The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-09-19
SENATOR TELLS COOLIDGE
THAT DAVIS WILL RUN POOR
THIRD IN JERSEY AND OTHER
PARTS OF THE EAST.

Washington. - Former United
States Senator Joe FrelinghCysen of
New Jersey-pal of Daugherty, lead
er of the Old Guard, multi-millionaire
ervative'-visited the White
House last week to warn President
Coolidge not to underestimate" the
strength of La Toilette and Wheeler
in the northern and western states.
LA Toilette is going to poll a
much larger vote than many now i'm
agine," Frelinghuysen told the news
paper men after he had chatted with
the president "The leaders of the
two old parties should not make the
mistake of discounting the strength
of the Wisconsin senator.
"In my opinion, Davis will run
a poor third, not only in Jersey,
but in a number of the eastern
states"
Frelinghuysen pleaded with the
president to urge his managers to
turn their guns on La Toilette. He
wanted campaign OF education" so
that people who are inclined toward
radicalism or independent thought, as
they are inclined to express it, will re-
ceive a clear insight into La Toilette
and what he. stands for"
Glad to Give His Record
''They should be made acquainted
with his record" said Frelinghuysen,
suggestion in which La Follette's
friends will heartily concur.
They are spending every penny
they can collect in preparing lit
erature telling what La Toilette
has done for the people during
the 40 years he has been in pub
lie life.
Frelinhuysen said the Republican
should play up La Follette's constant
attacks on the supreme court and the
fallacy of his policy of government
ownership"
Progressives will gladly meet the
/ Old Guard on those issues.
Senator Simeon Fess of Ohio fol-
lowed Frelinghuysen. He said Cool
idge was morally certain" of only
/ PIP electoral votes and 266 are re-
qUired to- elect. He showed how the
contest might be thrown into Congress
and he figured Bryan Of Nebraska
might eventually become president
through a combination of the Demo
Gratis and the PrOgre ssives in the SEN
ate.
These warnings" by Fess and Ere
! linghuysen-both hard-boiled politi-
cians-have a double object. They
fear the growth of the La Toilette
movement and want Coolidge to pre-
pare to meet it. In addition they
want to throw a scare" into Wal
Street and if possible induce Davis
financial hackers to desert him anC
concentrate back OF Coolidge. Hence
the emphasis on the possibility Of
Bryan becoming president.
Reminder of "Old HickOry's Fight
Their fears concerning the progress
sive movement are well founded.
Not since Hickory" Jackson's da!
"a full century agO-has there beer
such a spontaneous uprising of tn
plain people as is now being witness
ed in the campaign for La Follett
and Wheeler.
From the very beginning, the move
ment has been strong in the middl
, west, but now it has swept over tn
"solid south'-always conceded to tn
Democratic party-and over ccnseI
vative New, England, which, since tn
Civil war, has been regarded as "safe
for the Republican party.
6 Organized labor is, naturally, tax
! ing the lead, but the movement is nc
= confined to any class.
: Bulletins From Many Fronts
f Here are some Of the development
of the week:
The North Carolina Federation G
: Labor unanimously Endorsed La Fo
lette and Wheeler. Heretofore, tn