Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-10
THIRD PARTY TALK AGAIN
DISCUSSED FOR 1924
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

aggressive disciplined army out OF
deserters and slackers."
Impetus in Primaries
Without doubt the third party
movement has received no incon-
siderable impetus from h results
of the primaries held thus far this
year in several states. The nominal
ton by Indiana Republicans of AL
bert j. Beverage over Senator Harry
s. New, Clifford Pinchot's victory in
Pennsylvania as against the Repub-
lican organization forces, and the
defeat of Senator Porter j. McCum-
Der in North Dakota were conspicu-
Gus examples Of what tie advocates
of the new movement term the re-
volt against political machines.
Incidentally, both Beverage ana
Pinchot are considered as possible
eaders of the Liberals i, 1924. Both
are Republicans, 1t Is true, but both
| were P~rogressives in 1912 and en-
| joyed the close friendship and con-
fdence Of Colonel Roosevelt. Neither
of them has ever been identified
| with the "old guard" wing of the
Republican party and the serious
thinkers who are laying big plans
for the campaign two years enc
believe that either the Indianian or
the Pennsylvania could be per-
suaded to enact the role of national
standard bearer.
It IL quite possible that both Bev-
eridge and Pinchot have presidential
ambitions. In fact, it would be sur
prising if they had not. However,
it is also possible and more probable
that both of them have in mind the
working out of their ambition with
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allegiance rather than the building
up Of an entirely new party. They
| are known as shrewd politicians as
we'll as statesmen Of calibre. There
| fore they are not likely to forget
that Roosevelt, for all his tremep-
dous personal popularity, could not
win with a third party in 1912.
Herbert Hoover, who might have
headed a similar Independent move
ment in 1920, Is mentioned along
with Beveridge and Pinchot as a pos
sible leader Of the Liberals in the
next struggle for the Presidency, as
Is LaFollette of Wisconsin, who led
the Progressives ten years ago until
Roosevelt displaced him, and also
former Senator Kenyon of Iowa.
Hoover, however. Is a member of
President Harding's oficial family
and some of his friends say that he
has no thought Of entering the race
ahead to the time when Mr.. Harding
will have had his denomination and
reelection, If that a be encompass
ed.
Among the Democrats William
Randolph Hearst is pointed out as an
independent possibility. The New
York editor Is understood to have
cherished White House aspirations
for many years and to have come to
the conclusion that he can never ex-
pect to land the Democratic nomi-
nation. He is being talked of now
as a Democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of New York, but it is said
that the cards have been stacked
against him. that he is aware of the
:. fact and that he will take his de-
feat or rejection for that honor al
the hands of the Democrats OF the
Empire state as his u to plunge
into the third party movement with
all the resources at his command.
II the farmer-lahor coalition
at the polls this year II may prove
an important factor in the projected
new party. In fact, there are many
"ifs' in connection with the move.
ment that will turn on what happens
In the election next November.
But there is perhaps the choices
morsel Of the gossip anent q third
party-whoever the nominee fol
president may be, the candidate foi
vice president will be a woman. That
according to the board OF strategy
Is something for the leaders Of the
bid parties to put in their pipes and