The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-24
PROMINENT
| LEADERS
TO AID
Congressman La Guardia Of
New York Is Progressives'
Eastern Manager
BY KENNETH CLARK,
International News Service.

The managerial personnel Of
the La Toilette Wheeler indie
pendent presidential campaign
practically was completed today.
Assistants who viii serve with
Congressman John M. Nelson
(Rep.l of Wisconsin, campaign
manager, were announced at La
Follette's headquarters.
Made Treasurer.
One Of the chief posts in the
drive fell to Herman L. Ekern, at.
torney general Of Wisconsin. who
was named treasurer of the cam.
paign. He will have large staff
Of lieutenants yet to be- selected.
Donald Richberg, Of Chicago, who
worked in Theodore Roosevelt's
Bull Moose campaign in 1912, was
selected to have charge Of getting
the names of the La Toilette
Wheeler electors on the ballot in
the forty-eight States. With the
exception of two or three States,
the Progressive party's leaders said
they would have no difficulty In
getting the names on the ballot
everywhere.
William III. Johnston, chairman
OF the Conference for Progressive
Political Action, and Robert M.
La Toilette, jr., were chosen Of
ficially to man the Washington
headquarters. and were particularly
charged with lining up organized
labor's vote behind the independent
candidates.
Miss Jane Adams To Aid.
Phillip La Toilette, the Senator's
Oldest son, was placed in charge
Of the work in the Northwestern
States, with headquarters in Madi-
son. Wis. He will be assisted by
Senator'S Frazier CR.) Of North Da.
kota and Shipstead F.-L.l Of Min
nssota, and Miss Jane Adams, OF
Chicago.
The work Of organizing the La
Toilette forces in the East was
delegated to Congressman La
Morris Hillquit, New York Socialist
on the. Pacific coast, La Toilette
said Rudolph Spreckels, millionaire
sugar man, would be one OF the
chief organizers.
It has not been determined defin-
itely who will direct the Southern
campaign from headquarters to be
opened in New Orleans.
In addition to the Eastern, South
ern, Central and Southern chiefs,
leaders will be appointed in every
State, it was announced.
Supreme command of the cam
paign will be under the direction
Of committee of eleven, which
La Toilette and his managers here
today were selecting. Announce.
ment Of the personnel Of this COM
mittee was expected tonight or to-
morrow. Nelson already has been
chosen chairman Of It.
Speakers Consistent.
La Toilette also had under con-
aideration selection Of a flying
squadron" of 100 men and women
who will speak all over the coun-
try. Appointment Of this group
may be delayed several weeks until
La Toilette and Senator Wheeler,
Democrat of Montana, his running
mate, actually take the, stump
themselves early in September.
Wheeler left Washington today
with his family for Wellfleet, Mass,
where he will rest for three weeks
before actively entering the cam
paign.
AS soon as he can get the or
ganization work well under way,
La Toilette himself will go to his
home in Madison for a short vaca-
ton.
1t is expected that more definite
campaign plans will shape up this
weekend when Nelson comes here
from Chicago headquarters for a
conference with La Toilette and
his managers.
A report reached Washington to.
day that Senator Wheeler's trial
for alleged misuse of office will
be called, in Montana's courts dur
ing the heat Of his speaking cam
paien for the vice presidency. Be-
fore leaving the city, Wheeler said
he was well prepared" and well
coined the start Of the trial "as
speedily, as possible"