The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-02

listing political parties which is At
the real root of the third-party
movement.
This dissatisfaction already has
expressed itself by the ousting Of
both old-party senators in Minnesota
and the election Of Farmer-Labor
senators, by the seating of Non-par-
tisan League senators from North
Dakota and the shattering of party
lines in Washington, Montana, Iowa
! and Nebraska in the elections of
Senators Dill, Wheeler, Brookhart
and Howell.
Delay Gives More Impetus
II is spreading, not subsiding, ac-
cording to political advices here.
With little prospect for legislative
Accomplishment at this session which
can allay this discomfort, with con-
| SENTATIVE candidates and platforms
! seemingly assured for both old-line
parties, the demand for n third party
even if only party of protest, with
no chance for the presidency-is in
creasing.
The situation in the present Con-
grcss is lending much heart to third
party hackers. 1t gives visual proof
that a third party need not necessar-
lily be majority party to exercise .
guiding hand in legislation. II n new
party can achieve for the next Con-
gress n balance of power similar to
that now held by the progressive
groups in both House and Senate,
much greater Roadway can be made
than under sEfict twO-party or
ganizatiOn of Congress.
The FANNIE Labor party and the
bipartisan League offer centers
from which such party organization
may spread. Each is representative
of the third-party craving. 1t is be-
lieved following can be drawn suf-
ficient to make the new party q
real factor in the campaign.
Without conspicuous leadership,
third party sentiment has united
more than half the voters in Mime.
sofa and North Dakota, has attained
second place in Idaho and Washing
ton, close third place in South
Dakota, Montana, Nebraska and Ok
lahoma and substantial followings in
Colorado, Texas, Kansas and Iowa.
In addition, to these, should Sep
.ator LaFollette consent to becoming
the standard bearer to the new par
ty, Wisconsin might be carried over
into the third-party. camp bodily.
Here's How It's Figured
The present lineup of states indi-
cot IN In re- nf
states with an electoral vote of
1879.
The Republicans are equally as
sured of 10 states with 1919 electoral
votes. Il
Eighteen states are in the doubtful
list, controlling 1913 votes. It is in
these that dissatisfaction and unrest
are most rampant and the soil most
fallow for third-party seed.
In the division of these doubtful
states a small group of third-party
electors, representing perhaps not
more than four or five states, might
constitute the balance of power that
could bar either of the old-party cam
didates from election. In that case
the election would be thrown into
Congress. The ultimate result doubt
less would be election of the Repub-
lican candidate.
But the prestige accruing to the
third-party group able to accomplish
even such temporary deadlock
would make it factor to be reckon
ed with and give it wholesome
footing for future growth.
This is the point of view from
which the thirdparty plan is being
approached. There will be no ex-
pectation of running away with the
pres idency, as the Bull-Moose party
attempted in 1912. The man who
heads the ticket must be contented
with the chance to be the John c.
Fremont of his party. Fremont, the
first candidate of the Republican
party in 1856, went down to defeat,
but the footing gained in that cam
paign enabled the new party to be-
come the dominant party in Amer
lean affairs.