Evening star., 1924-05-28
|LA TOILETTE READY
TO LEAD |NSURGENT
| PRESIDENCY RACE
Virtually Announces Candi-
dacy Unless Both Old
| Parties Are Purged.
| WARNS OF COMMUNISTS
AT ST. PAUL CONVENTION
Urges Supporters to Stay AwaJ
From Session Certain of
Red Domination.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Senator La Toilette today virtuaIlq
announced that he will run for Presi-
dent on an independent ticket unless
the approaching Democratic and Re
publican conventions demonstrate Ia
the people whether either of thos.
parties can and will purge itself OF
the evil influences which have long
dominated them
IF this is not done" Senator La
Toilette wrote to Attorney General
Ekern of Wisconsin, "a long suffer
ing and righteously indignant people
will find in the coming campaign eff
fective means. Independent of both
these old parties, to take back control
of their government and make il
truly representative"
At the same time Senator La Fol
lette denounced the Communists and
openly charged that they were seek
ing to take control Of the Farmer
Labor-Progressive convention" called
to meet at st. Paul June II.
Text of Letter.
The text of the letter, written MAY
go, at Atlantic City, where the
senator is recuperating from a long
Hon. Herman L. Ekern, Attornt!
General. Madison, Wisconsin.
MY Dear Mr.. Ekern:
Il have your letter of May eth.
saying that many of my friends in
Wisconsin are anxious to know my
attitude towards the 'Farmer-Labor-
Progressive convention called ta
Il should not feel it incumbent
upon me to declare my attitude eX-
cept that my name is being used
by the promoters of that convention
IN such a way as to convey the i'm
preston that it has my approval and
as result some of my friends in
different parts of the country con-
templated attending the st. Paul con-
vention. Because of these facts, |
feel II my duty to state my view
Il have no doubt that very NAM
Of those who have participated in
bringing about the st. Paul conven-
ton have been actuated by the purcst
desire to promote genuine political
and economic progress.
Made Fatal Error.
Nevertheless. in my judgment. tn,
June II convention will not COM
~ioiAN shS SupPoi u the ldTHeTS, tnp
workers or other Progressives be-
cause those who have had charge Of
the arrangements for this conven-
tion have committed the fatal error
OF making the Communists an liz.
tegral part Of their organization
The Communists have admittedly
entered into this political movement
not for the purpose of curing by
means of the ballot the evils which
afflict the American people, but only
to divide and confuse the Progressive
movement and create a condition of
chaos favorable to their ultimate
aims. Their real purpose is to estab-
lish by revolutionary action a dicta-
torship OF the proletariat, which is
absolutely repugnant to Democratic
ideals and to all American aspira-
tions. The official declarations of the
Workers Party show clearly that
they are seeking to use the Farmer
Labor party of Minnesota and other
progressive organizations that have
lent their names to this convention
as a means of advancing their own
ends.
This is shown by an official state
ment of the central executive COM
mittee Of the Workers Party Of
America. as follows:
Printed in the Daily Worker the
March 81, 1s24.)
The policy which we adopt in
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