Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
THIRD PARTY MOVE
APPEARS DOOMED
Bcrah, Citing Diversity of
Issues, Joins Norris in
Opposing Plan.
Continued From First Page1

most of the Independents would remain
within the fold until the 1892 national
convention at least Norris yesterday
made clear also that he had not prom
ised any support to Gov. Roosevelt Of
New York should the Democrats pick
him for the presidency.
Another status quo" prediction came
from Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
one of the Republican party leaders, in
a discussion of the row over Norris and
Robert H. Lucas, executive director OF
the Republican National Committee.
my present oninion is that Senator
Norris will not be read out of the Re-
publican party and that Mr.. Lucas will
not be deposed from his Office in the
National Committee, he said at his
Concord home.
From Miami Beach. Fla, Senator
Nye Republican, North Dakota, chair
man of the Campaign Funds Commit
tee. replied to the demand for an apol-
ogy issued by Republican Treasurer
Mutt because Nye had described as a
"slush fund" a National Committee ac-
count used BY Lucas as security in
financing anti-NorriS secret literature.
1T is barely possible" said Nye. that
further investigation may reveal that
the $40, 900 was not Slush fund. How
ever, the committee already has as
part Of its record testimony that the
money was on deposit as security for
other funds which were used for base
less and shameful purposes in connec-
ton with the aght centering about SEN
ato- NerriS.'
Diversity of Issues Cited.
The diversity of issues attaching in
dependents within the major parties was
cited by Senator Borah as sound reason
against formation of a third political
unit.
My observation and my reading" he
commented, lead me TO the opinion
that new parties cannot be successfully
organized by few men or by a few
leaders, however able and sincere they
may be. New parties have to come up
from the grass roots. 1t takes some
single dominating issue accompanied by
dramatic crisis TO swing people from
theier old political mooringS and place
them In new positions
There are at least four or five vital
issues before our people and new
party could not agree upon platform
on all of them or could not satisfy the
constituencies en- all OF them any more
than can the old parties"
Representative Wood of Indiana yes
terday revived the attempt of some
Republican regulars to uncloak Norris
of the party's mantle. In statement
issued through the Republican National
Committee he asserted the NebraSkan
has promised support for the Democrats
IN 1892 If they nominate Progressive.
Senator Norris, repeating his denial
of promising to support Roosevelt, said:
Some newspaper articles published
today based upon an interview which
had yesterday gave the impression that
I intended to support Gov Roosevelt
for President in 1882. l regret this, for
made no such statement. I have said
nothing upon which such a conclusion
could be based.
I'm the presence of a score of rep
utable Washington correspondents I
expressed my admiration for Gov.
Roosevelt as a man and expressed my
general agreement with him on the
power issue. 1 made that statement in
response to the direct question of
whether should support Gov. RooSe-
welt if he were nominated for President
on the Democratic ticket in 1882.
81 stated specifically. that I had not
made up my mind whom would sup
port for President in 1882; that the
nominations had not been made; that
Republican. and it is not part of my
business to nominate a Democrat for
the presidency"
Wood Scores Norris.
Wood, after scanning the newspaper
interviews, gave his statement asserting
that Norris nov is assuming to be a
dictator to the Democratic party"
Although he campaigned for ONCE
only last month as a Republican and
was elected as such" Wood said, "he
throws of the Republican mantle and
proceeds to dictate to the Democratic
party whom it shall and shall not nom
mate for the presidency in 1892 if it ex-
poets to find him battling under its
banner in the next campaign as it did
in 1928. Does anybody need any better
proof that he is not Republican and
obtained his reelection under false
colors?
THE Democratic leaders are warned
by this political chameleon that they
must not nominate Owen D. Young of
New York. because there is a deep-laid
and sinister plot of the power trust to
bring about Mr.. Young'S nomination, /"
he added
On the other hand, the Democratic
leaders are promised that If they will
nominate some progressive who sees
eye TO eye with Senator Norris on great
public questions they can count on him
TO beat the political tomtoms for them
again"