The Washington times., 1924-07-05

KIux Khan as un-American and q
menace to the liberties Of the Amer
lean people.
Ready for Christening.
The final details Cor the christ.
ening party Of the noWlysborn
Presidential candidacy Of Senator
Robert M. La Toilette R.) Of wis.
ccnein were wiped away today ct
the second session Of the Confer
ence for Progressive Political Acs
ton.
Alter disposing Of the usual or.
ganization routine, hearing commit.
tee reports and listening to another
avn anche OF speeches, the conven.
ito settled down to await the
christening at 4 o'clock, when La
Toilette formally win ne endorsed
as an independent progressive.
The convention, was raped TO
order more than . half hour b.
hind schedule.
Upon recommendation Of the Gre
dentials committee the convention
rejected all credentials presented by
Communists, or members Of organ
izations allied even remotely with
the Workers Party. La Toilette
himself specially asked that this be
dono.
MahOney Kept Out.
In the rejected list was william
Mahoney, Of st. Paul. chairman OF
the recent Communist-ccntrolled
Farmer Labor party convention in
st. Paul. This action was chesred
by the convention.
'sThe plans ana purposes Of that
convention tSt. Paul are hostile TO
the progressive movement, the
committee reported.
Two cabIegrams were read from
England, expressing the wish that
out Of the conference would grow
an American labor party. One from
the executive committee Of the Brit
ish Labor party said II hoped that
proceedings win lead to the aPser-
ton Of political independence By
American labor and formation OF an
American labor party.
It was wildly cheered by the dele
gates.
A scene that threatened to throw
the convention into disorder was
staged after the reading Of the Brit
ish Labor party cablegram, when
James Mercer, Of Chicago, demand
ed recognition from William H.
Johnston, chairman.
Forced to His Seat.
For several minutes, Johnston
failed to answer his plea, despite
the increasing vigor Of Mercer's
shouting.
Cries Of ''sit down." throw him
out" rang from the floor.
When Mercer failed to sit down,
corps Of sergeants-at-arms rushed
him, forcefully throwing him into =
seat on the front row.
When this was done. Johnston an
nounced: 2
HE (Mercer) only wanted to tell
you that he was an independent
presidential candidate"
Quiet immediately was restored
and the report of the credentials
committee was received.
National campaign headquarters
Tor Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette
tRepJ Of Wisconsin, who has en-
tered the Presidential race a. an
independent progressive, win be
opened in Chicago Monday, Con-
gresham John M. Nelson OF Wiscon-
SIM bis campaign manager, an
Bounced here today.
Nelson, who Is representing La
Follette's interests at the sessions
here Of the Conference for Progress
eive Political Action, declared he
would leave Cleveland for Chicago
tonight after the adjournment Of the
convention and Immediately map out
plans for the campaign that will be
carried at once into every State In
the country.
La Toilette IN Capital.
La Toilette himself WIN not leave
Washington for about ten days,
Nelson declared. Then he win 60
to Chicago TO meet his campaign
managers, national ana State, later
going to his home in Madison, wis.
During the fall Nelson SAID, La
Toilette plans to speak in ali the
large industrial centers Of the ma
ton.
An announcement IL expected
shortly from La Toilette naming
all his campaign managers. Al.
ready Congressman Edward Brown,
Republican, Of Wisconsin, has been
agreed upon to head the conxres-
sional campaign committee and
w. T. Raleigh, Of Freepoit, Ill,
a. publicity director, Il was leaned.
A central committee, composed OF
each State leader, win have direct
charge Of the campaign.
Robert M. La Toilette, jr., viii
work with Nelson In directing the
entire force, leaving the Senator
free from campaign worries. so that
he can devote himself almost en-
tirely to speech-making.
La Follette's formal announce
ment Of his candidacy, made q day
earlier than scheduled, was hailed
by the managers Of the conference,
which went into its final session
today, as q master stroke Of pOliti-
cal strategy. 1t was believed to
have headed off finally any chances
Of the socialists to force the con-
ference to form a new third party
at once, q move which La Toilette
denounced. Faced with La Fol-
lette's opposition, socialists, under
Morris Hillquitt, Of New York, vr-
tually abandoned their fight, the
only problem before the convention
that looned az seriously trouble.
some. La Toilette also killed Off
communists who were seeking rep
resentation. The platform fight
was settled when he declared for
the doctrinAl creed that was pre-
scented by the Wisconsin delegation
to the Republican convention.
Paved Way for endorsement.
The letter also paved the way FOR
the conference to be the first ma.