Evening star., 1924-03-29
La Toilette or a Third Ticket
Viewed as Old Party Menace

In view of the possibility that Sena-
third-party nomination, editors are re-
calling the Roosevelt revolt of 1912 and
discussing the chances of a duplicate of
what happened at that time. Opinion,
however, is considerably divided as to
| that possibility.
In the opinion of the Lynchburg News,
st now appears we'll nigh certain that
history is to repeat itself, and that Cool
idge is to share with the now Chief
Justice of the United States the doubt
ful honor of having split in twain the
orga nization upon which he relies for re-
election and the more certainly insure
its protracted pilgrimage in the wilder
ness" The Little Rock Arkansas Gazette
feels there can be no doubt that an in
dependent republican ticket, which is the
La Toilette plan, will hurt the republican
party in the next presidential election,
according to the measure of strength ii
develops, for the very same reason
that the bull moose movement brought
disaster to the republican ticket in
1912" Az the Detroit News sees it. La
Toilette on a third ticket. appealifcy to
the great liberal vote of the northwest
| is vision to strike alarm to both old
parties. It may well be that a La Fol-
lette ticket will hold the balance Of
power in the November election and
throw the election to either old party,
put the choice of President up to the
House of Representatives, or, in case of
pronounced national disanection. make
the persistent Wisconsin senator himself
President" This is also the opinion
of the Wichita Beacon.
The Birmingham News suggests "he
| has it within his power to hold a big
stick over Mr.. Cooiidge's friends and
make them write planks fit for Bob
! La Toilette to tread upon without
J soiling- his feet" Although La Fol-
! Iette, with strong support in Wis
| conSin, Minnesota Nebraska, the Da-
kotas and possibly Iowa. Oregon and
Washington at his back, may never
| be able to be President himself" the
New York World maintains, "he will
| come nearer than any other political
! leader to saying who else will not
| be-" The Bangor Commercial agrees
"a third party movement will not be
| the presidency, but 1t would certainly
| have a great influence upon the re
| suit Of the. coming national election.
The Butte Miner refers to the pos
] sibility of a double set OF republican
presidential electors being submitted
to the voters in some of the states
| and it claims s"at first glance II looks
| as though it might be put into exc
cution."' His scheme of an tndepend-
ent candidacy not launched by a ma
pendentIy in various states. the Phil
| adelphia Bulletin admits, Shows in
] tent to strike at the regular ticket
| wherever 1t shall appear that there
| is a chance to profit by the damage
If La Follette's plan to increase the
| strength of the bloc" element in
both houses of Congress worked out
successfully. the Omaha Wosid5 a,oa O. Her, ea,
| President, as: he probable expects tc
be, but his power in the next con.
gress would be much greater, ano
! the country, with Congress spill
three ways, would continue to dance
! on a red-hot griddle. The knoxvllit
| Sentinel, however, is confident thai
La Toilette weuld only pc dangerous
| that the democracy should present a
! candidate. of, the; same political type
and school as that to which Mr.
| Coolidge belongs!
| 4 y
/ So far as the democrats are con-
| oerned, tho Cleveland Plain Dealel
I insists ..iitho most effective means. OF
| keeping La Toilette out of the White
House is the nomination at New York
of a man whom the country vii
| recognize at once as progressive, able
| honest and courageous, and the adop-
| ton of a platform to harmonic
against such candidate and platform
LA FoHette would appeal. to the
! country in vain"
| : The San Francisco Bulletin is con-
| WINGED that when a political leader
has openly insulted all who died oil
were Injured or served their coun,
| try in the late war. by calling then
| a bunch of boobs,' his following
need not be taken seriously, and, az
a matter Of fact, the. La Follett.