Evening star., 1924-08-12
LABOR To SPEED
POLITICAL FIGHT
Leaders Caustic in Comment
on Democratic Accept
ance Speech.

The American Federation OF Labor
announced itself today as finally pre-
pared to open fire with big guns in
the campaign to elect the La Toilette
Wheeler ticket and candidates for
Congress whose records have satis-
fed labor.
John w. Dayis' acceptance speech
last night at ClarkSburg, w. Va, was
said, in statement issued from fed
Grafton headquarters, to have "ex-
cited rather caustic comment among
Spokesman for labor"
They see in the address," the state
ment said, IAN Ineffective effort to
apologize for the Democratic plat
form. which has been branded as "un-
acceptable" They regard Chairman
"alsh's remarks about corporation
employment as a brave effort on the
part Of the Montana Senator to give
standing to a record of employment
of which Mr.. Davis has expressed
himself as proud
G. O. p. Follows Suit.
Matthew Woll. vice president Of the
federation, who. with Vice Presidents
Martin Ryan and Thomas A.. Rickert,
bave been added to the national nom
partisan political campaign commit
tee, declared that Chairman Butler
of the Republican national comuittee,
in announcing his intention to form
a nom partisan campaign club" had
acknowledged his "own disbelief in
party and partisan action" and has
found it necessary to pattern after
the tactics Of the federation,
1T Is right that he should do so, )"
he said, "for the supporters Of re-
cd n ~
We should be happy If Mr.. Butler or
any one else could get all of the ex-
treme conservatives and reaction
aries into one camp, but, of course,
that cannot be done. There are two
bidders for that support, and each
has something good to Offer"
The federation today began organ
ization of speakers bureau to sup
ply campaign orators throughout the
country. 1t also announced that the
defeat of Senator John K. Shields, in
the Tennessee Democratic primaries,
was "its first signal victory" it hav-
ing "exerted its full effort in opposi-
tion to Shields"
Senator Stanley's victory in the
Kentucky Democratic primaries was
hailed as another success
Invitation to speak.
A number of invitations have been
extended to Senator La Toilette, inde-
pendent candidate for President, to de-
liver campaign addresses at State fairs
but 1t was doubtful today whether he
will accept any Of them.
The Wisconsin Senator, it was said
intends to devote one or more speeches
before election day to the agricultural
situation in section where 1t is a
paramount issue, but some of his ad-
visers have pointed out that, although
a fair would assure the presence Of a
crowd made UP largely of farmers
most of them arc held late in August
or early in. September,
There is little probability of the
Sena tor getting under way with
speechmaking for three or four weeks
yet, and 1t would require a rearrange.
ment of his tentative speaking sched-
ule, 1T was declared, If he accepted ar
invitation to deliver an address before
that time.
Campaign Fund Started.
Advisers of the Senator also con.
tend that the crowd at fair is usu.
| than q political candidate, and ii is
difficult to get their undivided atten.
ton for a speech.
Senator La Toilette was advised to.
day by Attorney General Ekern Of Wis
consin that a start had been made in
| the solicitation from the public OF
| contributions for the La Eollette.
| Wheeler campaign fund.
Mr.. Ekern, who has charge of this
phase of campaign activity, has head
quarters in Chicago. Several weeks
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