The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

the party cap stand together. The Roose-
welt people contended in the conference
that the only ground on which a reor-
ganization could be brought about would
be through the acceptance by a Repub-
lican convention OF most OF the principles
advocated in the Bull Moose platform.
Immediately after the conference Gov.
Hadley of Missouri gave out a formal
statement of his own views on the ques-
ton of party reorganization. Here Is
the statement:
Gov. HadIey's Statement.
81 have felt and acted upon the theory
that the Republican party has not out
lived its usefulness as an agency Of good
government, but / do not agree with
those who contend that all that is neces-
sary for us to do is to sit still or to stand
pat in the hope and belief that Demo-
cratic mistakes on general business de-
preston will restore the Republican
party to power.
Il believe the fact that 100000
voters who voted the Republican ticket
in 1908 refused to vote II in 1872 requires
a careful consideration as to the reason
of their action, and as to what may be
done to correct conditions to which they
have objected
''One of the conditions which has been
the cause of objection within the party
for years has beep the present oasis Of
representation from Southern States
Another is the party's attitude toward
direct primaries for the election of dele
gates to national conventions. I believe
that such change should be made in the
existing rules for the conduct of party
affairs in both OF these matters that
there can be no question but that the
will of the majority will control both as
to policy and as TO candidates. We Re
publicans who believe in progressive pol
icies can not ask that those who are
conservative should change their opin-
oins. but we ought all to be able TO
agree that the conventions that settled
these questions shall be truly represen-
tative of voters but not a political or
official authority and that they shall
express the wishes of the majority.
AT what time and in what way
changes should be made, it is in my Opin-
ion too early to say. There should be
ample time for the prejudices and feel
ings aroused by the recent contest TO
subside l believe that prior to the be-
ginning of the campaign of 1914. prob
ably within the next year, there should
be called a national convention of the
Republican party to consider these Ques-
tiOns or any other matters that it might
then deem advisable to consider"
Carroll Optimistic.
Gov. Carroll, of Iowa. said that he
felt after the short talks that he had
listened to that the situation of the
Republican party might not be consid-
cred as bad as certain OF its enemies in
the other two parties were inclined to
consider.
Il am not prophet" said Gov. Car
roll, but l will say this much: We
have not seen the last national Repub-
liCan victory by long chalk;-but
am not so sure to just when the
next victory will be-
Gov. Joseph NJ Carey, OF Wyoming.
emerging from the conference before
it was ended. said:
Il have nothing to tell the reporters.
cant interest any of you, for I'm
Bull Moose. and you all know it"
Gov. William Glasscock, of West Vir-
ginia, said:
1t was only a free and open express
sion of the views of the twelve gentle
men comprising the session. We made
no plans. 1t is altogether too early to
figure on plans for reorganization. But
you must remember that we are not in a
position to figure on any scheme that
eliminates Theodore Roosevelt"
Gov. GlasscoCk was asked if he meant
the elimination of Theodore Roosevelt
from the Republican party.
RoOSrvCIt n Factor.
"Of course l do, but l mean more
than that he said. 4 mean that Roose-
welt as a factor in our whole national
life is a factor TO be reckoned with by
everybody"
Gov. Hadley in the course of the day
had talks with Senator Crane and other
Tart leaders. He impressed upon them
the necessity of cooperating in any
plans for a calling of another national
convention and the reorganization of the
party.
You are wrong in suggesting that
suitable committee to reorganize the Re
publican party would be Gov. Hadley,
Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts, and my
self" wrote Senator Bristow of Kansas
TO a friend to-day. My choice for
such a committee is Theodore RoUse-
welt. Joe Cannon. Senator La Toilette.
Senator Root. Gov Johnson. Senator
Lodge. and Senator Cummins. Agree
ment upon fundamental principles is
necessary to any party. When these
gentlemen can agree upon the principles
which must underlie a great party, let
them report"
Il have not a word to say" was Sem
ator La FolIettes comment on the let
ter. Il can't help their using my
name" he added.