Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
HANDS-OFF POLICY
FORPROGRESS|VES.
La Toilette Will Take No Part
in Presidential
Contest.

4
MADISON, Wis. July THE align
ment of the various political factions
in Wisconsin for the presidential con-
test was settled duI.ng the past week
when the attitude of Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette toward the presidential can
didates became definitely known.
Senator La Toilette. IL was revealed.
will not give his active support to either
Herbert Hoover or Alfred E. Smith. The
senior Senator will take no part in the
presidential fight. and will devote his
time during the campaign TO promote
his own reelection and the election Of
the progressive candidates for State
Offices and Congress will receive his in
dorsement This means that neither
The conservatives within the Republican
party who are working for Hoover's
election nor the Democrats viii re-
ceive any support from the Progressive
organization during the presidential
campaign.
Opposed TO Platforms,
The ProgreSsives take the attitude
that since neither of the two national
party platforms are in accordance with
the platform which they presented at
the Republican convention, they cannot
give the aid of their organization to
They will content themselves with car
rying on a campaign for the election OF
Progressives to Congress and other Of
fees on the principles embodied in the
platform presented at Kansas City.
Senator La Toilette spent the past
week in the northern part OF the State
on a vacation and has. therefore. not
started On a speaking campaign on
behalf of his own candidacy. He will
begin his speaking tour of the State
in about a week. according TO reports.
The campaign on behalf of Hoover VIII
be conducted in wisconsin by the con-
sentative wing of the Republican party.
This group has selected as its candi-
date for governor Walter J. Kohler, who
was a Hoover delegate to the national
convention. No candidate TO oppose
Senator La Toilette has as yet been
chosen by the conservative Republic
cans, although the machinery was set
in motion at their recent conference
for the selection of a senatorial candi-
date.
Zimmerman Backs Hoover.
Hoover win also have the active sup
port of Gov. Fred r. Zimmerman, who
was formerly identified with the Pro-
gressives and who supported the elder
La Toilette for President In 1924, but
who is making strong bid for the
conservative vote of the State. His
supporters attempted to prevent the
selection by the conservative faction OF
a candidate to oppose the governor, but
they were in the minority at the con-
servative conference which selected
Kos1ier.
Gov. Zimmerman's supporters are
active In organizing Hoover-Zimmerman
CLUBS throughout the State, and the
governor opened his campaign recently
at the organization meeting Of one OF
these clubs at La Crosse. He devoted
much time in his first speech TO praise
for Hoover. and pledged his support to
the Republican nominee.
The Democrats are making plans for
q strong organization for the presiden-
tial fight, and viii also have complete
slate OF candidates for congressional
and State Offices In the field.
Representative ]. D. Beck, Progressive
gubernatorial candidate. opened his
campaign today. He will no doubt fol-
| low the same course as that to be pur-
sued by Senator La Toilette relative to
/ the presidential contest, and will devote
his entire time to promoting his own
candidacy. WILLIAM T. EVJUE.