The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-08
LAFOLLETTE
LIKELY WILL
MAKE RACE
Badger State Scion, However,
viii Not Be Nominated
in Convention,
Times Washington Bureau,
1922 Mem York Are.

M7 ASHINGTON, April S,-While
IlWI it is generally believed that
III Senator La Toilette will be
nominated for President either at a
convention in ST. Paul June II or at
a convention in Cleveland July A, or
at both conventions, it is quite likely
he viii be nominated at neither. And
yet it is almost certain he will be a
candidate.
The reason for this paradoxical
prospect lies in the nature Of the two
conventions.
First. the st. Paul pow-wow. It is
being called as a Farmer-Labor party
national convention, using the ma
chinery of the Minnesota State Far
mer-Labor party to some extent as a
nucleus. The Farmer-Labor party is
real party in Minnesota. 1t was
under this label Senator Magnus
Johnson and Henrik Shipstead were
elected. Efforts four years ago, how
ever. to organize nationally under that
name resulted in disrupting the move
ment Of farmers and union labor to
get together.
Radicals In Control
It has been alleged since that time
a small radical group representative
of the workers party outmaneuvered
the politicians Of organized labor and
seized control of the organization, In.
GLIDING the label.
So organized labor and those pro-
gressive elements which desire to
work with organized labor are look
ing coldly upon the st. Paul eonven-
ton. Labor" the organ of the rail
road brotherhoods, has issued a warn
ing against participation in the meet
ing. saying it will be controlled by
communists.
Senators Magnus Johnson and Ship
stead are preserving wary attitude
and have not yet lent their indorse-
ment to the coming convention.
For their parts the men who have
called the convention propose TO write
their own platform. La Toilette will
suit them as a candidate If he &C
cepts their platform. 1t is doubtful
If he will.
AS for the Cleveland convention. It
has been called by the conference
for progressive political action, an
organization formed prior to the cleo
tions Of 1922, largely through the ef-
forts of several national labor unions.
McAdoo Support Fades
1t has not nominated candidates,
but has given it's support to those
candidates that nearest approach It's
views. There was reason to expect
at one stage of the present campaign
that the Cleveland conference would
result in indorsing W. G. McAdoo and
planning methods of aiding his candi-
dacv. That stage is past, however,
and now La Toilette is the one can
didate seriously considered.
La Toilette is going into the Re
publican convention with the Wis
consin delegation and some members
/ of other Northwest delegations behind
him. II this convention is as con-
servatives as anticipated. 1t Is fair
to expect La Toilette will refuse to
support the candidate.
Will Run as Independent
/ In that case he will run as an In
/ dependent Whether the managers OF
the st. Paul convention will take him
as an Independent on his own platform
remains to be seen. The Cleveland
conference unquestionably will indorse
/ him in that role
1t would prefer. it is believed. La
Toilette running alone and gathering
to himself all the elements that share
his beliefs, to a situation in which
he would be encountered by efforts TO
organize and perfect a complete new
political party