Evening star., 1924-10-12
SOUTH DAK0TANS
ARRAY FOR FINISH
Coolidge and La Toilette
Forces Make Desperate e.
fort to Align Supporters.
Special Dispatc to The Star.


SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. October Ii
There is a noticeable activity among
the La Toilette supporters as the
campaign in South Dakota nears the
election on November A. and the
closing days of the campaign promise
to be decidedly animated, with both
the La Toilette and Coolidge elements
making last desperate fight to cap
ture the electoral vote of South Da-
kota. AS the election approaches the
Republicans continue confident that
they will carry the State by a large
plurality over La Toilette. While It
is conceded that some men heretofore
aligned with the Republican party
will in November vote for the La
Toilette electors, the Republican
leaders maintain that the great bulk
of Republicans in South Dakota will
vote for Coolidge and Dawes at the
November election.
Figure ON Normal Strength.
The way they figure 1t. their large
normal plurality in South Dakota will
carry their national ticket through
and give 1t big lead over the La
Toilette ticket. Appeals now are be-
| ing made to all Republican men and
women voters of the State to turn out
and vote on November and thus
La Toilette as large as possible
These appeals are expected to be
answered by the party casting the
largest vote ever polled by it in
South Dakota at the election In No
Vember. George w. Wright, chair
man of the Republican State Com
mittee, Is one of the shrewdest politi-
cal managers in the Northwest. and
ne Is giving great deal of his per-
sonal attention to carrying the State
TOT Coolidge and Dawes. The Repub-
licans realize they have a fight in
carrying South Dakota for their ma
tional ticket, but they continue to
maintain that South Dakota will line
UP for Coolidge and Dawes at the
election in November.
Speakers of national reputation Ell
ther have already come to South Da-
kota to boost the opposition national
tickets, or will do so before the close
or the campaign, these include Sena-
tor willis of Ohio, Senator Capper of
Kansas, Representative Haucen Of
Minnesota, j. Adam Bede, former
Representative from Minnesota. for
the Republicans, and Senator Magnus
Johnson of Minnesota. Oswald Garri-
son Willard, editor of the Nation, for
La Toilette. and Charles W Bryan
Democratic nominee for Vice Presi-
dent, and ]. Hamilton Lewis of Hi
nois. for the Democrats The Demo-
Gratis OF South Dakota are making
an effort to have John W. Davis come
to South Dakota, for the purpose of
making one or more addresses.
Dawes to Make Second Trim.
Charles D. Dawes, Republican vice
presidential candidate, recently came
to Sioux Falls and made political
address iS
make second trip to South Dakota
and Will remain in the State for a
longer period than on his first visit.
being scheduled for several addresses
in different towns Of the State on his
second visit
The unsettled financial conditions
which yet exist among many of the
farmers of South Dakota are held re-
sponsible for the strength which the
La Toilette movement has developed
in South Dakota The Republicans
are combating this by producing
records purporting to show Senator
La Toilette never has done ANYTHING
in behalf Of farmers of South Dakota
and the nation in general, and by
pointing out that members of Con-
Eress from Wisconsin who are con-
trolled by Senator La Toilette at the
last session OF Congress aided in the
defeat of the McNary- -Haugen bill,
which was designed to assist the
farmers of South Dakota and other
States. ALFRED BURkHOLDER.