Show NORRIS SPURNs SPURNS' PLAN i TO HEAD L THIRD L A PARTY V J Nebraskan Declines Declines' to toRun to Run 1111 for President but but Seeks Election Reform P Plans I a ns n's Amendment t to Abolish Electoral C College j EXPLAINS STAND R Replies ep I. I 1 to o Invitation on of f I I DI vey Dewey wey WASHINGTON Deo Dec 28 26 CAner AllOt elated Press SenAtor Press Senator Norris Norri to too to day turned thumbs thum down on a th third rd party movement and said sakI h he would not be a c candidate for pr president At the the- thelama same lama time the Nebraska Republican Independent said h would propose In tho next congress a a. constitutional amendment abolishing abol shIng tho the electoral college collego to en enable cn able a a man to run independent of ot any ny party arty for torI president This could not be dono done under the present 8 system tem NorrIs said without the expenditure of or large sums of money and organizations In every congressional district EXPRESSES D DOUBT Senator Norris Norr ald Zaid he doubted It ICe If IC e wo wa wo could start out now t much of a nucleus behind fa a a. third party movement In connection with his amendment tho the said ho was was not a a. candidate for president and added be ho probably bly be de d before this ret riI can an n be pe e bro brought ht a about O 1 Norris Nord paid pd tl the e sincerity sincer stacer- erIty er- er ity of Dew Dewey y of tho League Lau for Ind Political l. l Action A I wh winS s gg st at d that NorrIs lead 1 M. M K z hirty p party movement M R HE THINKS I l H ba hoad add d. d Lf I I. I t feel feel- 1 V VIn In a a practical sense 8 sense n e. e a at nt least the suggestion he t made cannot be foN fol lowed lat at tim 1 1 by tf the e siv s In Inthe Ii the te and out of of it It who think and fee I Ido do Under th the present two party ys tern tem temp Norris Norris' said the tho people were ere powerless powerless' to express themselves Inv in event v the they disagreed fd with tb tbd at nt- nt of or both Republican and anil Democratic c candidates on an im Ims Issue Ho cited as an position tion of pf President Hoover oh th the power O er question and said l lea ee cs ot the p we trust were wera busy buzy C Continued nt riU on page 6 S. N Nebraskan bra Declines to Run for President Seeks Election Reform Continued from page 1 no now to line up t the e Democratic party for tor Owen D. D Yo- Yo Young nS- nS H He Ho Indicated both Mr Hoover and Mr Young Youn felt the same way on the tho power question and therefore the choose one or the tIte theother theother other even cven y n if It they the disagree with themon the subject By LYLE c. c WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHL WASHINGTON Dec Dee 26 U UP UPA UP- UP A concrete proposal for or tho the formation formation formation forma forma- tion o of a a. third party lay today y en on ho the desk of or Senator George W W. Norris Korris Insurgent Republican in th the form orm of ot a letter Jetter from Dr John Dewey Dowey of ot Columbia university Chairman of r the League fore for Inde Independent pendent Political Action Norris may reply to tho the proposal tO today Dewey urged Norris Non to abandon bandon his efforts to convert the can cin party to the insurgent Republican can platform and to come out of or it and participate in the thrill and enthusIasm of or R a great movement mo third party problems 1 lems Jems recently and estimated t d the practical difficulties of ot organization I tion would be bo almost able Norris believed at the timo time there was no opening for such a a. movement Tho The conversation took place however before it was as revealed that Robert H. H Lucas executive director of ot the Republican can national committee with that organizations organization's financial backing had actively opposed NorrIs in Nebraska Ne Ne- braska this year e r. r EXPLANATION REFUSED Lucas Republican Will R R. W Wood od Rep Indiana and other regulars who have Joined in approving in the attempt to de defeat eat or oust Norris from Crom tho the party insist the tho antl- antl Norris movement developed without President Hoovers Hooyer s knowledge Such insurgents a as Senators Iowa B Borah rahi Idaho Howell Nebraska No- No braska to name only a few tow refuse to accept this explanation and assert assert assert as as- sert tho the regular organization op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed others in addition to NorrIs Tho controversy is of or proportions warranting speculation regarding a third party but seasoned Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Republicans and Insurgents aro are convinced no such movement will develop They point as did Norris to the difficulty of or creating a national organization and recall the tho Ta Taft Roosevelt t Roosevett split In 1912 when even cn Roosevelt with his tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre personal following was successfully to to- load lead a n formal format for tar mal mat insurgent movement The consensus of ot opinion apparently