Evening star., 1924-11-02
ONLY BEGUN,
SAySLAF0LLET7E
Back in Cleveland, Where He
Started Campaign, Candi-
!, date Sees Victory.
Ey the Associated Press.

fy the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, November L.
IN Clevelard's public hal where his
dependent candidacy for president
was announced and the recent Republi-
can national convention was held.
Robert NJ. La Toilette closed his cam
paIgn tonight with speech in which
be reiterated confidence that he will
win in Tuesdays election.
Tho progressive tide is rising" he
declared and will carry the progress
-1-Tes on to victory.
But this is only the beginning of
the fight We cannot in one short
struggle capture all the strongholds
n which privilege has become en-
trenched. For more than SO years the
private monopoly system has been
digging itself into the very heart
executive departments. in Congress
and in the courts. They are in the
state and city governments. They
, rave spent millions in securing their
' present power, and they cannot be
eNtcted in a day"
Reviews Campaign.
l;ecalling how, after being pre-
&ented with petition by some 300
100 men and women from every state
III the Union" he had announced on
July TO a meeting Of his supporters
in the hall in which he spoke tonight
that he would become a candidate,
Senator La Toilette said:
Il thank God that did accept For
no matter what may be the outcome
OF this election, no matter what may
be my fate in the years that are to
9ome, l shall forever rejoice that 1
mad part in this great campaign to
restore government to the people.
shall be proud that / aided in pro-
1l1 INC
1aovement-the message of humanity,
liberty and justice
! am happy also that have as my
running mate a man worthy OF the
highest honors which the nation can
confer Brilliant, incorruptible,
''"ura geous, and fired with the ideal
ISM OF knight of old, he has cap
tured the imagination of the nation
and made even his b!tterest enemies
respect. almost as much as they fear,
the name OF Burton h. Wheeler
When this campaign was launched
your short months ago, We had no
organization, We had no money and
no Fich and pampered friends. But
we d d have the faith. We did have
me courage. And. above all. we did
nave cause to fire the hearts and
command the ready allegiance of the
great masses of people. 1t is ID this
great cause-it is to these millions Of
humble men and women that this
movement owes the wonderful
strength and the vitality which has
slenced the cynics. astounded the
politicians and made Wall Street
trenble with fear"
"Obeyed Masters Voice.
HeFerting to the Republican con-
vention. which turned down the pla-
,orm draft submitted BY the Wiscon-
SIN delegation. Senator La Toilette as
'-erted that lin complete obedience to
protest as could be made by the dele
gates from Wisconsin and North Da-
ga, that convention went through
is cut-and-dried performan
The vice presidential nomination
caused some trouble, because no first
class man could be found to accept
t5at place on the ticket" he added,
,I2 ol, ASIDE from that the orders of
wall Street were executed with
r:echanical regularity"
ihe independent candidate slipped
INTO cleveland, headquarters for three
O. the railroad brotherhoods, early
Today, travelling during the night
rom PITTSBURGH, where he spoke last
nisht: After preparing his tonight's
speech' ne left his private car, which
-a1 carried him approximately 1900
miles in the last four weeks. TO de-
iFer more than a score of addresses
IN 10 states, and went to Public
square TO place wreath on a statue
OF the late Tom L. Johnson, one-time
'.ayor of Cleveland.
80 large was the crowd which
gathered to witness the brief cere-
lhony' that 20 or more policemen
ana dozen mounted officers were
fequlred to prevent blockade of
street traffic and to clear a path for
the Senator's automobile.
Later, Mr.. La Toilette went to the
Rome OF Warren S. Stone, president
OF the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers, to rest. After his ad-
dress here. he departed for his Wis
consin home to vote. He is due in
Madison tomorrow afternoon.