But other third parties outshone the Libertarians that year.
Libertarians favor extremely limited government.
At the gathering in an Anaheim hotel, some delegates wore tri-cornered hats and headdresses patterned in stars and stripes. Calif. The Libertarian Party claims some 30,000 dues-paying members and says it's the biggest third party in America. But in recent years the party has lacked the star power of the Reform Party and the Green Party. Browne finished fifth in 1996, behind Reform Party candidate Ross Perot and Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. Among the candidates for the vice presidential nomination was Steve Kubby of Squaw Valley, Calif., the Libertarians' 1998 candidate for governor of California.