Evening star., 1924-08-22
EAST AND SOUTH
LAF0L[ETTE AIM
Wheeler Declares He Finds
Lack of Davis Sentiment in
New England.
The La Toilette Wheeler campaign

Tho La Toilette Wheeler campaign
managers are directing their atten-
tion to New England and the South.
/ Coincident with the announcement
that Senator Wheeler of Montana,
vice presidential candidate, after
opening the campaign with Labor
day address in Boston, would speak
in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land and Connecticut before swing
ing through New York State on
tour westward, comes the statement
that regional headquarters is to be
established in the South. The loca-
tion has not been determined.
Plans for coralling votes in all sec
tions of the country are under dis
der way here yesterday. Senator La
Toilette and his running mate talked
over the situation yesterday with
David K. Niles, acting head of the
speakers bureau. Attorney General
Ekern of Wisconsin, who is in charge
OF the solicitation of campaign funds
from the public. was here today for
q conference with the candidates.
Tomorrow John NJ. Nelson, national
campaign manager. with headquar-
ters at Chicago. will be in Washing
ton. He will discuss the political sit
uation with Senators La Toilette and
Wheeler. and with the committee
which is assisting him in directing
the campaign.
Arrange New England Plans.
MIR. Niles left for Boston today to
complete arrangements for the address
by Senator Wheeler there and in other
New England cities. The Senator will
speak in Worcester, Mass. in the
evening Of Labor day, and, according
to present plans, the next evening in
Manchester, N. H. Other New Eng
land dates are indefinite.
Yesterdays meeting between Senator
La Toilette and his running mate was
the first in nearly month. Mr..
Wheeler. who had been printing him
self for active campaigning at quiet
shore resort on Cape Cod. returned to
the capital last night.
No Davis Sentiment.
After he had talked over the situa-
tion with Mr.. La Toilette, the Montana
Senator declared he was optimistic over
the outlook. When in New England,
he said. he received reports from
Democrats and Republicans. as well as
supporters of the Independent ticket,
and was amazed" he added, at the
apparent lack of sentiment for. the
election Of John w. Davis. the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee.
There is absolutely no sentiment
IN New England for Davis" said Sem
going to be between Coolidge and US.
We will run away ahead of the Demo-
cratic ticket, and if our supporters
can get their force lined up and or
ganized we will beat the Republi-
cans in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island
Senator Wheeler said he was sur
prised to find SO much sentiment
against the Republican ticket" in the
New England States he had visited
during his vacation. There is resent
ment against corruption in public Of
fice, he said, adding that throughout
the campaign he intended to stress
this issue.
Mr.. Wheeler made the prediction
that there would be a deadlock in
the electoral college. throwing the
election of a President into Congress.
If this should occur, and Dawes and
Bryan were the two mel to be voted
upon by the Senate for Vice Presi-
dent, Mr.. Wheeler said he would sup
port Bryan.
Declining to comment on the accep-
tance speech of the Democratic vice
presidential nominee beyond remark
ing that Mr.. Bryan was "progres-
sive who might carry the West and
Northwest at the head of ticket"
but unable to make much headWay in
that territory when linked up with
presidential candidate "who has rep
resented Wall street interests" Mr.
Wheeler did take slap at the speech
delivered by Gen. Dawes in accepting
the Republican vice presidential NOM
ination.
IF that's the kind of speeches he is
going to make" said Mr.. Wheeler. II
hope he keeps them up. Every time
he speaks he will lose thousands of
votes for the Republican ticket. Some
folks fail to realize that the war
hysteria is over"