Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-11
CONVENTION OF
IS. 0.P. TO Be HELD
i'm CHICAGO June 8
Radical Innovations in Con.
duct Of Campaign Decided
Upon by Executive
Committee.

SPV's ~ 3NSONNSS
Committee.
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arch in the solution of our economi
lproblems. He is both laborer an
capitalist. The products of his labo
are most vital to our existence. Hi
material assets are the largest {
any single class. He takes a compre
hensive view of current question!
Indeed there is no one that think
more clearly than the man who fol
lows the pillow.
when our country entered TIL
war he was the first to bear tn
burden, and now that the war is owe
he is still carrying the load. He
prosperous, but this is in spite OF op
fposition and reverses rather than be
cause of cooperation and assistance
from outside sources.
"He gave his sons to the war, HI
gave his money and he gave increas
ing, relentless effort in the produc
ton of the foods and material tina
made it possible to carry the wa
! forward to a successful consumma
ton. He did not strike. He did no
lockout. He did not organize to de
feat the ends of justice or thwart thu
operations of the economic law. Tht
length Of his working day was regu
lated by the needs of the hour, ant
when the crop was delivered at the
market he accepted the price that
had. been fixed BY the goernment OF
some one else. But with all this he
has not been blind to the ends to
which he is being driven by the
forces that ignore his interests and
organize against him.
Treat Farmer Fair.
"The day is here and the hour has
struck when the farmer must be
given fair and honest consideration
in the solution of our national prob
lens.
what has the present national ad-
m;nistration done to give the farmer
relief? Very little, and for nearly
everything that it has tried to do, its
uneconomical economies has pro-
duced a worse condition. Price-fix-
ing, inefficient transportation meth
DDS and general ignorance OF the
conditions under which the farmer
is obliged to labor have created a
we'll nigh intolerable situation.
"What the farmer wants is CO.
oneration from other interests and
an opportunity to join with them in
solving the great national problems.
He 1oathes paternalism and he is. last
of all a socialist. With all these
facts indelibly impressed upon his
mind the farmer is more than ever
republican, for this is the party
that thinks and operates along the
lines that he prefers to work.
Bungling Democrats.
AS for capital and labor, there
has never been a time when they
were more friendly, nor when both
have prospered more fully than dur
ing the period of republican admins
tration. 1t is not by mere chance
nor through force Of conditions
alone that factions exist today
among those who are classed as
farmer, laborer and capitalist. This
condition has been created by the
bungling management Of the present
administration, and through the
playing of these forces, for political
purposes one against the other"
Two New Departments.
The committee authorized the Gre
alton of two new departments of
party organization to deal respec-
lively with policies and general
parties welfare. The committee,
composed of selected members of
the committee and other men and
women representing labor, capital,
the farmers and others, will go to
work at once sorting out subjects to
be dealt with in the 1920 platform.
The second committee comprises an
equal number of national commit
teemen and outside party leaders
and will function as an advisory
council in the conduct of the CAM
paign.
The plan Of Will H. Hays, the ma
tional chairman, for limitation Of
individual campaign contributions to
$1,000 formally was approved and
the committee announced some
changes in the apportionment of
delegates to the national convention.
These changes were not Of a sweep
ing nature, however, and affected
only seven states. ..
Many Set Out for Homes.
After hearing a report of Chair
man Hays and adopting 4 resolution
approving his efforts for party or
ganization and harmony, the COM
mittee ended its session and many
of the republican leaders who had
come to Washington for the gather
ing left for their homes.
OF the several hundred prominent
republicans who attended the meet
ing, however. large number re-
NAMED for the session to be held
tomorrow by the state chairmen.
Only questions Of organization are
expected to come formally before
this meeting. but the partisans of
various republicans mentioned for
the presidency will continue the ac-
tive efforts which have kept the cap
ital alive with gossip and conferences
since Sunday.
Despite the committee meeting
today the maneuvering Of the
friends of the various candidates
was conspicuously in evidence, but
the only result appearing on the sur
face was a statement by Senator
]. E. Watson, of Indiana, declaring
he was not seeking the nomination
and would not permit any personal
to interfere with party
harmony. During the past few days
a movement in his favor has been
actively promoted and there was
no evidence tonight that his sup