New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
HoOUer Fuu0r.s
Party System
Development OF Groups
VIII C;ue Po,cer to
Minority, He Declares

WASHINGTON, June 18.-Indorsing
in the main the action of the Repub-
lican National Convention at Chicago
Herbert Hoover in a letter to friends
made public today after he had con-
ferred with Senator Harding, the Re
publican Presidential nominee, called
upon all elements of the party to sup
port the national ticket at the polls.
Mr. Hoover declared that "the great
er part of the Chicago platform is CON
structive and progressive" and that
nothing prevents the compromise
planks on labor, the league. etc, from
being given q forward looking inter
pretation.' He added, however, that
some things, including a reorganiza-
ton OF our election expenditures and
the primaries, are not adequately dealt
with"
Nothing could be more disastrous, "
he continued, than the development Of
several party organizations represent
ing the complexion of every group in
the country. If we should come to
this position we shall be entirely ruled
ny log rolling minorities or sterile po-
lltical coalitions"
The former food administrator de-
clared that it was the duty of those
Republicans who hold more definite
views 20 endeavor to bring them to re-
allzatlon within the party organization
itself S the issues on which they bear
arise.
Harding Represents No Group
"lf the Republican party is not 10
be irrcvocably split declared Mr..
Hoover, Il cannot conceive that Senator
Harding will for one moment submit
the administrative side of the govern
ment to the domination of any group
or coteric'
Ny. Hoover in this connection said
1he senator had stated to him that
'thc views OF both the conservative and
progressive wings of the party would
be fully represented in the administered
ton and that he represented no par
tlcular group"
Mr.. Hoover's statement in full fol.
lows:
II breakfasted with Senator HARDING
TINS morning, at the Senator's invitn7
tlon. l presented the views which 7
believed were held by a considerable
group of independent and progressive
hepuDilcans on various Questions The
senator stated that it was his most
sincere desire to be the ,nstrumcntalitv
Tor bringing The divergent elements n
Doth the conservative and progressive
Wings OF the party would be fully rep
resented in the Administration. that
ne represented no particular troup.
but that he considered it was his first
duty as leader of the party to ,on-
solldatc all clements INTO united
front He will, of course, issue nc
statement until after the Democratic
convention. and then after consultation
with all sides.
"My own position on various issues is
we'll enough known, and as to the party
situation | cannot make it more clear
than the following letter which | sent
TO friends in different parts Of the
country two days ago and before | had
any communication with Senator
Harding:
Constructive and Progressive
beg TO acknowledge the recent C
your letter. have received many
hundred other communications from
friends advising various courses with
respect to the situation THAI eventu-
ated in Chicago, for undoubtedlv MANY
of the independent and progressive Re-
publlcans like myself are greatly dis
appointed over some tendencies that
were apparent at Chicago. The Chi
cago platform is not radical: the
greater part Of it is constructive and
progressive; nothing prevents the com
promise planks on labor. the League.
etc, from being given forward-lo look
ing interpretations; some things. incud-
ing reorganization of our election
expenditures and the primaries, are
not adequately dealt with.
In these times when the great
problems and issues created BY the
war are new and are so cOmDloy 1vo
must expect a wide divergence of views
among the members of the party as to
the methods by which they are to be