The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-11
PROPHETS DOPE
is PUNCTURED
AT The POLLS
Todd's Tales Topple AS
Bob's Bubble Bursts

Communist writer's are often times
accused of possessing more zeal than
judgment. They are charged with
painting the revolutionary picture in
too bright colors, and allowing their
natural optimism to becloud their
sense Of actually. Their severest cri-
tics are liberal journalists whose asso-
citation with the working class move
ment is usually the somewhat ghostly
connection between it and Greenwich
Village.
Our liberal critics cannot be accused
of exaggerating the virtues of the re-
evolutionary movement or Of beating
the tomtom for It's leaders. But when
they get hired to sing the praises of
the petty bourgeois radicals and CAPT
talist reformers, there is no limit to
their imaginations.
Doping the Dope.
One of the most willing Of LaFol-
lette's press agents in Washington
was Lawrence Todd, Federated Press
STAFF correspondent His prediction
dope makes interesting reading in the
light of the thirteen electoral votes
that Fightin' Bob managed to squeeze
out of Wisconsin. We have been keep
ing tab on Todd's predictions. Here
they are:
July 16-While anticipating the cap
ture of most of the western states and
half Of the middle states, the LaFol-
lette managers are not going to offer
any detailed figures until the real cam
paign has been launched along in
September. LaFollette as mat
ters stand, has chance of election;
he is sure of defeating Coolidge; he
stands an excellent chance Of defeat
ing Davis. Probably Bryan leads in
the race with LaFollette second.
(Signed by Todd)
Wall Street Was Kidding.
Aug. 21-Wall Street has passed the
word down the lines: it is for Coolidge
and Dawes. 1t expects LaFollette and
Wheeler to run second in the popular
vote-if they don't run first-and it
conceded to Davis and Bryan nothing
outside the solid south. Wall
Street believes it can elect Coolidge,
but it comedies that LaFollette will
be his only dangerous opponent.
(Signed by Todd.)
Sept. "Thruout the country
there is a rising tide of disgust with
the ancient political buncombe," says
Henry L. Mencken, author and editor
of The American Mercury, in state.
ment issued at LaFollette headquar.
ters. Quoted by Todd)
Sept. 1S-The favorite theme of the
G. o. P. press agents is an interview
with standpat senator or national
committeeman, who is called in from
distant state to confess that Cool
idge will carry his state by MAORI
ty just as big as Harding secured in
1920. Nothing is too wild for these
intimates. For instance, Minnesota is
claimed about three tines a week fol
Coolidge while Dawes is reported as
arousing the enthusiasm of the Ger
mans in st. Louis. unsigned dis
patch.)
But Thomas Was Bent.
Sept. 25-Indeed, Norman Thomas
the socialist nominee for governor
is expected to make dent in the re
publican vote before Nov. 4. (Signet
by Todd.)
Sept. 30-Hoover is deeply worried
by the enthusiasm with which La
Follette's support Of public ownership
of giant power has been received al
thru the campaign. He looks past the
November election to the time wher
a congress in which the progressives
will hold an absolute balance of legis
lative power, will be able to block any
pro-corporation moves by either 9
Davis or a Coolidge-if either of those
corporation servants should get into
the White House on March 4. (Signed
by Todd.)
Cal a Live Corpse.
Oct 3-Virtual acknowledgement
that the republican organization is or
the defensive, fighting with its bach
to the wall, and that it has lost all
confidence of victory in November, IL
seen by press correspondents here
in the statement made to them by
Chairman Butler on the democratic
progressive combination in the West
Coolidge, meantime, looks as dead al
the Mellon plan. unsigned dispatch
Oct. 4-One thing is certain-th'
solar plexus blows dealt Coolidge ant
Dawes by Sen. Brookhart at the open
ing of his campaign in Iowa have beer
damaging to the G. o. p. machine il
many states east Of the Mississippi
(Signed by Todd)
Even Magnus 10 Dumb.
Oct. 11--So effective has been thu
fight against individual tories In thu
house and senate that the chances
overwhelmingly favor the appearance
In the new congress OF a farmer
labor progressive group twice or thre'
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