Evening star., 1924-08-15
WARNS Of STRONG
INDEPENDENT VOTE
FreIinghuysen, Here to See
Coolidge, Cautions Against
Holding La Toilette Lightly.

One of the first to call on President
Coolidge today to congratulate him
| on his acceptance speech last night
! was Frank w. Monden. who was
! chairman of the notification COM
mittee. After congratulating Mr..
| Coolidge upon what he termed a
masterpiece speech. he received from
the Presidents lips high words of
| praise for the part he had played, not
| only in the Cleveland convention over
| which he presided as permanent
chairman. but for quality of his
speech of notification last night.
While the Republicans Of Virginia
are laying no claims for victory in
the Old Dominion in November, they
do expect an unusually large Re-
publican vote. This was the sub
stance of greeting brought to the
President by little group of
prominent Republicans from Rich
mond, who had come to Washington
to take part in nOtifica ton ceremonies.
Those in the delegation were Joseph
=. Brady, who has the distinction of
having been the first delegate elected
sto the Cleveland convention instruct
ed to vote for Coolidge: |. J. Marcuse,
c. q. SmitherS. John B. Kimberly and
Milton r. Marcuse
Freifngh hnuysen Fears In Toilette.
Former Senator Frelinghuysen' OF
New Jersey, who was one of those
who called on the President today
personally to compliment him for his
acceptance speech, is Of the opinion
that Senator La Toilette is going to
poll much larger vote throughout
the country than many now imagine
He contends that old-line Republicans
and democrats should not be unmind-
, fui OF the growing La Toilette Senti-
ment. and that the leaders and the
rank and file of the two parties should
not make the mistake of discounting
the strength of the Wisconsin Senator.
nile there are many persons who
fully understand just what La Fol
lette stands for, and who see in him
and in his doctrines a menace to the
Government, there are many others
VINO are lacking in this WISDOM SEN
ator FreiinShuysen said.
Both old parties should engage IN
campaign of education; they should
sec to 1t that the people, especially
those who are inclined toward radi-
caiiSm or independent thought, as
they are inclined to express it, are
given clear insight into La Toilette
and what he stands for. They should
b acquainted with his record. They
should be told of his constant attacks
upon the Supreme Court and of the
faliacy of his policy of Government
ownership.
Sentiment in Jersey.
While l personally believe that
many of those who now are inclined
toward rd-party candidates will,
before election day. come to realize
the folly and aDsurdity of support
ing this candidate. In New Jersey
there is considerable La Toilette SEN
timent and. | am sorry to say, it is
not confined to Democrats. l think
that La Toilette will draw equally
from both of the old parties. PreSi
dent Coolidge, however. is popular.
and inasmuch as the State is nor
mally Republican, and the fact that
Davis arouSeS very little enthusiasm
in our State, | think the Republican
national ticket will win in New Jer
sey. In my opinion. Davis will run
poor third. not only in New Jersey.
but in number of other Eastern