Evening star., 1924-06-12
THIRD PARTY BOOM
! IS SEEN INEVITABLE
Wisconsin Support for La Toilette
Against Coolidge Is
Unmistakable.
BACKED IN NORTH DAKOTA
G.. o. P. Platform Not as Con-
servative as Expected.
BACKED IN NORTH DAKOTA
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

movement was born here last night.
Wisconsin defied the forty-scven
other states of the Union. whose dele
gates stood and cheered President
Coolidge while the La Toilette men
sat in their seats unmoved. They
walled at the tactics of some dele
gates who began to sing THE Star
Spangled Banner" in an effort to per
suade the Wisconsin men to stand up.
But the Badger State delegation acted
as il they couldn't hear the national
anthem--there was so much noise
and confusion.
of Wisconsin from the Republican ma
tional platform and its unwill1nSnesS
10 support Calvin Coolidge for the
presidency were unmistakable IS
consin is for Robert NJ. La Toilette as
an Independent Republican candidate
for the presidency. If there was any
doubt of their intention. 10 oolt the
Republican party last nights dem ,
onstration furnished an unequlFocal
answer.
Will Reject Platform.
It was on the national PLATFORM
that Wisoonsin's delegates really
bo,ted this convention. They failed
to support the majority report and
tbey openly say they will not accept
its provisions, even though the con-
vention has adopted the same. Ine
Kisses and jeers only stifened the
determination Of the Wisconsin dele
Eates--twenty-e eight of them. lot
them-to stand by their conVlcttonS
Six of the thirteen North oa Sota
delegates also supported the w lScon-
sin delegation throughout the eve
ming. as they, too, were for la FOL
lette.
The platform itself is not as SEQ CON
seryative as was anticipated. There
arc lots of things which certain re-
dictionary interests would nave VIII
ten into it, but they were omitted
The document will be supJec. 10 nap,oh .s,uoi
criticism, of course, from the Deniu
Gratis. and in one respect at least
the platform is misleading II not m
accurate. This occurs In the p,an
relating to the exposures OF dlsnon
esty in the government. The plat
form speaks OF instances in botn
parties of men in public office VINO
arc willing TO sell official favor, out
Congress did not expose any sucn
Thing. The second paragraph of that
plank is really more in line with
what was revealed, for the platform
denounccs the sale of influence
after leaving public office, and says
a law should he enacted to torolo
lcAdoo and the Democrats generaIly.
Fight From Democrats.
Undoubtedly this effort TO fasten
the recent exposures on the Demo-
Gratis so as to make it appear that
certain culprits may be found In
both parties will be bitterly resented
by the Democrats and revive what
might otherwise have been a futile
issue.
Many planks in the platform will
find favor and little criticism. as, for
instance, the approval of the child
labor amendment and the creation OF
a department of education in the
government and the declaration in
favor of the principle of the eight
hour day The labor plank is, in
deed. a rather liberal one, consider
ing the effort that was made to make
il severely anu-union. Even the pro-
visions relating to transportation
labors own demands. For instance
the platform favors collective bar
gaining, mediation and voluntary ar
bitration," and says frankly the party
action in the settling OF labor dis
putes."
There is one plank which. however
will be heard from on the stump. It
Is that which advocates universal
conscription in time of war and the
drafting "of such material resources
and such services as may be re-
quired" 1t is what the American
Legion wants, but it is not what
labor believes in.
a.
mention of the soldier bonus law
there is a mild rebuke for Congress
all along the line as there is no
'-pointing with pride" to the legisla-
tive achievements of the last ses-
sion, but considerable mention of
laws passed by previous sessions of
the Republican Congress. Even the
new tax law is not held up to praise.
The platform speaks of the reduction
in taxes. but says Congress devoted
itself to tax reduction" and not to
tax reform" This is a distinction
not quickly comprehended, but 1t
means that Congress failed to adjust
the Mellon plan.
The foreign relations provisions
are far more friendly to interna-
t,ena. mall oo-oper.tion than the platform
itself is denounced, praise Is given
to the various hum manitarian activities
Of the league in which the United
States has participated without for
national freedom Of action" This
follows the line Of Secretary Hughes
speech at the Republican convention
Of New York state.
Farm Plank SatisAes-
lar oR o1
most of the conservatives from the
west, and some members Of the farm
bkoc. including Senator Gooding Of
Idaho. 1t is a pledge, in general
terms, to render aid to the farmer,
hut offers no specific remedy, arguing
only for diversincstion and cooper
stiye marketing.
The ku klux Khan adherents Eained
= victory in keeping out OF the plat
form any reference to their organiza-
ton or to any. societies of similar
brief reference to the constitutional
guarantees Of religious. political and
civil liberty, and denounces the sub
stitution of private will for public
law and mob rule. but makes no men
tion of the fomenung Of religious
prejudice and racial hatred.
The world court plank adopted was
the one framed by President Coolidge.
The adherence of the United States
to the existing world court created
by the league Of nations and ap-
proved by the late President Hard
ing, President Coolidge and Secretary
Hughes. Is urged upon the Senate.
Opposes Government Ownership.
Emphatically rejecting government
ownership. the platform cautiously
approves the retention of the ships