Evening star., 1924-08-03
DECISION Of A. FL.
AIDS La TOILETTE
1000, 1000 Labor Votes Seen
for Senator in Endorsement
by Unionism.
FULL EFFECT UNCERTAIN
Many in Federation Ranks Still
Expected to Support Other
Tickets.
FULL EFFECT UNCERTAIN
by G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Endorsement of the candida cies
of Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
for President and Senator Wheeler
for Vice President by the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor, meeting in Atlantic City,
means much to the La Toilette
Wheeler ticket, it was declared here
last night. -.
In the first place. it is estimated
that the Endorsement will bring to
the La Toilette standard 10000
votes, members of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and associated
bodies, and their wives or other vot-
ing members of their families. Many
of these votes might otherwise have
gone to the Republican or Demo-
cratic candidates.
In the second place it means that
the American Federation Of Labor,
through its non-partisan political
campaign committee and other aEen-
cies, will actively campaign for the
La Toilette ticket.
Await Text of Resoludoa.
Managers Of the La Toilette cam
paign have been confident that the
executive council would indorse the
candidates. of La Toilette and
Wheeler. Great satisfaction was ex-
pressed last night in the La Fol-
lette-Wheeler camp over the action
taken by the executive committee.
No formal statement will be issued
in regard to the action taken, how
ever, until after the text Of the reso-
luton adopted by the executive coun-
Gil has been made public, it was
said.
The belief that the La Toilette
Wheeler ticket would be indorsed
was held by many members of the
American Federation of Labor, as
well as among members of the other
groups supporting the Progressive
ticket. In general way, it was
argued. organized labor must turn
to La Toilette, since his record and
his platform were much more accept
able to labor than the candidates and
platforms of either the Republican or
the Democratic party.
Gains by Opposing Radicals.
The Endorsement by the American
Federation of Labor leaders was re-
garded in some quarters here as a di-
rect and tangible result Of Senator
La Follette's denunciation of the St
Paul convention-control by the
radicals and enemies of the leader
ship Of the great organization of la
ho fn h,x
thing to do with that convention or
to accept its Endorsement for Presi-
dent. That action on the part Of Sem
ator La Toilette was considered at
the time of far-reaching Importance,
and as strengthening his position
greatly among the progressives and
the great mass Of conservative work
ers.
1t is expected that the $4,000 or
more locals of the American Fedora
ton of Labor will be circularized in
the interest of the La Toilette
Wheeler ticket by the non-partisan
political campaign committee. 1t is
probable also that a representative
of tho American Federation of Labor
will be connected with the Chicago
headquarters of the La Toilette COM
mittee to aid in the campaign.
Many Independent Voters.
Delivering the labor vote in the
United States to any candidate or po-
litical party is something of a psob-
lem. 1t is realized that there are
many independent voters in the labor
organizations who will continue to
vote az they desire, some the Repub-
lican and some the Democratic ticket,
Notwithstanding this Endorsement of
the third ticket.
The leaders of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor and other great
labor organizations in this country
and their rank and file have been ep-
posed to the formation of a strictly