Evening star., 1924-07-25
CAPITAL is CHOSEN
AS POLITICAL G. H. q.
Continued from First Page.)

The La Toilette people are plan
ming an ambitious program, but un-
fortunately for them Fighting Bob
himself is not physically strong
enough to make the sort of campaign
they would wish. AS in the case of
the Republicans, the vice presidential
nominee of the independents will
have to do most of the actual cam
paigning.
Senator Wheeler likes the situation
immensely. He will tour the country,
and is an effective speaker. He has
a robust constitution and a love for
the hustings that will take him far
Naturally he is expected to dwell with
some regularity and no little personal
pride upon the record he made as
prosecutor" in the Daugherty in
Eestlgation. He will not find the
Democrats. his erstwhile collea CUES,
following him very far in this re-
Spect. The Democrats are going to
feature the oil investigation, for they
feel that it got somewhere. The
Daugherty investigation became a
free-for-all mud-slinging contest,
with no one immune, and it's course
was directed almost wholly by SEN
ator Wheeler, recognized as d Demo-
crat in name only, and by Senator
Brookhart Of Iowa, d follower of
Senator La Toilette.
BrOOkhart Disappointing.
The La Toilette managers are
somewhat disappointed that Senator
Brookhart has announced his inten-
uon of remaining squarely on the
fence and doing. nothing to assist
either President Coolidge or Senator
La Toilette. This is virtually a vic
tory for the regular Republicans, for
they never expected any aid from
Senator Brookhart, despite the fact
that he has been nominated as a
regular" Therefore ii Senator Brook
hart gives neither aid nor comfort
TO the enemy La Toilette, the Cool
ldge forces have scored what may
prove decisive victory in the State
where the tall corn grows" Some
of the Independents have gone so far
as to predict that La Toilette and
Wheeler would carry Iowa. They
based this belief on the victory of
Brookhart in the primaries and said
it evidenced resentment in the
Cldlt Which "Oulu ne lell ny the 1L6-
publicanS. Now that Brookhart has
decided to confine himself to issues
and not to men, much of the supposed
La Toilette strength has vanished
in thin air.
Senator La Toilette will issue many
statements during the campaign and
direct the fight far as his strength
will permit. But he will not be able
to stump the country, as Roosevelt
did in 1912, and the expectation that
bic nd Il ,oM
interest as the third party movement
that year will have to be whitfield
down accordingly. However, it is
troublesome enough as it is to the
two old parties. They are glad it is
no worse.
Reynolds in Charge Here.
In addition to having President
publicans are to maintain sizable
headquarters in Washington with
James B. Reynolds, one time secre-
tary of the Republican national com.
mittee. in charge. Mr.. Reynolds was
the original Coolidge for President
man in 1920 and sought to put him
over at Chicago, being content, OF
course, when the convention turned
to the Massachusetts executive for
Vice President.
The fact that the Republican cam
paign plans are progressing rapidly
without any outward evidence that c.
Bascom Slemp, Secretary to the Pres
ident, is to have an active part in the
fight, has led to further gossip here
that the strained relations between
Mr.. Slemp and National Chairman
Butler have shown no signs of heal
ing and that Mr.. Slemp is being held
to his job at the White House only
by the personal persuasion of the
President. White House spokesmen
still insist, however, that all is Sc
rene.
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