Evening star., 1924-06-10
LA TOILETTE DEF!ED
IN PLATFORM DRAFT
Mood of Convention Found to Be
Hostile to Any Radical Po-
litical Doctrine.
GESTURE TOWARD VETERANS
Party's Record for Disabled Will
Be Strongly Emphasized.
~ DAVID LAWRENCE.

4.
Lune 1o.-Th" Republican national
osznvontion has developed these three
distinct characteristics thus far:
First that there should be no ca
tering to the radicals, aud La Fol
lette group n" ""Inpr"uriSr. u" sitrt-
tude which begs support. nothing but
a polite and tolerant indiHerenre
Second. that thr' republican record
In Congress ANA the iudiNiduaIists
who have messed un the Legislative
program should not head the party
here or guide its councils, hUt should
be kept in the back ground. whiIr the
Coolidge mana2ement rrorIains the
party purposes and policies.
Platform Coolidge'> Own.
Third. that TIL" Republican plat
form shall be III accord with what
Mr.. Coolidge wants il to he. on ali
controversial questions. including the
soldier bonus, the world court and
agricultural Problems
Taking up these points in order. one
nndS that the movement which orig
mated in Wisconsin to have the
convention here adopt resolutions
piedging all the Delegates III advance
to support whoever is nominated
Will not tie lDtbWru through Tor the
simple reason that I" have such a
battle with the La Toilette group
means tn" proposal on thrir part Of
"a substitute asking tn" party to re
pudiate Albert =. Fall and Harry
VI. Daueh-rty This would lead 10
an open breach in which The radicals
would erUbaTraSS the convention as
Il whole and give the Wisconsin
group the excuse they are aching for
10 desert the Republican party in
foN ,f 4. L.. ..I
Instead tn" regulars from WiScon-
sin believe il - far more satisfactory
from the viewpoint Of party strategy
TO let tn" La Foll-tt- delegates sit
throughout the Republican .cOnNcn-
ton as Republicans 80 that the i'm
pulse in voting viii come from, that
side rather than the majority.
Won't Piarate la Toilette.
Regulars recognize the La Toilette
insurgency as inevitahlc and as ir-
rcc"ncuahle. They viii do nothing
10 pl.,cat, it. Gn tn other hand,
there iS % GrpWiu-. desire 10 treat
il with defiance and hoIGiy proclaim
conservatism aS u virtue. such
note would unfUrs '."nahiy strike an
enthusiastic rr$ponS- in thiS coHN" On
ti"n which already rr8ardS party in
rdelity with contempt There is also
the feeling that since Senator La Fol
lcttr has made M his mind 10 run
nothing Would l." gained by siviu.-
his followers AN eNa4=se@ rated i'm
portancc in tn" convention. which
from publicity Viewpoint might be
TO their advahtas" later on.
As for tn" old guard" and Con
greSs. the Coolidge leaders are play
ing for ii public impression Of ind"-
prndence. They want the people who
are re~t tntful Of congress ~iuu%I in-f-
iiciency /" rr5iiE- that th~ party
wholt. has no SyrnpatLy with il
RAT hot I he Lat IN
accord with the T-Sid-ur'S spec neS
and addresses 10 Congress Work j.
proceeding smoothly ana without in
terference 'bN tn, congress ionaI lead
crs, many Of whom are astUtr enough
politicians 10 appreciate that perhaps
with the unpupularity or Congress
the strategy "L the Coolidge man
ayers may not h' uawis,. after all
Harding Court &c Prevail.
On th" world court. the Coo}i,iao-
Harding Hughes idea Of American
mem berShtp in the world court ere
atod by tn" league of nations will
prevail
On the so,@ir, bnnns. the platform
VIII not point with pride" 10 the ad-
juSted compensation bill which Con
2ress passed bur Vii content itself
with general declaration Of salts
faction over what the Republican
party has done FOR the veterans of
!.
men, and there probably Will b. an
Expression of gratitude about the vet
Grams generally so as To offset some
Of the criticism leVel-d at the Presi-
dent in his recent veto message on
the bonus. when he said. in effect
that the government owed the SOL
diers and sailors nothing for their
services in the war
On agricultural questions. no spe-
cific measure will he advocated. but
a ifIl. of Ill
enunCiated
The first draft of the platform was
made in Washington. Congressional
leaders who have been consulted
aoout 1T and cabinet members who
have read ii speak of it as Il rather
lengthy document, but then platforms
have TO be nowadays to enruInpHSY all
tho subjects which must be included
10 satisfy the various clements in the
electorate, including the woman vot-
crS.
No Radical Note Sounded
When the platform is finished it
will be described by its proponents
as liberal and progressive without
note of Impractical radicalism. 1t
VIII contain no startling pronounce
ments, but will simply be reiteration
"f Coolidge doctrines as heretofore
cXpOunded
The vice presidential situation is
g
The choice will be made on the floor
after the nominating speeches are
MADE and 1t would not be surprising
to see a number of complimentary
votes given to various Republicans in
order to feel out the sentiment of the
convention. The Illinois delegation
mas voted to petition former Gov
Lowden to reconsider his refusal to
run. The plan has been for Illinois
10 place MS name in nomination first
n a
yielding to Illinois for that purpose.
But Mr. Lowden's emphatic declara-
tion over the telephone that he could
not accept, even if named. has upset
the plans of the Illinois delegation.
May Yet Draft Lowden.
Several states have been ready to
join the movement To draft Lowden,
and 1t is inconceivable that any man
would actually refuse to accept if the
nomination is unanimous Mr. I.owden
may yet be drafted, but his threat
to decline is preventing a settlement
OF the vice presidential situation in
advance of the balloting. Next to
1.owden. no man has any particular
strength. Sentiment has failed to
crystalline on any second choice and
the leaders here would like to have
President Coolidge pick a man.
But his managers shrewdly refuse
to do so, and want the convention to
take the initiative, though in the last
analysis word from William NJ.
Butler, the Coolidge cheftain. will
probably avoid a prolonged contest
and throw enough votes to particu-
lar candidate to end the contest when
over it is discreet for the administra-
ton to do SO.
Copyright, 1921
Presidents Father Invited.