The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21

I fiSl'; Tor prohibition in Georgia, Okla
homa, Alabama and Mississippi, the
states which recently enacted it, md
the leagues members belong to each
OF TIC big parties. Nevertheless, there
is IL fair presumption that tho political
prohibticnists will poll a vote this
year which will touch a. mark not pre-
viously approached
THO proposed National party, or
Hcarsts independence League, spread
| out over the country, is something, of
| mystery. 1t will probably have =
| large following. AS the leagues cam
did;lsn for mayor Of New York CITY in
| 1905, Mr.. Hearst ran Mayor McClel-
IAN closely, although Mcclellan had
given reasonably good government: in
| New Y'tr&, and was supported in that
year by thousands of Republicans. who
deserted their own candidate and wen,
to Mcclellan in order to insure the de-
feat II Hearst. In 1906 Hearst vas
| the cnn'l"atc OF tho league and OF the
Democracy for governor, and all of Ills
ticket vrrie elected except himself. He
was defeated because the Republicans
had the wisdom to nominate Hughes.
ana also because of Hearst's Demo-
cratic enemies In his own town turned
against him and cast Republican bal
lots. With any other man than Hughes
at the head of the Republican ticket
| in 1906 Hearst probably would have
swept the state. He carried many Re-
publican atrongholds in the interior.
This makes the Hearst party in 1905,
| If Hoar.it himself should be it's canli-
date, something of d. menace to the
| Republicans in a few close states.
Hearst would undoubtedly poll a heavy
vote IN the present sl1ake-up among
the big Earties. His advent as a can
didatc, which is expected, will give the
campaign of 1908 a peculiar interest
for the country.
Moro than once n minor party had an
important influence in presidential
campaigns. The first of the third"
parties appeared back in 1892, and that
party vas the first OF all the political
iona! delegate system in its conven-
| ton. The reference here is to the Anti
Masonic purity. At that time there was
a strong prejudice among many FER
|
cause Of Il belief that some members
of IT," order abducted and murdered
William Morgan, Mason who was
about to publish d book exposing the
secrets ri the order. The prejudice OK
tended into politics and resulted in the
nomination of a presidential ticket in
1892 lIca .ed by William Writ, who lad
beer attorney general under Monroe
and john Quincy Adams. Wirt's party
carried ono state, Vermont, but 1t did
not ::frcut the national result as Jack
sons lead over Clay in the electoral
college was long. Except as a local or.
ganiza:Ion in q few states the Anti
Masonic party disappeared soon after
the canvass Of 1892. 1t was one OF the
coalition comprising the National Re
publ;cans. the anti-Jackson Democrats
and the nnlIifiers, which united in 1884
in opposition to Jackson, and which
adopted the Wing name.
| A party which attracted greater at
tent;on than this one appeared eight
years later. 1t was the Liberty party,
which was headed by James G. Birrey
Its object was to shape and direct
public sentiment which would result
in an emancipation Of the slaves. In the
"Tippecacoe and Tyler, too" craze of
that year Birneys party was forgotten,
but il had larger influence in 1914,
In the 1910 canvass Birney received
only 1000 votes in the country at Large,
out Of total of about 100000. Isl
1874 Rrhey, who was again the candi-
date, was re-enforced by the plumbers
] OF Clay, the Wing standard bearer.