The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-13
HAYS REAOY-MADE
|. PLATFORM IDEA IS
FOSTERING c. 0. ?,
Borah, Moses and Me.
Cormick Outspoken in
Denouncing S c h e m 2
Which Gives Old Guard
Control
Nv JAMES II. NoUHsE

Washington. Dec 12.--The RepuD-
lican national committcemen appeat
to have PLAYED the very mischief Win
The progressive element in the he
publica n party by adopting Chairman
HAYS idea os appointing com naittce
10 draft a platform ard have 1t ali
fixed up and ready for the convention
when il assemblies next june.
The progr.ssivc5 don't like the idea
one bit. Their opposition TO 1t ca me
10 the surface today ia the talk OF
progressive Republican senators in
The cloak rooms. Many Of tho sena-
tors talked frankly about thc plans
and did no, mince words in express
ing their disa pproeal of II,
Senator Eorah. of Idaho. Moses. OF
New Hampshire. and McCormick, "I
Illinois were particularly vehement
in deridins the plan, SAVING 1t wouta
not work and that the convention
would have nothing to do with IL
Senator Moses declared that the con-
ven ton doesn't want hand made
platform" He expressed very grave
doubts that platform fraftco
months in advance By Chairman
Hays personally selected committee
vould be accountable to the rank aud
fife OF the rerty or 10 the convention,
Sena tor Berah was equally efn-
phatic in asserting that the conren
ton would be quick To reject such a
platform He declared that tho con
We ton will insist upon having a hand
in drawing up the declaration OF
principles upon which the party f'ili
make its fight Any other sort OF
platform, 'hc senator said. would req
resent nothing moro than tho idea Of
q handful or men rather than The
spontaneous suggestions Of the mass
of delegates.
In opposition to all these CRITICISMS,
Senator lodge, who has been char
man of one or two conventions and
chairman % the resolutions commit
tee In at leas; two. issued statement
defending til" plan and stating that
I: would be very helpful a better
nls tform would pc the result In the
senator's opinion.. hrcausc the com
mittee wouil have time tn hear from
everybody IN the country who had su
idea 10 snhf.,i, for the platform ard
to weed ont all improper or imprae-
tiexhie suset& items,
Old GUARD on COM1uTTTTT
The re of the progresSipes was
primarily aroused by observing upon
the committee list the names Of
some Of the hsndsest and hest known
performers in the old guard wing of
tho party. They were shocked when
they sap that the work OF drafting the
platform for the 1850 hght Was to be
entrusted 70 such fine old standpat-
ter, as Senators Fenrose and Sfnoot
former Senator Murray Crane. Her
bert. Parsons O. Nov FORK ara 4 few
mcrc like hena. Not q single Re
pm hiican OF progressive tendencies
Was named or the committee the OBJ
icCtors claIr7su
The co,ar i'fee hartman il II. q
Eurs,irn of New Mexico, and Others
on II are; Y iHiaIn II. Crocker Cali
fo%nfa Y l. Hichland, West Vir-
ginia; T. f Howell. Nebraska. F
MscCregor. Texas, John c More
tiesd Nor,h Carolina C'haries r
Warrc-, MICHIGAN, ard senator koi-
logs. Of Minreects
Chairman fays thinks very we'll OF
the man. u. faid last night that he
exrcc tel the rormttter To- ca to work
right away and ererd tho next sis
months 10 cor1t9in~ over ideas for the
platform
Senator Lone IN hie statement
pointed nut ii-sf ffae rlasform cona
rnittee uSuali% has to work undei
great pressure thar ii has TO sta7~ n
session tsrs GAYS and tuTn nights con
tinuouslv and all the time ig over
whelmei with AL sorts Of crude
propositions hastily prepared and
, with constant pressure from local and
special interests here and there Tbs
senator SID
What is t. go into a national plat
form ought IT, have longer and het-
tor consideration than this and al
those who reprs sent serious interests
ard who Gesfrr Some declaration il
the piafo~na ought 70 have an oppcr-
tuni'T 70 racrsrc il and bring II he,
fore the committee