far visited by
Wheeler has ne met with the mud
singing attack that awaited him
here. Socialist IS the mildest adjec-
tive applied by the opposition news
papers. Full advantage IS being
taken OF the Supreme Court decis-
ion which compelled fling Of La
Toilette electors under the Socialist
heading. and the candidates are al
ways referred to as Socialists.
The ordinary Pullman special car
in which Wheeler's party is travel
ing IS continually Cartooned and
daily described in terms to make the
weary travellers aboard It wish It
might be half true.
The trip South was made through
the barren Tehachapi mountains
and the Noiave desert At every
brief small town stop for water or a
change Of engines. the entire popula-
ton, advised by railroad men Of the
candidates coming. focked from
their desert shacks and cottages and
called him TO the rear platform.
Politicians say the La Toilette
votes are here In sufficient numbers
to give him the city Of Los Angeles.
A great part Of the city hall crowd
have aligned themselves with the
independent campaign. including the
mayors principal hackers The
mayors friends say he IS for La
Toilette. but he has thus far de-
clined to commit himself publicly.
Veterans Active
The Democratic opponent Of Con
gresham Fredericks Is openly bid
ding for Ia Toilette support. The
United War Veterans. a political or
ganization drawn from the member
ship Of all the veteran societies. and
which has had considerable local po-
itical influence. IS working actively
for tho independent ticket. Cover
nor Richardson at a luncheon last
week. warned Coolidge workers that
they must carry Los Angeles II they
expect to carry the State
He said he didn't expect Coolidge
to carry the northern half and ex-
pressed hope for no more than
10000 20 $4,000 majority In the
southern half.
Working to disadvantage Of the
Coolidge campaign IS sentiment Of
business men behind the boulder
dam project. Harry Chandler. Cool
idges principal supporter in the
State. heads r big private project IN
Mexico opposed 70 this Government
develoment Of the Imperial Valley.
The result is that In this one State,
at least. la Toilette supporters In
clude a large number Of Chamber Of
Commerce members.