| Show I WHAT'S TS T'S G GOING NG ON IN THE WORLD 1 I I CHIEF EVENTS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD JOLD J JI Storm Publicity Storm Publicity Platforms Independents The week-end week storm crowded the Democratic convention pretty much oft off the front pages page which makes a difference In politics Political boom boomi thrive e on public public- publicity I ity It Just a as 00 actors on 01 ap- ap applause ap applause Without applause actors can t do their best work ork politIcal booms boom fIzzle out True politics still will be going strong long after ner storms storm's for tor- forgotten for forgotten gotten but tho the convention is a spot Slot cven event t The kind of ot politicians politician who tho hoed ed ed eded ed p pages e of or ne ponce pac to their clea In hI e eiS York probably will pro prove prote to li h b by the storm Thou Thos Tho 10 work ork best bent secretly probably bly sill III prove to hivo profited Some horses hores run bet best on l i fast o track track some gome In tho the mud Eves Even so In politics a a S MJ-I MJ IS S Pl J use llio he Conference tor for PI Pio Ot 0 e I Action is one ot of o th tb move move- movements movements ments which needs publicity o 0 o get beRt beat results and Its ts leaders leades ha has hav riot not sho shon n much ability In advance advertising advertising- tor Cleve Cleo- CI Cleoland Cleveland e land meeting I They not only haven havn t press aI- aI ag 1 It well veil news of it it has been hard to get ret Senator L La Follette needless to toSa Sa say has haa the exper coca enco to I 1 floe no that It pays pas a e public man and anet hi his policies to be favorably talk talk-e about that sometimes It esin en them to 10 bit abused But a a tong his lii supporters are arc a good many ho nho ho appear r positively to from publicity either cither tor for them them- seh eise OS or for tor e lion They e not going to get tet ahead I S 1 as they should If It they stick to this attitude M r pr rr Progressive e sentiment seems ern unanimous tha tVa ti-n tl Ite- Ite Ite platform I Is in out out-aI-out reactionary and the Democratic platform a e straddle on most major issues Isue This from all ts Is t ml mikes eo It certain the will put an pt 1 ild n c candidate te In the field Uld on ass aI independent platform of ot th theli own any tl hut hutS La Follett unless lie he de- de de declines clines dines to run It Isit thought likely he WILL decline row 0 over ever clel Most Progressive talk Is to the of- of ef et effect that since sinco la 1 Foll FolI is 10 s A 0 Progressive Republican th the tho het hc running male mate for Cor or him hint will bo be II a Progressive Democrat I I The average voter unquestionably unquestionably ably will call cail th dent cInt a 0 Third party ticket but It a wont won't ont be so-It so ao It sc will III ill just jutt h I hi s I In Independent dependent The Republic ho support It will III be nile nt or Insurgent R the Demo Demo- Democrats crata will eill be bit Independent or Insurgent insurgent Insurgent gent Democrats Ihl thIs i is 11 a n dreadful irritation n to the In both old parties They would like to read the In- In Insurgents insurgents in insurgents out of ot their ot but the hive hivo of ot mo machInery in their various states talco anti and won all t I let t go They hey hey c cm cis In ho bo de- de denounced de denounced but they ran can t Lc Le tro ln out The Insurgents durn Ih- Ih lh session aelon of ot coots es I tather lath lather ath- ath er r with ruth the tho Democrats than tt-nn 1 the he but hut that thai nag stas because the P Republicans er ro run run- run running ning th the tho i Let Iet a 1 Define nt at tion come In and anet the m be le helping the republicans r than the tho Den rico |
