New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
70 draft and publish an expression Of
party principle and nolicv

FAAhSipfe anu pOl1Cy.
We indorse the Initiative taken by
Senator James W. Wadsworth, ir., and
senator William NJ. Calder. and well
come the indicated cooperation therein
OF the State Committee in calling
upon Republicans of New York to do
wnat Americans have done for two and
q half centuries, namely, to assemble
TO talk over matters of common con-
Germ, arrive at a consensus Of view and
take .; such action. as may seem to be,
IN the opinion of the majority, in the
common interest.
I'VE respectfully point iout to our
fellow. Republicans that the coming
campaign is of special significance and
that the welfare of the country
through the Republican party tran
scends the personal interest Of every
individual in the party. No one will
attempt to dispute the fact that not
since 1860 has it been so important
that the nominees of the Republican
resentatives in the Congress shall
make their appeal to the voters upon
platform which frankly voices the
opinion and belief of the average Re-
publican of the state as to the con-
structive policies and underlying prin-
ciples of Republicanism.
For this purpose it is, moreover,
essential that the women of the state
have that full opportunity to which
tion in the councils of the party and
in moulding and framing the express
sion of it's principles and policies.
To carry this out an equal basis for
such representation should be pro-
vided
"It is needless to say that such g
conference should be open to every
Republican man and woman Of good
and regular standing, and that all
should be entitled to q voice in its de-
loerations. Meanwhile, necessarily, a
fixed basis for expressing the vote of
the respective districts represented
must be adopted, as to which the basis
established by the Republican State
Committee for the convention of 1912
Is recommended, without reference to
the number of actual representatives
OF any given district VINO may be pres
ent
Most important of all at this con-
Juncture it is the paramount duty of
every American, irrespective of party
aftiliation, to give his undivided sup
port to the effective conduct of the
war. to which end the policies of gov
ernment of the Republican party and
the frame of mind of all Individual
Republicans not only lend themselves.
but should be given opportunity to
find full expression"
The slgners to this letter number
more than 115, and include:
George w. Wicker Leonard b. Carhart.
sham. Willard H. Omsted
james NJ. Beck: George H. Gay.
marcus NJ Marks. II. c. Boehme
j.. Van Vechten o. N. D. Harriyan.
~ cott. Oscar E. Dinkelman.
henry W: TAFT John A. Bolles.
Edward NJ. Morgan. F. F. TAYLOR.
WiIiiam >. bennet Frances |. Morgan.
rank Moss. Jennie T. Morgan.
MAJOR Louis LIvlngs- Dorothy T. Morgan.
ton Seaman. Dagmar Selling.
Charies Stewart Davi- Helen May Olmsted.
son. Oscar J. Smith.
Mortimer l.. Schiff. John P. Downey.
William NJ: Bennett Warren c. French.
Ralph Goddard, f. j. Curry.
~ NJ hurd Clinton r. Williams.
henry A. Wise. Louis Greenwald.
Henry c. Quinby. y. F. Kayler.
Serley Morse. Abraham Jordan.
Ormsby McHarg George Kluberdauz.
William A. Ferguson.S L. KEN
t. D. Silhman. Thomas f. Roys.
A. M. Wattenberg. Henry Bosches.
w. Il. Corwine. Phineas Roth.
D. q. Coles Rappen E. F. E;lert.
August Buermann. r. c. Mac Elruth
Henry w. Jessup. IN j. Donovan.
Joseph II. Choate jrMorris Rieser.
Sumner w. Chds.