Evening star., 1924-07-03
THIRD PARTY SEEN
A|DT0DEMOCRATS
Leaders in New York Believe
La Toilette Would Cut
Into G. 0.P. Votes.
1912 SITUATION CITED
Spokesman Hold, However, Demo-
cats Must Name Pro-
gressive Candidate.
1912 SITUATION CITED
Rv n Stan Corremondent

By Stan Correspondent
NEW YORK, July 3.-Circumstan-
tial reports from Washington today
| that Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
| sin in going to run for the presi-
dency on a third party ticket, no
| matter whom the Democrats may
nominate, caused considerable in
| terest among the Democrats meet
ing here in national convention.
Most of those who would express an
| opinion as to the effect. of the candi-
| dacy of La Toilette in November in
sisted that it would benefit the
Democrats
| 1T may bring about a situation
analogous to that of 1912, when a
| third party was formed, with Roose-
welt at its head" said Senator Key
| have written a progressive platform.
| La ollette probably will carry four
| of the northwestern states, states
which the Republicans might carry
Otherwise. What will be the effect
OF his candidacy in the states of Ne
| braska and Kansas is more difficult
to say. If the Democrats nominate
here a progressive, as they did in
1912, when they nominated Woodrow
Wilson, 1 believe that the party
would have a good chance to carry
those two states, with La Toilette
getting considerable number of the
progressive Republican votes there"
! Representative Ayres Of Kansas
also took the view that a progressive
Democrat would have little to fear
from the nomination OF Senator La
Toilette. He said. however, that if
La toilette did not run he believed
that some of the northwestern states
| which La Toilette is expected to car
ry might well go to the Democratic
column.
What Democratic candidates are
considered progressive enough to
make such a race, provided Mr. Nc
Adoo is not the nominee?' Mr. Ayres
was asked.
Ralst0n, Robinson, ProxreHsives.
He mentioned both Senator Robin
son Of Arkansas, who has been leader
of the Democrats in the Senate
and Senator Ralston of Indiana
Both Of the candidates, by the way
are included in the list Of eligibles
announced by William Jennings
Bryan in his address to the conven-
tion yesterday, concerning the nomi-
nation of McAdoo
Another progressive from the west
being mentioned as satisfactory is
Senator T. J. Walsh of Montana II
he does not get first place on the
ticket. an effort will be made to have
|
| Daniel e. Roper, one of the McAdoc
managers, insisted that the candi
dacy of La Toilette would not injurt
the Democrats II Mr.. McAdoo were
nominated. Bryan is of the opinion
that it is absolutely essential to
in the event La Toilette runs. if the
Democratic party is not to be showed
under. He said today that with Cool.
idge and the Republicans carrying
ha Grraf ~ ,,ll -
conservatives and big business i,
would be futile for the Democrats to
nominate a man who also was con-
Sidered conservative.
Secs Help for McAdoo.
Mr.. Roper said that his candidate
for the nomination would make an
extremely good showing in Illinois
and Ohio and that he believed if a
third ticket were in the field Mr.
| McAdoo would carry both these
| states. 1t was his opinion, he said
that the farmers and the industrial
workers with Democratic leanings
| would give their support to Mr. Nc
Adoo and that the Republican ranks
would be split by La Toilette.
Senator David l. Walsh of Massa-
| chusetts, one Of the Smith leaders
| said:
mo one can tell what will be the
effect of the La Toilette candidacy
upon the Democratic party until this
| party nominates it's ticket"
1t has been the contention of the
Smith supporters that Gov. Smith is
a real progressive, and is so regard.
ed, particularly in the great indus
trial states of the east. They do not
believe that he. can be peaten in those
| states.
Some surprise was expressed BY
Democrats that the La Toilette grouI
should maintain tina. the Democratic
platform as now drafted is not sufh.
ciently progressive.
Col. Bryan and Senator Owen OF
Oklahoma both declared that it is 8
SplendidlY prQgreSSiYe platform.