Evening star., 1925-09-11


candidate in the field.
He related his own experiences as
his fathers secretary On the floor Of
the Senate. with particular reference
10 party regularity" When the bell
rang for roll call regulars who had
been absent. fockinE into tho cham
Der, merely asked the whip" who
had been on guard. How do we vote,
| aye or no'?" with never a reference
TO the issue involved and their
merits.
IF you want that kind of Sen
ator, don't send me down 10 Wash
ington,' he said, and the people
cheered him.
In his defiance of the Coolidge sd
ministration and party regularity, the
Younger La Toilette is appealing 10
a constituency which carried the
State OF Wisconsin for his father
against President Coolidge only last
year by 142 900 votes.
Hope for Victory.
If there is anything IN the progress
ivism OF Wisconsin; il the personality
OF the senior La Toilette was not the
real essence of the whole movement
it is reasonable TO believe that the
younger La. Toilette will AIRY the
State in the coming primaries and
election, particularly when there is
sentiment as we'll as political belief
involved.
In two and a half weeks La Toilette
has covered nearly 1000 miles in his
stumping tour, all by automobile Not
only has he spoken several times each
day. but he has driven his machine
himself nearly all the way, accom-
anied by two friends. He has talked
ate and arisen early 10 make his next
stop. After every meeting he remains
and shakes hands with the people, and
indeed, he has probably shaken
hands with 90 per cent of those he
has addressed. He has a friendly per-
sonahty and sympathetic manner
which recalls the late Senator He
has covered every section of the State
with the exception OF few cities along
the Mississippi River. more exten-
sive tour than that of either Wilcox
or McGovern, the chief contenders
against him for the nomination
II the younger La Toilette is elect
ed to the Senate, he will be his own
boss" with the suffrage OF the peo-
pie, he insists. He has entered into
no deals with any one regarding other
Offices. 1t is true that he conferred
with many of his fathers old friends
before announcing his candidacy, in
Guiding Gov. Blaine and the Progress.
sive members OF the House from Wis
consin. But II Is declared that he
made no promises. In each congress
sional district-with the execution OF
two or three whore the Representa-
tives were absent on account OF Ill
health or business-he has been es-
corted personally by the members and
introduced 10 the audiences. Inciden-
tally, the Representatives have been
able to do a little campaigning on their
own hook through this practice, with
their elections looming up next year.
1t Is natural to suppose that the men
who now support La Toilette will
have his support in the elections Of
1928. including Gov. Blaine, who is
expected to make the race for Senator
against Senator Lenroot. But La
Follette's closest supporters insist he
has made no promises.
Opponents Point to Age.
His opponents are attacking La
Toilette on the ground that he is so
young. He is only just past the
S0year mark. But the Constitution OF
the United States fixes the minimum
age limit for Senators at 80 years
The trainers of that instrument, 1t is
pointed out here, evidently had no
fear that 80 years of age was too
young for such service. Some of his
old schoolmates at Western High
School in Washington, remembering
him as he was little more than
decade ago. may think OF him, too, as
so young for the Job of United States
Senator. But he does not seem young
in the sense of inexperience when he
appears on the stump.
While the Khan candidate for the
Republican senatorial nomination.
Rev. Daniel Woodward, has laid stress.
too, on the youth of La Toilette in
declaring his opposition, II is well
understood that the real opposition of
the Ku Klux Khan to the La Toilette
candidacy dates from the attack made
on the Khan by Senator La Toilette in
the presidential campaign last year.
Even had the Klan put up no can
didats, the votes which will go to
Woodwardwould have been lost to Mr.
La Toilette and probably would have
been cast for McGovern.