Evening star., 1924-08-03
MARYLAND TO HAVE
LA TOILETTE UNIT
League to Be Formed at
Statewide Convention in
Baltimore Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, August 2.-Political
, interest here is centered- on the state
wide convention of the La Toilette
forces at the auditorium here tomor-
row, to which delegates from virtu-
ally every labor and political organi-
zation in the state not affiliated with
the two major parties has been
named.
In addition to organizing a La
Toilette league in Maryland, eight
men to run as candidates for presi-
Dental electors will be named and
their names placed on the ballot
this Fall.
For the first time organized labor
in the State appears to be solidly be-
hind the movement, and practically
all elements in Maryland which are
dissatisfied with the Democratic and
Republican parties are expected to
unite in the convention, including
members of the Peoples party, which
held its conference in St Paul before
the Cleveland conference at which
the Wisconsin Senator was named.
Plan Active Campaign.
Permanent headquarters will be
established in Baltimore, and a cam
paign for lining up voters through
out the State will be undertaken as
soon as plans are completed for the
collection of funds to finance the
campaign.
Politicians of both old parties in
Maryland admit that the woman vote
and the great independent vote is 60
ing to cut a big figure in the re-
salt next Fall, and both parties will
make desperate drive to line up
what votes they can before the third
party movement gets actively under
way.
The Democratic women are more
active than their Republican sisters,
and have already started a campaign
throughout the State to win Mary
land for Davis" and build up strong
statewide organization of Demo-
cratic women under the banner of
the League of Democratic Women's
Clubs of Maryland. of which Mrs.
Jesse w Nicholson of Chevy Chase
is president.
VIII Combat Apathy.
Holding that the apathy of intelli-
gent men and women toward voting
is the greatest menace to free gov
eminent, drive to secure 100 per
cent registration among women is
being quietly made by the Maryland
League of Women Voters, non-par-
tisan organization. throughout the
State.
Plans for the registration include
house house canvass. Sending
out literature on registration and
voting efficiency to every woman S
organization in the State for the pur-
pose of enlisting their cooperation,
wide distribution of flyers and pos
ters on the subject, development of a
speakers bureau, and establishment
of Il notorious unit to take women 10
the polls.
survey of women's organizations
in the State shows there are 1900
clubs or organized units.
One Woman in Field.
While the National Women's Party
is strongly urging women to enter
the race for Congress in all States,
the suggestion, and Mrs. Charles j.
Ogle. vice president of the local
branch, is, so far, the only tentative
candidate in the field. Her name Will
be placed before the La Toilette
meeting tomorrow for formal accept
ance on the Progressive ticket, but
as the leaders of the new parry are
said to be opposed to entering the
Congressional fight, it IS doubtful If
any action will be taken.
Democratic and Republican women
have been mentione led Informally by
their friends as good timber, but SO
far the women of the regular parties
have made no move definitely to
name candidates from their own
number.
According to ruling this week of
Attorney General Robinson, both the
Republican and Democratic parties
will have to call a meeting of the State
central committee to name congress
sional candidates in the third and
fourth districts to oppose John Philip
Hill and J. Charles Linthicum, pres
ent incumbents, who are unopposed.
q. j. c. DEPONAI.