Previous to his coronation in Jerusalem, Tomlinson and the Theocratic Party merged their political efforts with a new political entity on the scene called The National Hamiltonian Party.  Exactly what form this merger took is unclear, for the Hamiltonians bear scant similarity to the Theocrats.The National Hamiltonian Party was founded in December 1965 by what appears to be a group of bluebloods.  Its candidate for President in 1968 is Eric Sebastian, a descendant of Alexander Hamilton and a graduate of Harvard and Oxford.  At one time he worked in the Dewey, Eisenhower, Rockefeller, and Nixon campaigns but gave up in disgust in 1960.  He noted with sadness “the degradation of blintz – eating politics that was forced on a truly aristocratic man” such as Rockefeller.

Other leaders in the Party are Adrian Tilt, like Sebastian a stockbroker by trade; Lindsay Williams and Maxwell Byrnes, both bankers; J. Thomas Aldrich, who complained that he had to run against “an unbelievable assortment of ambitious politicians” in Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District; and Mannings Claiborne Case, who claims relationship to a number of well-known Louisianans of the past and who is described as a writer, a political and philosophical commentator, a philanthropist, and a plantation owner.  Case unsuccessfully contested the Senate seat now held by Allen Ellender.

Eric Sebestian, in opening his campaign for the 1968 race, said on 4 July 1966:  “We, of the National Hamiltonian Party stand proudly together, united and determined to return America to the hands of the aristocracy.  We are now calling for a return to the this form of government as set forth in the Constitution:  Rule by the Aristocrats!”  Hamiltonain literature notes that Sebastian has entered the 1968 race with several disadvantages:  “… he is educated, he is intelligent, and he is disdainful of stupidity.  As we know, stupidity is the one quality that has been identified [with] the average American voter.”

Hamiltonians have a five-plank platform: the return to the election of Senators by state legislatures; the return to the election of the president by independent electors, not by the popular vote; a reorganization of the tax system in order to “encourage success”; the abolition of Constitutional Amendments Thirteen through Twenty-Two; and the restriction of voting rights “to educated land-owning leaders.”  The Party’s slogan is a quote from Alexander Hamilton:  “Your People, Sir, Are A Great Beast.”

Sebastian promises not to bow and scrape for votes.  Nor will he accept support from any group that he considers to be beneath the dignity of the office.  President Johnson and vice-president Humphrey he refers to as “peasants” who have squandered the respect of the free world by such actions as riding on a merry-go-round and showing off an abdominal scar.

How the Hamiltonians and the Theocrats will work together may prove to be one of the more fascinating demonstrations of political skill of the twentieth century.  Neither has much in common except considerable idealism and patriotism.  Tomlinson, for one, is unconcerned with the details.  [… [“God will work them out.”] ]

The Farther Shores of Politics:  The American Political Fringe Today, George Thayer, 1968

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