Evening star., 1924-07-18


candidate was only one of many
problems before the national COM
mtttco, which is to decide also on
plan for raising a La Toilette cam
paign fund. chiefly through small
contributions from members of labor
and farm organizations.
Representative John NJ. Nelson of
Wisconsin. campaign manager for
Mr.. La Toilette, came to Washing
ton from his Chicago headquarters to
participate in the committee meet
ing with view of insuring co-opera-
tion with the conference organization.
While here he also will give the
Senator first hand information as to
the progress thus far made in build
ing up a campaign machine.
To Seek Southern Vote.
Determination of the La Toilette
! organization to make n strong bid for
votes in the South was shown in the
announcement by Mr.. Nelson that
campaign headquarters would be
opened in New Orleans. Subordinate
to the main offices in Chicago, head
quarters probably will be opened in
New York City and in San Francisco.
Representative LaGuardia, Republi-
can. New York, has been asked to
make preliminary arrangements for
the Eastern offices while the work on
the Pacific Coast probably will be in
trusted to Rudolph Spreckles.
ON his arrival Mr.. Nelson immedi-
ately went into conference with men,
hers of the national committee, plan
ming to confer with Senator La
Toilette later in the day. He pre-
dicted that the La Toilette ticket
would be placed on the ballot in every
| State. although he admitted that some
| obstacles were being encountered.
The most serious situation, he said,
was in West Virginia, where, it was
admitted, difficulty was being met in
| complying with the election law. The
| task Of placing La Toilette electors
on ballots in all States has been left
| in the hand of Donald Richberg, a
Chicago attorney.
Ladd Promises Support.
Senator I.add, Republican, North
| Dakota, said that he intended to
support the La Toilette presidential
campaign in his own State without
leaving the Republican party"
Il am a Republicans progressive
RepubIican-as are most of the people
of my State" Senator Ladd said The
Repub blican ticket is the one We gen.
orally support and that Is wnat
| shall do in this campaign
However, the people OF North Da-
| kota are not averse to disregardinS
an Individual machine candidacy on
| the Republican ticket when 1t is ne
| cessarv. They will vote for La Fol-
lette at the rate of about two to one
| for anyone else, and there is no doubt
| that my vote will be cast along with
| theirs.
This statement, he added was the
only one he could make in view of
his official standing as Republican
member of the Senate.
| Senator Frazier of North Dakota,
| Senator Ladds colleague, also Hsted
| as a Republican, has previously an
nounced his intention to support the
| La Toilette campaign, by attending
| the Cleveland convention which IN
/ dorsed Senator La toilette canal
dacy. Senator Frazier and Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, Will
| address political rally here tomor-
row night in behalf of the Wisconsin
candidate.
Committee Enlarged.
At the first session of the confer
ence today the national committee
of the Conference for Progressive 70.
litical Action, consisting hitherto of
40 members, representing labor and
farm organizations, was enlarged by
the addition of four new members.
Those given recognition are Norman
Thomas of New York, representing
the League for Industrial Democ-
racy; Algernon Lee of New YORK:
Bertha Hale White of Chicago and
Louis Sharts of Ohio, representing
the Socialist party, which has decided
to support La Toilette rather than
place it's own presidential ticket in
the field this year.
1t also was decided to conduct an
immediate survey to determine what
geographical areas, organizations and
individuals were not Adequately rep
resented apd to recommend further
increases in membership.
Johnston Presided.
The conference was held at the
Headquarters of the International AS
sociatlon of Machinists, and was pre-
sided over by William H. Johnston,
president of the association.
Among those who participated were
| H. Z. Wills, representing Warren S:
| Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood
| of Locomotive Engineers; Arthur J.
| Lowell. as representative of d. Il.
| Robertson, president of the Brother,
| hood of Locomotive Firemen and
| Enginemen; Thomas M. Pierson, rep
| resenting E. ]. Manion, president of
| the order of Railway Photographers;
| Charles p Ford. secretary and treas
urer of the Electrical Workers; F. H.
Fljozdal, president of the Maintenance
of Way Employees; T. c. Cashen, pres
ident of the Switchmen's Union: Ar
| thur Z. Holder, snational secretary
| of the Conference for Political Ac-
| ton; former Representative Edward
| Keating of Colorado, now manager
| of the magazine, Labor; James Fl.
| Maurer, president of the Pennsylva-
MIA State Federation of Labor; r. T:
Wood, president of the Missouri
State Federation of Labor
| Mrs. Mabel Costigan O Washington,
Morris Hillqut of the Socialist party,
Alexander Kahn of the Forward AS
sociation, New York; Frank Stevens,
representing the Single Tax League;
Isabelle Kendig and Mrs. ellison Card
| ner of the Woman's Committee for
Washington; former Representative
John NJ. Baer of North Dakota, sgd
ney Hillman, president Of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers; Fannie
NJ. Kohn of the Lady Garment
Workers: Frank A. Pattison of the
Marsh, director of the Farmers Ma
tional Council; r. A Haste, secretary to
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana;
Farley p. Christensen, presidential
Present also at the meeting were
| Representative John M. Nelson, La
Follette'S campaign manager in 1920,
Attorney General Herman l.. Ekern of
Wisconsin and Gilbert E. Roe, former
law partner TO Senator La Toilette.
INDoRsED BY CONDUCTORS.
Union Virtually Unanimous in