The Washington times., 1924-09-08
la Toilette IS
SVANPED BY
NJ ALL
Letters, BY Hundreds, Follow
Radio TaIk-Party Deser-
tons Indicated

Forty per cent of the La Toilette
Wheeler strength will come from
business men and farmers drawn
about evenly from Democratic and
Republican ranks, a compilation of
letters, received in response to
Senator La Follette'B Labor Day
radio address from Independent
Progressive supporters in seven
teen Eastern and Middle Western
states, indicated today.
These letters, which keep COM
Ing by hundreds on each mail in
response to my Labor Day ad-
dress a week ago today are the
source of the greatest inspiration
and encouragement Senator Wheeler
and l have had in the campaign"
Senator La Toilette, Independent |
Progressive candidate for President,
said today.
IT would never have believed that
SO many thousands would have |
taken the trouble to write and let |
me know their views. The warmth |
and sincerity of their good wishes |
and suggestions impress on me
more forcibly than ever that our
cause iss-right and will prevail"
SCrenEtn IN new XOrk.
Analysis of the letters indicates
that the greatest progressive fol
lowing in the East lies in New |
York with Pennsylvania next. |
Illinois leads in the Middle West |
with Ohio next and Missouri and |
Wisconsin tied for third place.
OF all the letters received from
the seventeen States up to Septem-
ber 4, 21.2 per cent came from Illinois,
r 1913 from Pennsylvania, go from
Ohio, 6.S each from Missouri, Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey; 40 from
| Wisconsin and Rhode Island, ~
from the District of Columbia, and
the rest scattered among Maryland,
Kentucky, Kansas, Connecticut, In
diana, West Virginia and Michigan.
Of those who gave their occupa-
lions. 30.55- per cent were laborers.
22.22 farmers, 1871 business men
with established concerns and bank |
ers, II 12 clerks and professional men,
II per cent commercial travellers
and statesmen and Fthe balance some
eighty occupations ranging from
Judges to actors.
Republican Boilers.
Thousands of letters, coming as
spontaneous expressions, gave the
past political affiliations of the
writer's. OF these Democrats and
Republicans were about evenly d.
vided. While 51.85 per cent of
those leaving these parties 20 vote
for la Toilette and Wheeler were
Republicans, 48.15 per cent were
Democrats, bearing out Solicitor
General James NJ Beck's warning
to Washington Republicans that La
Toilette will cut deeply into the
old organizations r
Efforts of the opposition to stem
the tide in favor of the progressive
candidate were revealed
Many complained that obstacles
We're placed in the way Of the radio
message. to the voter Labor Day. In
Cleveland. so much interference was
set up that only with great diff.
Guilty could the listeners near moro
thanf snatches of the speech.
Public Opinion.
Hundreds of laborers said their
employers were trying to sway
them with spurious, inflammatory
There follow excerpts from some
OF the letters.
THE statement you made sound. |
Cd like new Declaration of Inde. |
pendence."
I'VE believe in the old-fashionad
American principles for which You
stand"
1.-THE New York State farmers
ntS%i you in the White House."
I'm an Ohio farmer. You fishr |
Tor truth, justice, mercy, and hui
mAnity: We-farmers need you and
VIII help you win"
"The railroad brotherhoods are
with you to a man."
81 heard Davis, Coolidge, and
Dawes. But I heard what was right |
when heard you
eff there is a man in the country
whose record Of service entities him
TO the Presidency you are he.'
"Your fine enunciation of prin- |
c1ples should be a spur to every
man to do right"
Tired Of Graft.
IT and my family have voted
the Republican ticket for fifty
years. We're going to vote for you
because we're tired of corruption
and want honest government"
"The Government employees know
they can get nothing from Coolidge
and pray for your success"
THE civil war made me a Re.
publican and my neighbor a Demo
GRAFT. We're both too stubborn to
switch to each other, but we're
going to vote for you"
I've been Democrat all my
life. But I can't vote TOR Davis.
I'm voting for you"
Il had intended lodging the polls
on election day. After hearing you
talk, I'm going to vote for you
and Wheeler"
Il can't vote for Wall Street
democrat like Davis. 1 can't vote
Tor corrupt party like the Re-