Evening star., 1924-08-03
POLITICAL BATTLE
LINES ARE DRAWN
Skirmishes Grow More FIRE.
quent--Major Attacks
Soon to Be Launched.
SHAVER AND BUTLER BUSY
La Toilette Expected to Direct
Principal Fire on
G. O. P.
SHAVER AND BUTLER BUSY
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

NEW YORK, August 2-Political
skirmishes are growing more fire.
auent as the time for the real clash
of the forces approaches In a little
more than ten days now the battle
lines will be drawn. The Democrats
will have launched their main attack
upon the Republicans and the latter
will have countered with their big
sest gun.
The Democratic shock troops will
be led by John w. Davis, who already
is mobilizing the rhetorical reserves
he will throw at the enemy on August
IL at his old home town of C1arks-
burg.
Republicans holding the govern
mental trenches at Washington will
stand fast and true to Calvin Cool
idge, whose counterassault will be
delivered in the Capitol August II.
In mo Mans Land,
The. third party. "Progressives,"
already ar out in no mans land,
ready TO fraternize with the soldiers
of both old parties and to welcome
al the "deserters" to their standard.
The Progressives might be called the
sappers and miners of the coming
Sampaign. They hope to set off a few
In fact they figure they already have
done so. Senator La Toilette expects
TO furnish the country with at least
one sensation week, and his blows
will all be directed at special in
terests which he contends are really
the generals in command of both Re
publican and Democratic armies.
Senator La Toilette promises to fight
ooth sides indiscriminately, but per-
sons who have talked with him re-
Gently have received the impre SSion
that his guns are to be aimed prin-
cipally at the Repu blicanS. Having
dwelt more or less in the Repu blican
houshold. the senior Senator from
Wisconsin probably feels he knows
the weak spots of the CT. o. P. little
better than he does the Democrats.
Democrats Perfect Campaign.
The Democrats rapidly are per-
fecting their campaign. Glenn Shaver
Is functioning as national chairman,
although he will not officially be ele-
waited to that position until the ma
uonal committee meets at the Davis
notification ceremonies. There is to
De a better organization than the
democrats have had in 12 long
years. Many of the men who were
strongest in support of William
G1bbS McAdoo for the nomination
have forgotten convention Differ m r
ences and are to have an active part
in the Davis campaign. Four years
ago when Mr.. McAdoo failed of the
nomination his friends largely held
aIoof. There is different spirit this
year, despite the fact that the con-
test in Madison Square Garden was
iar more bitter than the one at San
Francisco in 1920.
All of the warning elements of the
democracy appear to be getting to-
gether and the Republicans no long
or are making light of the attack
they must meet from the Davis
Bryan combination.
Butler Is Hard Worker.
Chairman Butler of the Republican
natlonal committee is proving an in
defatigable worker. He is fitting
about the country with almost the
same speed and dexterity that viii
Hays was showing four years ago.
Mr. Butler himself has said that ne
GOES goes not expect to do much sitting
down between now and the trst
Tuesday in November. He makes
overnight jumps by the fastest trains
between New York and chicago.
Wash1Ington wa 1,n asd Chicago and Boston
constitute the main portion of his
itinerary throughout the Campaign
Mr.. Butler has been through much
the same task that confronted Mr.
Shaver. The Republican national
~ A1otAOii VII ludlly was maQe over
at Cleveland and new hands have
had to be broken in all along the
line. OF fine organizing ability,
Chairman Butler has attacked his
work with evident relish and has
found times between jobs to level a
number of broadsides at the Demo-
Gratis and Progressives.
La Toilette Followers Pleased.
The followers of Mr.. La Toilette are
having the time of their lives They
feel they have thrown a real scare
into both of the old parties and have
them quarreling as to which side is
to lose the greater number of votes
to the INVADERS
The independents thus are waxing
Fat upon the publicity the old party
leaders are giving them. When an
astute politician like Senator Jim
Watson of Indiana opines that the
ProgressiveS may carry eight or
nine States" it is pretty good evil
dence that the storm is going to be
more severe than the old line man.
ayers were counting upon.
Copyright, 1924