Evening star., 1935-08-25
SEE ROOSEVELTS DEFEAT
In CONSERVATIVE TICKET
Democratic Third Party, However
Would Have to Be Led by, Some
One Not Now i'm Office.

nomination. They might do what q
New York Democratic Senator did in
1896 under circumstances similar to
the present, when Bryan seized the
party. They might be "a Democrat
still-very still" But they will not
go outside the party. They will not
take part in any conservative third
party Democratic movement.
Has Many Opponents.
And the same considerations gov
erning the Virginia Senators will gov
ern practically every other Democratic
leader active in public life holding
office. Out of 50 Democrats in the
Senate fully so deplore what Mr.
Roosevelt has done to the party anc
fully 80 are earnestly opposed to him,
In the House, out Of 1922 Democrats
probably 200 to $50 realize and grave
ly dislike the path Mr.. Roosevelt Is
taking. But all these Democrats in
the House except the few voluntarily
retiring) and many Of the Senators
are I'D for denomination and re-elec-
ton next year. They simply cannot.
as things stand now, take part In any
ird-party movement. Only If such
q movement is started by others, and
only If it gets the allegiance of
very large number Of Democratic
voters-only In these circumstances
will Democratic leaders now holding
office unite with such q movement.
If active Democratic leaders will
not start q conservative Democratic
third-party movement. will any one
else? The answer Is the same as the
answer to practically everything else
In human affairs, especially in organ
lied human affairs, group movements
so called. Strictly there Is no such
thing as q group movement. The law
Of human nature is individualism and
group movements get started only
when individuals do the starting. So
called political prairie fires" some
times happen-but always some in
dividual must set the match, must
do some degree Of organizing.
Sentiment for Movement.
There is, among orthodox Demo-
cratic voters, an immense sentiment
for such q movement, an eager de-
mand for some way In which they
can express their hostility to what
Mr.. Roosevelt Is doing. Well-informed
judges estimate that fully 100000
Democrats tout Of the $4,000, 900
votes Mr.. Roosevelt had In 1882 will
70 fny. hiv,, IN. 10QG nf
course, will satisfy themselves by vot-
ing for the Republican candidate. But
many, especially in the South, would
like to have q conservative Demo-
cratic third party. The question Is
wholly whether the necessary leader
ship will appear.
The. only movement actually In
sight, 50 far as know, is Southern
movement to support the Constitu-
tion," apparently fathered by John H.
Kirby Of Houston. Tex. They appear
to have branches in 16 States, all
Southern, and In Maryland, West Vir-
ginia and New Mexico. How much
will come Of this ! do not know.
The Republican Situation.
A prevailing thought among many
Republican leaders Is that their presi-
Dental. candidate next year should
come from the West. The assumption
gradually crystallizing, stimulated by
the extraordinary Republican victory
in Rhode Island congressional dis
trict, is that the Republicans next year
will carry practically all the East.
Hence-so runs tpe reasoning-with
the East assured, nominate candi-
date who will be strong In the West.
BY "the West" as used In this argu-
ment, Is meant the farming West. The
formula In this reasoning is: Garry
the East BY general dissatisfaction In
that territory with the Roosevelt ad-