The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-22
NEW PARTY LAUNCHED IN SENATE LaFOllette To Head New Progressive Ticket,
 COnferees Say DEFINITE PLANS
 AWAIT PARLEYS Dill And Wheeler To Keep Quiet Until After
 June A M'ADOO DEFAULT
 FURNISHES HOPE Insurgents See Chance Of Gathering 100000
 Railroad Votes
DEFINITE PLANS
 AWAIT PARLEYS
M'ADOO DEFAULT
 FURNISHES HOPE
(By Leased Wire to The Age-Herald)

(By Leased Wire to The Age-Herald)
 WASHINGTON, April 21.-Plans for the formation of an independent third party, headed by Senator Robert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin, have been formulated by progressive sena. tors, and it definitely has been decided that La Toilette will run for the presi- dency in November.
 An announcement to this effect, how ever, will not be made until after the republican national convention has been held in ClevelandFon June 10.
 It was learned Monday that meet ing was held Sunday night at La Fol. lette's home at which Senators LaSd and Frazier of North Dakota; Brook hart of Iowa, and Norris of Nebraska, republicans; Johnson and Shipstead of Minnesota, farmer-labor, and Wheeler of Montana, and Will of Washington, democrats, were present.
 To Go Before Conventions
 Johnson and Shipstead, it is report. ed. will go before the two farmer-labor conventions, one of which will be held
  land, to seek support of these bodies for the Wisconsin senator. Dill and Wheeler do not intend to come out for La Toilette until after the democratic convention has been held in New York on June A.
 ClincAing by Coolidge Sunday of the republican nomination is said to have caused La Toilette to call this meeting and reach the decision to run this fall. Some time. ago he threatened, through spokesmen, to bolt the party to which he has adhered so long, if man of the conservative type were nominated.
 Realizing that both old parties hars been taintsd by the oil scandal and l thoroughly disgusted with their failnrs to the the farmer fin his present plight. it is believed third party can make capital of the agrarian unrest and the feeling in many trade unions that the time is ripe for a progressive third party.
 Modelled After MacDOnaId's Party
 One observer who was present at the meeting declared the party would be modelled along the lines of the Brit lsh labor party, with the exception that nere the agrarian influence would pre- tuc CrHue unlOn.
 Elimination of William G. McAdoo from the democratic list of candidates has been an added influence in the decision of these senators, it was said. This linking of McAdoo with oil inc terests has thrown the progressive rail. road brOtherhoods on the voting mar ket without candidate, and La Fol lette believes he can obtain their 9. O0O,OOO or more votes with his govern ment ownership plank
 As yet, no definite platform has been formulated, and announcement of this will be held in abeyance until after both old parties have held their con ventions, but the spirit of unrest in the northwest and middlewest farm dis tricts, and the desire of large blocks of labor for a third party probably will dictate it.
 Meanwhile it is intended quietly to weld a national organization from the polygot elemnets which desire a more radical party that now exists.
 Being an astute politician, La Fol- lette realizes he must have an organiza- tion to get anywhere. He does moi intend that the third party shall die after the coming election, but wishes to make a permanent institution of it.