Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-06
THIRD PARTY MAY
RESULT ROM Oil
MANY POLITICIANS IN WISHING
ron THINK LA TOILETTE
WILL HEAD ITS TICKET.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK


Washington.-A good many politi-
clans here, to whom the wish possibly
may be as the thought, seem to think
that third party ticket will be put
into the field next summer, and that
probably Robert Marion LaFollette
will lead it.
There may be wrong reckoning in
this matter, because Senator LaFol-
lette has had a somewhat remarkable
way of maintaining his party regular
lily. Whether the Wisconsin senator
will think that the time is ripe to
change his record Of regularity re-
mains to be seen.
There is admission on the part Of
some of those who are friendly to the
extra party plan that there is no one
with strength enough to lead it except
Senator LaFollette. There have been
all sorts of reasons advanced in the
past by one so-called progressive group
of Republicans plus some Democrats
for the formation of third party with
LaFollette or a man like him at the
head, but since the Teapot Dome trou-
bic has come to poster the public and
the parties the third party movement
has received additional impetus.
Senator Hiram w. johnson is
stumIing In behalf Of his own candf-
dacy and, of course, against that of
Calvin Coolidge. Senator Johnson is
making much of the oil issue. 1t may
be asked why the more radical Repub-
licans who have heard what Senator
Johnson has to say on the Teapot
Dome matter and on some other mat
tiers concerning which his views are
those of the LaFollette element will
not be satisfied with Johnson as can
didate.
Call johnson Conservative.
II all of the dissatisfied Republicans
should support johnson in the pri-
maries and, through their delegates,
in the convention, he might be nomi-
mated, or it is possible that some such
the country found itself in 1912.
The reason, probably, why the West
ern and Northwestern Republicans
who call themselves progressives,
while others call them radicals, might
bot be satisfied with Johnson as a
leader is that many of them look upon
him as altogether too conservative.
He is s progressive and not radical,
buk all things, even in politics, are
comparative and to LaFollette and
his followers seemingly Johnson is not
to he thought of as a representative
of their views.
The friends of Senator Johnson in
Washington seemingly believe sincerely
today that his chances for the nominal
ton have been enhanced greatly by
the results of the oil investigation. 1t
does not seem, however, that Senator
Johnson's friends here believe that
President Coolidge In even small de-
gree Is responsible for the troubles
which have recently come to plague
the party, the nearest approach to the
placing of personal responsibility on
the President being In connection with
the matter of the retention for time
of Secretary DENLY in the cabinet.
Why They Oppose Coolidge.
The friends of Senator Johnson,
however, say that the mind OF the
present administration and the
minds" of its chief subordinate Off
Gals are the mind and the minds of
the preceding administration and its
officials, and that there might be a
recurrence of troubles If the present
type of of1icialdom should be the con-
tinuing type.
The administrations friends say
that the Johnson adherents apparently
lose sight of the fact that President
Coolidge is determined that no guilty
person shall escape and that if either
incompetence or maladroitness shall
be proved against any official of the
administration he shall go the way.
The President, however, still is deter
mined that no official, simply because
me1 may think evil Of him. shall be
condemned without proof.
The Republicans here generally
seem tosfeel that the country approves
of the Coolidge determination not to
condemn any man unjustly or to thrust
him out simply because some may
speak evil of him. If this be the case
many Republicans think there is no
reason why the Johnson cause should
gain strength.
There is, however, today stronger
feeling than before that out Of the
spout of the teapot will come steam
enough to move the wheels of third
party movement This sort of thing is
what the LaFollette Republicans have
been looking for to give additional
strength to their phalanx of OPPOSE
ton to things as they are.
If third party shall come into ex-
istence with LaFollette at it's head
there is no doubt at all that it will
make trouble for the Republicans and,
of course, trouble for the Democrats.
It is perfectly conceivable that the
wisconsin senator might carry several
states of the Union.
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