The Washington times., 1920-06-16
SENATOR THOMAS
SEES THIRD PARTY
Colorado Statesman Says All
Signs Point to Convention
of Revolt" Soon.

Talk of a third party In the feld
next November will not down.
The ranks of those political leaders |
who believe that there will be a
bolt" rapidly are being augmented.
Senator Thomas. Democrat, Of Col
orado, is the latest to express this be-
lief. He declared today that all po-
litical signs point to a convention of
revolt" after the Democratic gather
ing at San Francisco.
The Colorado Senator sees Robert
NJ. LaFollette, Republican. of Wiscon-
sin. as the possible leader of this
movement. Senator Thomas said:
THE parties have hardly real
issue between them except their own
mutual hostility In such a situation
the time is ripe for the birth of new
party"
CHICAGO. June 1s. - Republican
party leaders are experiencing morn
ing after" sensation as a result OF
their dicCvery of third-psrty clouds
of most ominous character darkening
the political sky which had settled so
roseate during the jollification of the
Harding Coolidge nomination.
IDEA NO LONGER JOKE.
With third party movements crowd
ing each other for the front OF the
stage, and with the prospects. for get
ting all such elements together in
Chicago after the Democratic con-
vention, the third party idea is no
longer regarded as joke. The most
optimistic of the regulars" are. get
ting worried.
In the conclave of former Progress
sives. in which twenty-seven States
were represented. providing a rather
dubious aftermath of the Coliseum
festivities, there was tangible talk
of a third electoral ticket. And Re-
publican leaders have not forgotten
that Senator Hiram johnson, the Pro
gressive entry. left Chicago without
word.
Here is the statement made today
by Bancroft Abbot. the Boston lum-
herman, Bull Moose organizer in New
England in 1912, johnson manager
in the same territory this year, and
instiRator of the post convention
meeting Of Progressives.
This organization is not necessarily
party. After the San Francisco
convention a meeting will be held.
probably in Chicago. at which we will
decide whether to indorse a candi-
date already in the field or run an
electoral ticket.
same course VIII De carried
out In the Senatorial. Congressional
and State-fights. When a man is a
real American he will be indorsed,
regardless of whether he is running
as a Republican or Democrat or In
dependent"
STATEMENT OF PINCHOT.
One of the Chicago newspapers IT,
day interviewed Abbot on the ques-
of ufhe
dclph Hearst was affiliated with the
Frogressives' movement. and his an
swer was:
~ have never met Mr.. Hearst In
my life, and in our sessions here
neither Mr. Hearst nor any one rep.
resenting him was present
And here is the statement issued to-
day for the Committee of Forty
eight" by George Record, Amos Pin-
chot, ]. A. II. Hopkins and Allen Nc
Curdy. referring to their convention
call already issued for July 10:
Farmers, wage earners, profess
sional men, salaried men, the busi-
ness man and the legitimate investor
all persons. in short. who are
against special privilege-win be
represented in that convention here
in Chicago, The new party is taking
form very rapidly. IL IL rapidly being
organized in the different States, and
VI will be prepared to put it's elec-
torai ticket on the ballot in every
State"
At the same time that the forty
Fighters" and the progressives are
meeting in Chicago there will be con-
ventions of the fourteen railroad
brotherhoods, and of the Association
Of World-War Veterans. 1t is the
prospect of "get-together" move
which arc worrying the old parties