Evening star., 1924-07-23
DAVIS UNALARMED
BY LA TOILETTE
Complicated Situation, How
ever, Considered at Con-
ference in Maine.
BY the Associated Press.
DARK HARROR

By the Associated Press.
DARK HARBOR, ISLESBORO, Me-.
July 23.-Under a program calling
for the completion before his re-
turn to New York of his address ac-
nomination John w. Davis began
spec ding up today the task Of laying
out the general subject-matter in his
mind.
Determined to make the address a
comparatively brief one. the nominee
emphasized that he would not under
take to cover all of the issues of the
campaign in this one document
The nominee and his advisers are
undertaking a careful assessment Of
the general situation In, the light
Of the entry OF Senator La Toilette
of Wisconsin into the political arena.
They anticipate that practically all
CT the Republican insurgents In both
the Senate and House will lend their
support to La Toilette. and from the
Democratic side in the Senate they
would not be surprised II Senator
Dill of Washington threw his polit-
ical lot with Senator Wheeler OF
Montana, who has taken second place
on the La Toilette ticket
Not Afraid of La Toilette.
While withholding any formal an
nouncements on the subject Mr.. Davis
has made clear that in his judgment
the movement in support Of the In
dependent presidential candidate Will
IN
The La Toilette movement was one
of the subjects which came up yes
terday at the conference which the
Democratic nominee had with Homer
s Cummings, Democratic national
committeeman from Connecticut 1t
was the first political discussion ne
had since coming to this island for
rest and recreation.
While determined to conduct a
vigorous speaking campaign Mr.
Davis will depend upon the radio TO
reach thousands of voters In the
country who otherwise would be un-
able to hear his voice HIS contri-
hutton to the radio campaign will be
in keeping his addresses to the min
imum number of words necessary to
push home his convictions on the
issues of the day. His present
tbousht is to make his general ad-
dresses even shorter than MS ac-
ceptance speech. which he estimates
now will require only about 40 min
utes for delivery.
shares in Fish Catch.
Although Mr.. Davis declined to
make a am. start today on hsn-
ing expedition down Penobscot Bay
hs shared in the catch. The fish were
deliyered to him at the doat lanolns
at the Gibson estate, where he eiecteo
to hold his daily conference with
newspaper correspondents.
Foggy weather failed to dampen
the candidates spirits and he had
his second round of golf over the
course on Islesboro.
The narrow fairways on the course
give the nominee some trouble IN
his first start playing win ms
friend. and adviser, Frank L. folk'
ha lost four balls on the first SIX
holes. He explained that he hao not
kept score, but remarked that MS
game was better than that or MS
secretary, ]. M. P. (BilD Nye.
Mr.. Davis has decided to leng1neh
his stay on Seven Hundred Acre Is
land. He Is undecided whether ne
will leave for New York on August
i or August 4. His present plan is to
complete his acceptance speech here'
90 as to have it ready for the print
ara when he arrives in the metropolis.
The stay of the nominee In New
York will be brief, as he Will reach
a couple of days before
tbe time for the official notification
there.