The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-15

among the democrats and ReDsh-
licans," said one OF these yeterss.
In discussing the new moyemsrs !.
and there are plenty Of independ.
ents who are simply malcontsr,.
Of another stripe. But you coul6Ss
get them together and hold tAer
together long enough to run 4 can
paign and 30 to the polls. You cant
make an aggressive DISCIPLINED
army out Of deserters and slach.
ers."
Impetus In Primaries
Without doubt the third mart,
movement has received no inenn.
siderable impetus from the result.
Of the primaries held thus far this
year in. several states. The nomi.
nation by Indiana Republicans ~
Albert J. Beverage over Senate,
Harry S. New, Clifford Pinchot,.
victory in Pennsylvania as aeainst
the Republican organization iorces
and the defeat of Senator Portsr
J. McCumber in North Dakota wera
conspicuous examples OF what tbs
advocates Of the new movement.
term the revolt against political
machine.
Incidentally, both Beveridxe and
Pinchot are considered as possible
leaders Of the Liberals In 1924
Both are Republicans, it is time
but both were Progressives in 1915
and enjoyed the close friendship
and confidence Of Colonel Roose.
welt. Neither Of them has ever been
identified with the ''old guard"
wing Of the Republican party and
the serious thinkers who are law
ing big plans for the campaign two
years hence believe that either the
Indianian or the PENNSYLVANIA
could be persuaded to enact the
role Of national standard bearer
It is quite possible that both.
Beveridse and Pinchot have presi-
Dental ambitions. In fact, it would
be surprising If they had not. How
ever. 1t is also possible and more
probable that both Of them have In
mind the working out OF their am
bition within the party to which
they now owe allegiance rather
than the building up Of an entirely
new party. They are known as
shrewd politicians as we'll Is states.
men Of calibre. Therefore they
are not likely to forget that Roose-
welt, for all his tremendous PEI
sonal popularity, could not win
with = third party in 1912.
Herbert Hoover, who might have
headed q similar independent move
ment in 1920, is mentioned along
with Beverage and Pinchot as !
possible leader of the Liberals in
the next struggle for the presi.
dency. as is LaFollette of Wiscon-
sin, who led the Progressives 10
years ago until Roosevelt displaced
him, and also former Senator Ken
yon Of Iowa. Hoover, however, is
a member of President Hardinfs
official family and some Of his
friends say that he has no thought
Of entering the race in 1924, but l.
looking still further ahead to The
time when Mr.. Harding will have
had his denomination and reelec-
ton, il that can be encompassed.
| Among the Democrats, William
Randolph Hearst is pointed out a
an Independent possibility. The
New York editor is understood to
have cherished White house aspira.
lions for many years and to have
come to the conclusion that he cer
never expect to land the Demo
cratic nomination. He is beinl
talked Of now as Democrat,
candidate for governor of New
York, but it is said that the card!
have been stacked against him, tina
he will take his defeat or rejectlsa
:. for that honor at the hands OF thu
Democrats Of the Empire state al
his cue to plunge into the thirt
party movement with all the re
sources at his command.
If the farmer-labor coalit;o.
should develop formidable strengtl
at the polls this year it may prov
an important factor in the project
ed new party. In fact, there ar
many Ifs" in connection with tn
movement that will turn on wha
happens In the elections next No
vember.
| But there is perhaps the choices
morsel Of the gossip anent thir,
party-whoever the nominee TO
president may be, the candidate TO
vice president will be a woman
That, according to the board 0
strategy, is something for the lead
ers of the old parties to put in thei
pipes and smoke!