Evening star., 1924-07-12
LET PEOPLE PAY," !"
La Toilette CRY
Backers Want Voters to Fl
nance Campaign, Not "Big
Business"
PLANS BEING LAID HERE
Choice Of Running Mate to Be De.
cided Later-Indorsement of
Bryan Suggested.
PLANS BEING LAID HERE

Plans for organizing and financing
the La Toilette for President cam
paign throughout the country are be-
ing formulated today alta meeting of
the executive committee OF the Con-
ference for Progressive Political Ac-
tion. and members of the finance COM
mittee for the La Toilette campaign,
in the Machinist building today.
Let the people do the paying as
well as the voting" is the basis upon
which the campaign is to be run, it
was said today. One member of the
committee declared that this was a
great experiment which would be
tried out by the progressives.
1t is planned to raise the funds
necessary for the campaign in sub
scriptions ranging from so cents and
81 to larger amounts, all to be contrib
uted by the people as distinguished
from "big business. it was explained
Welcome Investigation.
I'VE will be delighted to go before
the Senate committee of which Sena-
tor Borah of Idaho is chairman and
tell where the money comes from
for the La Toilette campaign" said
William H. Johnson, president of the
International Association of Machin-
lists and temporary chairman of the
convention at Cleveland, which in
dorsed the candidacy of Senator La
Toilette.
After the meeting had been in prog
ress for two hours today, a member
of the committee said that the ques-
tion OF selecting a candidate for the
vice presidency on the ticket with
Senator la Toilette had not been up
for consideration. and that it would
not be considered at this meeting
The selection of vice presidential
candidate will be made at a meeting
of the national committee here
July Is.
Rumors Pick Bryan.
effect that the conference might in
dorse the Democratic nominee for
Vice President as the second man on
the ticket with La Toilette.
Anything is possible in politics"
was the comment on this rumor made
by a member of the committee But
seriously, such action is not to be
expected. The La Toilette ticket will
have a vice presidential candidate of
its own, and not attempt to borrow
that of the Democratic party, it is
believed.
Lay Campaign Plans.
In addition to making plans for
the financing of the La Toilette cam
paign, plans for organization in all
the states are being perfected by the
committee today. The La Toilette
committee will have its headquarters
in Chicago under the direction of
Representative John NJ Nelson of
Minnesota. But in each state there
will be a committee to cooperate.
Those attending the meeting today
include, in addition to Mr.. Johnston,
Warren S. Stone. grand chief. Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers; H
E. Wills, assistant grand chief; D. B.
Robertson, president of Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firen,en and Engine
men; Arthur J. Lowell. James p. Moo
nan, president of the Electrical Work.
ers; Arthur E. Holder, national secre-
tary, c. P. p. A; Edward Heating.
manager Labor; Sydney Hillman,
president Amalgamated Clothing
Workers; Mrs. Mabel c. Costigan, B.
c. Vladeck, Forward Association;
Basil NJ Manly, director, Peoples Leg
iS1a i've
belle Kendig, Woman's Committee for
Political Action; Benjamin c. Marsh,
director Farmers National Council;
D. c. Dormar. Nonpartisan League of
Montana; r. A. Haste Of Montana
and the following members of the
finance committee: Charles Ford, ia
cob F, Potofsky.s Alexander Kahn,
Mrs. Gordon Norrie of New York and
Miss Sheppard of New York