apparently apparently is that a a. third party split among the Republicans would deliver doliver de do- liver the tho 1932 elections and the presidency to the tho Democrats Progressives who now hold COY cov coveted eted committee chairmanships In tho the senate w ul i be shorn of or those distinctions And nd it it is is' is remarked that tho the mo ement to read Norris florris cut u t o of the Republican party part Is Is Iscon confined confined confined con con- fined so far to the section of ot tho the administration with witha a a. few v exceptions SENATE TO DECIDE U Unless thoi Republican national committee now conceded to td be in iri favor of t Lucas Lucas' effort could persuade persuade persuade per per- suade Republican senate senat leaders to repudiate Norris florris his party part privileges privileges le leges es and membership could not be betaken betaken betaken taken from him Tho The senate alone atone has the tho power to determine the genuineness of or party affiliation among its r members rs Senator James Couzens Rep Michigan l who undertook to lo back B Borah rah for pr president nt against Mr Coolidge scoffs at third party part sos gossip lp All this talk of oC a a. third party arty Is bunk bunko Couzens said Ho no explained that In tentatively ly agreeing ln t to support sup support sup sup- port Borah before the 19 4 Ing conventions ns he had in mind no bolt but merely the tho substitution of or Borah for tor Coolidge Couzens split with and apparently split with Mr Hoover on tho issue lo taming Andrew W. W Mellon in hl the cabinet as secretary of 01 the treasur treas treas- ur ury But with all aU his disapproval of ot tho the po political and social theories which he attributes to Mr Hoover and Mellon Couzens has no patience with third party talk lk Neither has Borah They They- expressed themselves i in almost identical language to the effect that th they y would remain In inthe tho the party and attempt to reform It BORAH S STAYS AYS Let those who ho have disgraced tho the party part ut t. t out added to his statement that he certainly in intended intended in- in tended to remain in Another development hinting at nt future discord among Republicans U camo in the announcement nn of or Horace Horace Hor Ilor- U ace Mann ann celebrated mystery mystery man man manof of ot the Hoover cr southern campal campaign n In 19 1928 8 that ho would assemble Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans from front southern states In Atlanta In 1 February They will launch an organization which i will have bavo as its objective the selection of or a solid block of or southern delegates delegates dele dole gates to the next Republican con con- They won wont be for tor Mr Hoover or I against him Mann ann said They will wUl be bo for tor tho the south and against carpet bag rule rulo there They will go goto goto goto to the next Republican convention u caucus decide upon their candidate and vote yoto as ns a unit There is a Do possibility that this group roup might Join with Republican insurgents for a a. convention fight tight i against the regular administration elements clements 1 New Party to Win to-Win Win in 11 1940 Dewey Says NEW YORK D Dec 26 6 UP UP Th In his llis letter Jetter to Senator Geor George e W. W Norris of Nebraska urging him to break away DWay from tho the Republican machine and form a new party Dr John Dewey Dewe chairman of ot the League for Independent Political s Action and outstanding American philosopher spoke of or a n new party part which will wUl win the presidency in 1940 and finally force combination of conservative o Republicans and Democrats into one of or the old parties U 1 Many outstanding men and nd wo women women wo- wo men In this country from ever every walk of or life ure recognize tho the need and will support such an alignment tho the letter said If It the party were formed It said wo Ye should then have a Do real conflict of or Ideas and a avital avital A vital Ital p party of which would make for tor rapid political progress progress progress ress and give desperate workers and farmers a constructive vehicle of ot political expression Tho The Republican party stands for rugged individualism You stand for tor social planning and social contro control con con- tro Tho The controlling wing wInS of ot the tho I Republican party places property rights first You place human rights right first Just as the Whig party split spIlt on the tho Issue of or slavery laver the the R Republican publican party will divide on this Issue of or social planning versus rugged Individualism UThe U- U Tho The terrible suffering In this unemployment crisis the increasing ln tear fear of ot insecurity the th exploitation by by public utilities companies and other monopolies resulting resulting- In our unjust distribution of ot wealth and tho the nationalism and militarism which brought on the tho World war willbe be repeated under the tho present politic leadership A new party under your philosophy of ot life Ufe could stop these evils evUs |