The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-31
'FIGHTIN' bob
BACKS Goldfish
STATE DEMOCRAT
Herbert Baker Deserts
to Coolidge
lspeoIaI to the pAILY woRkERl

WASHINGTON, July 3d.
Senator David |. Walsh, of Mas
sachusetts, chairman of the
democratic senatorial commit
tee was endorsed for re-eIec-
ton by the Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action of that
state.
The ways are being creased
for maximum vote for the La
Follette-Wheeler ticket. Walsh
of Massachusetts is not listed
as reactionary. In fact he has
been very much of nonentity
in Washington.
One of the severest jolts received
by the LaFollette crowd to date was
the DETECTION Of Herbert A. Baker, of
Detroit, well-known and much touted
progressive, to the Coolidge camp.
He figured very heavily in the cal
culations of the so-called progress
ives Baker is a candidate for gov
ernor of Michigan on the Republican
ticket and was present at the st.
Louis meeting of the G. P. P. A. but
not at the Cleveland convention.
Roosevelt carried Michigan in 1912
and Baker was expected to bring the
cracked bell outfit to victory in 1924.
Warren S. Stone, one of LaFollette's
most prominent hackers is support
ing Baker.
Hoss Trading.
1t is rumored that deal is being
made in Illinois whereby no opposi-
ton will be offered to Len Small pro-
vided the latter fails to support the
Coolidge national ticket. Owing to
the GOODNESS that has developed be-
tween Small and Thompson, the mat
ter is not easy of adjustment. Thomp-
son is known to be favorable to La
Toilette, but if Small continues to
support his rival, Lundin, it is pos
sible the former mayor may take
time off from his tree-climbing fish
expedition to hurl few daggers
around where they will do most harm
to his most recent enemies.
If Small comes safely thru the pres
ent graft trial all will be we'll; if not,
all will not be so well with Small, but
the political situation would clear
considerably for LaF'ollette who
might be able to run a candidate for
governor who would receive the sup
port of Thompson and the labor fax
ers who have already sold out to
Small.
The situation in New York is rath-
or complicated. The left wing of the
LaFollette forces represented by Nor
ris Hillquit is at loggerheads with the
right wing which is under the direc-
ton of Tammany Hall. The latter fac
ton elected the socialist party from
it's last state conference and the next
meeting may be the scene of another
act of violence. The socialists are al
ready in the field with a candidate for
governor in the person of the Rever-
end Norman Thomas. Perhaps the So
cialists expect the Democrats might
be more lenient to parson. But the
TammanyiteS are no respectors of
persons, or parsons either, and if
they feel that the socialists or the
socialist leaders are liable to slip in
to political prominence in New York
state thru the G. P. P. A. there may
be dirty work.
Saving The Wreck.
William H. Johnston and LaFol-
lette are doing everything possible to
dodge split in New York. 1t is ru-
incurred that Hillquit has the ambi-
ton to be United States senator and
that Berger has a similar ambition.
What happens to the socialist party
is of little consequence as long as
the leaders have some place to go.
Outside of Hillquit and Berger there
are none in the socialist party that
need be feared just now. James
Oneal might be given a job in the
Department of Justice and the other
lickspittles who helped Burns Eek
pose" the COMMUNISTS could be given
similar employment.