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Washington. December 24. ? There's a new "Third Party" movement looming up to compli cate the political situation in the Presidential electloa year ot 1936. It is big enough, and has enough voteB behind it, distributed all over the United States, to make the seasoned politicians ot both major parties sit up and take notice. This is the "Townsend Plan" Party. _ Washington regards the an nouncement by Dr. Townsend that be will put a third party ticket in the field, unless the Democrats or the Republicans satisfy him and his followers, as the biggest political news since the death of Huey Long and the consequent collapse of the Louisiana Senator's third party threat. It is big news,, and something to be taken seri ously, for two major reasons. 1. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans can satisfy Dr. Townsend and his followers. 2. As every fresh arrival in! Washington testifies, if he has kept his ear to the ground while back home, The Townsend Old Age Pension plan has enrolled literally millions of voters in its thousands of Townsend Clubs, all pledged to work and vote for, 1200 a month pensions for every man and woman over 60 years old. , Power of the Group Politicians know the power of organization. Those with longl memories recall the way in which the- Anti-Saloon League put over' Prohibition, by organizing the church people in every commun-j ity and using the 'pressure group' method to defeat "wet" candidates and elect "dry" ones. They were( laughed at as fanatics ? but they got Prohibition. The Townsendites are looked upon by the politicians on Capitol Hill as equally fanatic a)? -but the^- are beginning 'to feel the pressure. f It is believed here that therej are more potential votes behind the Townsend movement than there ever were behind Prohibi-j tion. To most folks, the Prohibi tion movement was somewhat ab stract, based upon moral prin-; ^ eiples. The Townsend movement fn decidedly concrete, and is bas ed upon the fundamental human itch to get something for noth ing. Congress Action Predicted One inevitable effect of the Townsend threat, observers here believe, will be a desperate effort to put through at the coming ses sion of Congress some amendment to the Social Security Act, (to | make the Old-Age Benefits provid ed for by the measure payable immediately and in full to every qualified person, instead of at some time in the distant future. Also, to "raise the ante" from the present sliding scale, which runs from )10 to (85 a month, to come nearer to meeting the demands of the Townsendites. There Is little belief, however, that such a program can be put over. It is fairly certain that Pre sident Roosevelt would veto it if it were passed. The Social Security Act only received his approval af ter the parts which would have required direct appropriations by the Federal Qovernment were stricken out, and the plan put onl an actuarial self-perpetuating basis. The political implications of the Townsend threat as it may affect j the choice of the Republican can didate, and the election next Nov- 1 ember, are being carefully ap praised. It is a quite general un derstanding that Senator Borah would be a satisfactory candidate to Dr. Townsend and his follow ers. But that fact, on the face of it, provides another reason why the Republicans are not likely to nominate him. Republican strategists would welcome a strong third party movement of this kind, for the general assumption is that it would draw many more votes away from Mr. Roosevelt and the Democratic Party than from the Republicans. That assump tion, however, is somewhat de batable There is no evidence that Republicans are any leas de sirous than Democrats of getting Old Age Pensions. Q. O. P. Leaders Warned The Rpublican hope is that around the Townsend movement there will rally all of the diverse groups of malcontents, who are dissatisfied with the New Deal aad distrust the Old Ouard. While all of the polls that have been taken, public and private, indicate a decided trend away from the New Deal, the Republican lead era who met here for their Na tional Commlttee.'s annual meet ing last week, were warning each Candy-House Postofficc Shrine at Santa Claus ? "F """ I, SANTA CLAU8, Ind. . . . The ft nit this small town has attained, u thousands upon thouaanda of pieces of mail are aent here during the holi days for re-mailing each year, ia to be perpetuated by a new poat office building, dedicate*! aa a ahine to the children of America. Above ia an artiat'a drawing ?f the "Candy-Houae " postoffice which the Santa Claua Chamber of Commerce haa approved. Below ia the preaent postoffice which has tarried on through the years ... to fame. other and everybody else against overconfldence. Mr. Roosevelt's personal charm and popularity, wise ones in the Opposition ranks recognize, can overcome a huge amount of dis satisfaction with the acts and poli cies of the Administration to date. Nothing would be easier than to lay the blame tor failures on un derlings who "betrayed the Pre-| sident's confidence," while claim ing personal credit for the suc cesses. One of the underlings on whose shoulders much of the load of criticism is being heaped, parti-j cularly by farmers, and lately by the business elements, is Profes sor Tugwell. The President's clos est political advisers are unceas ing In urging Mr. Roosevelt to get rid of Dr. Tugwell. for strate gic reasons. What the outcome will be is still doubtful. 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