Evening star., 1924-06-12
THIRD PARTY BOOM
: is SEEN INEVITABLE
Wisconsin Support for La Toilette
Against Coolidge Is
Unmistakable.
BACKED IN NORTH DAKOTA
G. o. P. Platform Not as Con-
servative as Expected.
~ DAVID LAWRENCE.


g CONVENTION HALL, CLEVELAND,
Ohio, June 12.-The third party
movement was born here last night.
Wisconsin defied the forty-seven
other states of the Union. whose dele
gates stood and cheered President
Coolidge while the La Toilette men
sat in their seats unmoved. They
walled at the tactics of some dele
gates who began to sing "rhe Star
Spangled Banner" in an effort to per-
suade the Wisconsin men to stand up.
But the Badger State delegation acted
as if they couldn't hear the national
anthem-there was so much noise
and confusion.
throughout the evening the dissent
OF wisconsin from the Republican ma
tionaI platform and its unwillingness
to support Calvin Coolidge Tor the
presidency were unmistakable. Wis
consin is for Robert NJ. La Toilette Is
an Independent Republican canoidate
Tor the presidency. If there was any
doubt of their intention to bolt the
Republican party last nlghts oem
onstration furnished an unequlVocai
answer.
VIII Reject Platform.
It was on tie national platform
that wisconsins delegates really
bolted this convention. They faiied
to support the majority report ana
they openly say they Will not accept
its provisions. even though the con-
yention has adopted the same. The
bisses and jeers only stiffened the
determination OF the Wisconsin dele
sates-twenty-eig of them, lot
there was a lone Coolidge man anon .
1hem-to stand by their CONVICTIONS
Sir Of the thirteen North Dakota
delegates also supported the Wlscon-
sin delegation throughout the eye
ming as they, too, were Tor La FOL-
lette.
seryative as was anticipated. There
are lots of things which certain re-
dictionary interests would have writ
ten into it. but they were omitted.
The document will be suolea TO much
criticism. of course. from the pemo
Gratis. and in one respect, at least
the platform is misl eading, il not IN
accurate This occurs in the plank
relating to the exposures OF dishon-
csty in the government. Ine pay
fn,m speaks of instances in both
parties of men in public office who
are willing to sell official favor. but
Congress did not expose any such
thing. The second paragraph OF that
what was revealed, for the platform
denounces the sale OF influence
after leaving public ONCE. and says
a law should be enacted to forpld
it. This was aimed at william u
McAdoo and the Democrats generally.
Fight From Democrats.
Undoubtedly this effort to fasten
the recent exposures on the Demo
Gratis SO as to make it appear that
certain cuIprits may be found IN
both parties will be bitterly resented
by the Democrats and revive what
might otherwise have been a futile
issue.
Many planks in the platform will
And favor and little criticism, as, for
instance, the approval of the child
labor amendment and the creation OF
a department of education in the
government and the declaration in
hour day. The labor plank is. in
deed. rather liberal one, consider
ing the effort that was made to make
it severely anti-union. Even the pro-
iTSs TSe ara rsla1os no So to far asid from
labor's own demands. For instance.
the platform favors collective bar
gaining, mediation and voluntary ar
bitration." and says frankly the party
action in the settling of labor dis
putes."
There is one plank which. however.
will be heard from on the stump. 1t
is that which advocates universal
transcription in time of war and the
drafting "of such material resources
and such services as may be re-
quired'' 1t is what the American
Legion wants. but it is not what
Ia hNlI
There is. by the way. no specific
mention Of the soldier bonus law
recently enacted. On the contrary.
there is mild rebuke for Congress
all along the line as there is no
''ponting with pride" to the legisla-
tive achievements of the last ses-
&icn. but considerable mention of
laws passed by previous sessions Of
the Republican Congress Even the
new tax law is not held up to praise.
The platform speaks of the reduction
in taxes. but says Congress devoted
itself to tax reduction" and not to
not quickly comprehended, but it
means that Congress failed to adjust
taxes scientifically or according to
the Mellon plan.
The foreign relations provisions
ere far more friendly to interna-
tional cooperation than the platform
of 1899 While the league of nations
itself is denounced, praise is given
10 the various humanitarian activities
ff the league in which the United
States has participated without for
feiting, limiting or restricting our
yational freedom of action This
follows the line of Secretary HugheS
speech at the Republican convention
81 New York state.
Farm Plank Satisfies.
The agricultural plank satisfied
most OF the conservatives from the
west. and some members of the farm
bloc, including Senator Gooding of
idaho. 1t is a pledge, in general
aerms. to render aid to the farmer,
but offers no specific remedy. arguing
only for diversiication and cooper
ative marketing.
Z The Ku Klux Klan adherents gained
a victory in kefping out of the plat
1ion or to any societies of similar
character. The platform contains a
brief reference to the constitutional
guarantees of religious. political and
civil liberty. and denounces the sub
stitution of private will for public
law and mob rule. but makes no men,
1fon of the fomenting of religious
prejudice and racial hatred.
Z The world court plank adopted was
the one framed by President Coolidge.
The adherence of the United States
to the existing world court created
by the league OF nations and ap-
Sproved by the late President Hard
ing, President Coolidge and Secretary
Hughes, is urged upon the Senate.
Opposes Gsvernment Ownership.
I Emphatically rejecting government
lot
sapproves the retention of the ships