FREE LIBERTARIAN Monthly Newsletter of the Free Libertarian Party VOL. 2, N0.1 1 JANUARY 1973 HOSPERS/NATHAN 3RD IN ELECTORALVOTES John Hospers, the Libertarian Party candidate for President, finished third in the presidential election receiving one electoral vote from Robert MacBride, an at­ torney from Charlottsville, Virginia. The one electoral vote FLP-EINDS HOME placed Hospers and his running mate Toni Nathan 16 votes behind Democrat George McGovern of South Dakota. The Free Libertarian Party of New York has finally found a ·permanent home. The party headquarters are moving to: Robert MacBride, a lifelong Republican, stated: "In casting my vote for another can_didate I am trying to tell 15 West 38th St., New York City 10018 (President Nixon) that he has lost his way; that this country should not move to a controlled mercantilistic economy .. " He further stated that he voted for the Libertarians "on behalf where we will have permanent office space, mailing address of the millions in this country who have helplessly watched and telephone listing. The telephone number will be an­ presidential leadership inexorably move the federal nounced in the next newsletter, and hopefully will be listed government in the direction of ever-greater control over the by Ma Bell in the directory. One never knows, but members lives of all of us." are urged to ask Ma anyway. Toni Nathan thus became the first woman to ever receive Anyone with electrical, carpentry, design or other skills is an electoral vote. Several women's magazines are now urged to contact Howard Rich at (212) 299-0686. The office interested in doing an· article on Ms. Nathan. will be decorated in nee-modified classic libertarian style. According to long-standing custom the electors for each An office-warming party is planned in the future for all state, equal in number to its congressional representation, members and friends who contributed so generously to vote for the nominees of their own party. MacBride ignored make, this bastion of libertarianism possible. this tradition, broken several times in the181 year history of the Electoral College, in "an attempt to put party principles ahead of party politics." The defection of a lifelong Republican was front-page NEW PARTY MAILING ADDRESS news in the Washington Post, received mention in The New York Times, Daily News, New York Post, and was reported FREE LIBERTARIAN PARTY, INC. on ABC and NBC national news 15 West 38th Street New York, N.Y. 10018 The news of MacBride's electoral vote was received with elation by members of the Libertarian Party. Many members expressed a renewed faith that conscientious men are still PLE~SE MAKE THIS NOTATION ON ANY LITERATURE willing to put principle over party politics. MacBride's vote YOU MIGHT DISTRIBUTE. was regarded by party members as a major step forward for the Libertarian Party. AS PROVIDED IN THE FLP BYLAWS, MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL DUES FOR 1973 ARE PAYABLE AS OF NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: EVERY FLP MEMBER JANUARY 1, 1973 AND SHOULD BE PAID NO LATER THAN RECRUIT ONE NEW MEMBER IN 1973 JANUARY 15, 1973. "ANY MEMBER WHO HAS NOT RENEWED MEMBERSHIP BY PAYMENT OF DUES ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15TH SHALL LOSE ALL FORMER MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS." Thus, our first real convention is an important one. It will, FROM THE CHAIR I think, decide whether New York libertarians are going to remain armchair commentators or whether they're ready to start doing. I've spoken often enough of the seventy or so New Year's Eve is the time for resolutions, new begin­ who accomplished so much last July, August and Sep­ nings, pep talks and all that jazz. Considering the im­ tember. With that team as the core we can make our portance of the story on our national candidates on page 1, I presence felt . but they can't. do it alone, and the con­ think any exhortations from this column would be an­ vention, its attendance and level of active participation, will ticlimactic. Even so, I think there are several important tell us whether they can expect help. upcoming events tor the FLP that deserve all of our at- tention. · We've made a hell-of-a-good start. 1972 was successful beyond our hopes. Let's make 1973 successful beyond Ed The most immediate and pressing matter is the State Koch's tears. platform. By mid-January the report(s) from the Platform Committee will be available to the membership. All FLP Yours in liberty, members who desire copies of these reports, i.e., working Jerry Klasman drafts o.f the platform, will receive them IF they send to the Party office a self-addressed 9x12 envelope bearing 16 cents in postage. With the reports will be a notice of the date of the open hearing on the platform, (the date will also appear in the February newsletter) and those members who wish to HOSPERS OUTPOLLS speak at that hearing may do so if (1) they intend to submit complete alternata plank(s)_o.c(2) if they..J.nieru:ltQ__filj_y_ocate_ TED KENNEDY the elimination of plank(s) altogether. All planks must be submitted a week prior to the date of the hearing and the In a recent Newsday article Marc Schogol reported tor the committee will require ten copies of each. Long Island newspaper that John Hospers received more votes for President in Nassau County than Edward Kennedy, Considering the crucial importance of the platform it is Barry Goldwater, John Lindsay, Harry S. Truman, Sen. J.W. hoped that many of you intend to participate· in that hearing. Fulbright, Rep. Wilbur Mills, Gov. Terry Sanford, Judge Sol The FLP is fortunate in having more than its share of Wachtler of Great Neck, L.I., Adm. Hyman Rickover, knowledgeable people and the platform and the Party will be Groucho Marx and Archie Bunker. the better for their participation. Officials were mystified as to who John Hospers was The next event of crucial importance is the State Con­ however. Laura Davis, the chief clerk for the Nassau Board vention. The tentative dates are March 30, 31 and April 1. of Elections said, "He must be somebody because those What transpires at the Convention will decide whether or not votes (he received six write-ins) were scattered about the the FLP is to become an effective political force in New York county." In at least one place John Hospers had a running State. mate named Toni Nathan which led officials to ask, "Who is Toni Nathan?" This convention will adopt the State platform. This convention will also elect the Party officers tor 1973 and Inquiries with the White House produced a spokeswoman nominate candidates tor the 1973 elections. It would be who said that she had never heard of Hospers, but was impossible to overstress the importance of these two tasks. impressed with his showing in Nassau County. The spokeswoman said, "He's got a good leg up for 1976." During this first year of the FL P's existence, the officers of the Party were, primarily, volunteers elected by an ex­ ceedingly small membership(or appointed to fill vacancies) Whether or not you think they have done a creditable job, the tact remains that they were not elected by the 200 members - ---we_now l"lave. ....Ihe-FLP must have.s.tr.on.g.leadernb.ip_capable The-Free·Ubert-ar-ian-i-s--publ ished-by the of mobilizing the Party to achieve its goals, and such leader~hip can best be developed through the process of FREE LIBERTARIAN PARTY, INC .. open and vigorous campaigning. It is hoped that all members will seriously consider what is required of the 15West 38th Street, Room 201 Party leadership and strive to elect those candidates who New York, New York 10018 seem best able to fill those requirements. You will pick the Party's officers and your choices will be only as good as the effort you put into choosing. Free to members As tor-the FLP's candidates tor next year, the same All articles, features, columns, let­ comments may be made. 1973's local elections give us the ters, ads and announcements must be best 0 chance we will have for the next four years to make our received at above address by 20th of presence known and felt locally. We will be dealing with month preceding publication. issues that are often of much more immediate concern than those in national elections. Mayors, City Councils, School Classified Rates Boards, etc., have an immediacy that we can capitalize on. Neighborhood issues generate heat and we can use that heat $1.00 per column inch to burn the politicos who are responsible in the first place tor $1.00 MINIMUM most of those issues being there. 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