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REPUBLICANS TO
SEEK COALITION
Plan to Woo Back Those Who
Left the Party.
SUGGEST RADICAL CHANGES

Chicago Conference Decides to Ask
National Committee to Call conven.
ton to Act on Reforms.
Chicago, May 13.-That a uniting Of
the Progressive party with the Re-
publican party is not only desired, but
is actually sought, was the gist OF
sentiment expressed at the close Of .
two-days' conference at which Repub-
lican leaders outlined plans for reor.
ganizing the party.
The Republican national committee
will be asked to call national con.
vention, the conference also decided
at their meeting.
Herbert S. Hadley, formerly COVER
nor of Missouri, who with Senators
Albert B. Cummins, Of Iowa; William
e. Borah, of Idaho, and L. Y. Sherman,
of Illinois, led the discussion at the
conference, said afterward that the
desire to persuade those back in the
party who left 1t to Join the Progress
sive party was manifest" The coali-
tion. he added, was not to be effected
BY any mechanical scheme, such as
the passing of resolutions by any of
the leaders. "but rather by remedy
ing OF. the causes In the Republican
party which resulted in the separa-
ton"
The conference. attended by six
United States senators. numerous
members of the house of represents
tiyes and leaders from states as dis
tant as Massachusetts, and California.
resulted In the issuance Of state
rnent. The statement expressed the be.
lief that the Republican national COM
mittee should call q Republican ma
tIonal convention. at as early date 40
possible, for the purpose Of effecting
radical changes in party affairs and es-
pecially in reference to the conduct
Of future national conventions
stIs 1t to be inferred that the Re
publicans who met desire to have ad
herents Of the Progressive party come
into the. ranks of the Rspub1cans?"
Mr. Hadlsy was asked.
4danifestly TO-" hs replied. "Ths
coalition 10 to bs brought about not
by any mechanical means, but by
frank recognition by the rank and hle
ofsboth parties that by remaining d.
ylded they are defeating all that they
lcth favor.
All We csuld accomplish or try to
accomplish was 70 start the movement
I'D bringing about the charges In
& sss nsfsax shs sffssvs ef sks party
watch seem nscsssary. hose AhangeJl
are to correct the evils which havs
been just cause sf complaint the
past and are necessary In order that
the will Of the majority may control in
future party councils.
"The changes We shall seek are for
q new basis Of representation, . re-
cognition Of the result Of direct pri-
maries and a different method Of pass
ing upon credentials"
The conference decided 70 ask the
Republican national committee at its
meeting on May "a In Washington to
issue call for national convention
this year.
To reorganize the party "along pro-
gressive lines" Senator Cummins,
Senator Borah and Ex-Governor Had.
ley, together with the other leaders
at the conference, agreed that the pro-
posed convention shall change the ba-
sis of representation in future conven.
tions and make other radical changes
80 that the party shall stand "for con-
structive and progressive activities in
the affairs Of government"
Does the suggestion to rsunits the
party mean that those who Joined the
Progressive party are to be asked to
come back?" Senator Cummins was
asked.
"It means just a. I have said be-
fore that the convention would be a
sort of Lords Supper and all those
who believed might partaks," replied
Senator Cummins.