New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
THIRD PARTY TALK
 STILL JUST TALK
Borah, However, Predicts Some
 ReaGgnlnentS On Issues

Washington, Dec. 29 [P) = The
 hue and cry of recent days over a third party movement appeared considerably cooled today, as polit-
 ical weathermen foresaw a Continu-
 anCe-until 1882 at least-of things as they now are.
 An intcnsificatlon or a spread of the independence of the western re- publicans, who already have caused party heads much worry, apparently was read in the signs by Senator
 Borah of Idaho, one of their lead CTS. As for a third party Borah said.
 T do not see any new party"
 But" he added, q do see some realignments which will be evidenc- ed more in legislative matters than in open announcements on the part of either leaders or constituents. That has already taken place to q marked degree"
 The western band appeared dis posed 10 follow in this both Borah and Senator Norris of Nebraska, who has refused 10 leave republican 1 ms iD Iif t1I tl4il U l'tiA 'E ] lt' ! ' were indications most of the inde- pendcnts would remain within the fold until the 1882 national conven- ton at least. Norris yesterday made clear also that he had not promised any support to Governor Roosevelt Of New York should the democrats pick him for the presidency. 
 Lucas to Remain 1 Another status quo" prediction came from Senator Moses of New | Hampshire, one of the republican party leaders, in discussion of the row over Norris and Robert H. Lu- cas, executive director of the re- publican national committee.
 My present opinion IS that Sen ator Norris will not be read out of the republican party and that MT. Lucas will not be deposed from his office in the national committee, |" ! he said at his Concord home.
 From Miami Beach, Florida, Sen ator Nye, republican, North Dakota, l chairman Of the campaign funds committee, replied to the demand for an apology issued by republican treasurer Mutt because Nye had de 1 scribed as a "slush fund" q national committee account used by Lucas as ! security in financing antI-Norris secret literature.
 It is barely possible" said Nye, that further investigation may re- veal that the $4Q,O00 was not slush fund. However. the committee al ready has as a part of it's record l testimony that the money was on de- posit as security for other funds which were used for baseless and shameful purposes in connection with the fight centerlng about Sen- ator Norris"
 Issues Diverse
 The diversity of issues attracting independents within the major par ties was cited by Senator Borah as sound reason against formation of q 1 third political unit,
 My observation and my reading, he commented, lead me to the opinion that new parties cannot be successfully organized by a few men or by a few leaders. however able and sincere they may be. New par ties have to come up from the grass roots, It takes some single dominat- ing issue accompanied by a dramatic crisis to swing people from their old political moorings and place them Tn new positions.
 There are at least four or five vital issues before our people and new party could not agree on a plat form on all of them or could not satisfy the constituencies on all of them any more than can the old parties"