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A test of the hypothesis that patronage is necessary to strong pol'al parties, using as a source of data competitive party systems at the state level of gov in the US. The method used to determine which competitive states have strong state party org's is outlined. Table 1 presents data on statewide primary elections in the 20 competitive states which use that nomination procedure for candidates for statewide public office, 1950-60, & table 2 constructs a 4-fold classification of competitive states according to degree of party strength of both major parties. A comparison is then made of state party strength to the incidence of patronage within the state. Due to limitations of measurement, the study is confined to a comparison of state admin'ive patronage with state party strength based on mean/average state admin'ive employment figures for the period 1954-60. Reliance is placed on the % of state admin'ive employees not under a merit system as a measure of patronage. The hypothesis tested is that states in which both pol'al parties are strong will have a high % of state admin'ive employees not covered by merit systems. The hypothesis is not supported by the Chi-square test for distribution, & 'therefore, it would seem that a state pol'al party can maintain a great deal of strength without having a great deal of admin'ive patronage to disperse. The difficult problem of measuring other forms of patronage will have to be solved before it can definitely be said that a state party can be strong without having large amounts of natronaae of anv form available.' E. Weiman.