| Show WORKERS MAY MAYBE I IBE BE ASKED TO AID CAMPAIGN Two Committees Committe s Will Play Important Part Partin Part in La Wheeler Follette-Wheeler Plans Needed CHICAGO July 21 The The addition of the name of Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana to th La Follette Follette Follette Fol- Fol lette ticket does not worry worry Democrats Demo Demo- crate crab George E. E Brennan Illinois national committeeman said today oday in commenting upon the Wheeler acceptance He had He-had had just returned from a a conference conference conference con con- ference with party leaders in In New York Nobody knows anything about him except that he was indicted in Montana for something or other Brennan said in reference to Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Wheelers Wheeler's nomination for the vice vices presidency CHICAGO July L. 21 L. L. L E E. E Sheppard Sheppard Sheppard Shep- Shep pard of Cedar Rapids la Is president of the Order of Railway Conductors arrived today to assume charge of ofa a national headquarters of the railroad rail railroad railroad road brothers brother's campaign in behalf of Senator La Follette Virtually the entire effort of the brotherhoods in the campaign will willbe willbe willbe be directed through Mr Sheppard according to present plans He will arrange periodic conferences with other railroad labor chiefs during the campaign SIOUS FALLS S S. S D. D July 21 I The Farmer Farmer- Labor Farmer Labor party in South I Dakota will give its entire support to the candidacy of Senator Robert RobertM I M M. M La Follette for the presidency i and will lend no aid or sympathy to the the candidacy of William Z Foster Foster Fos Fos- ter indorsed by the national Labor Farmer-Labor party executive committee com corn mitt e it was wa announced tod today y WASHINGTON July 21 Organ Organ Organization of ot two committees which will pla play a vital part in the coming presidential camp campaign d Is engaging the attention of those who are di directing directing directing di- di the La Wheeler Follette-Wheeler candidacies One Ond committee to be composed of eleven members will have general charge of at the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- while the other will handle finances The campaign committee will have Representative John M. M Nelson Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son of ot Wisconsin as Its chairman with headquarters In Chicago where he now flOW is directing campaign activities Five members will be se selected selected selected se- se by Senators i la Ja a Follette and Wheeler and the others will represent represent represent sent the conference for progressive political action which Indorsed the candidacies of both The finance committee will vill be made up of tw two sections one representing representing representing La Follette and Wheeler the theother theother theother other the conference LEADERS LEAD SELECTED I I Indications are that Attorney I General Ekern of ot Wisconsin will head the one s section and that Alexander Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander Kahn and Henry H. H Rosen- Rosen felt of ot New York will be In charge ot of the other Members of ot the finance committee selected by the conference officials will devote their energies to the raising of a campaign fund find through I contributions from org organizations and individuals affiliated with the conference The other group will seek aid front fronY the public generally generall Continued on page 3 WORKERS MAY MAYBE MAYBE BE ASKED TOs TOI TO I s I AID CAMPAIGN I Continued from page 1 1 I All of the will over overto money be turned over overto I Ito to the Nelson lelson campaign committee I Ifor for expenditure Various methods of rala ng funds I among them a a. proposal a to call on I organized workers to contribute part or all of a days day's pay pa are arc under under under un un- un- un I der consideration but a definite I program has not been worked worked out NEEDED I Those In charge of ot the campaign are gener generally of ot the opinion that I at least will be needed to finance all of oC the organization tion work and campaign activities and I that the money should be raised i through small voluntary contributions contributions I With no Ito no Immediate campaigning In n sight Senator La Follette Pollette and his hh running math mate continued informal conferences es today with each other and with vari various us advisers A month montIi II I or more mOr probably will elapse le before either does an any extensive speechmaking speech speech- making I v At present it is planned to make a a. vigorous s appeal for votes otes In the tire East ast in in the early stages of ot the campaign Senator La Follette probably will speak in New York City City- and perhaps perhaps' at one or two other points east of Chicago Tentative Tenta Tentative tive plans also call for tor an an Invasion by Senator Wheeler of C Massachusetts indu industrial se sections of ot New ew England and such states as Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn- Penn sylvania and Ohio before betor he be swIngs westward on an extensive speechmaking speech- speech making makind to tour r. r |
