The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02
HOOVER GIVES HARDING
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Herbert Hoover was in Washington
last week and called upon Republicans
generally to support in every way the
candidacy of Senator Warren G. Hard
ing. Mr.. Hoover's statement was is
sued following meeting with the
Republican nominee which was held
at Mr.. Harding's suggestion, but it
consisted in the main of letter which
showed that the former food admin
istrator already had taken steps to
insure party unity at the November
election.
The text of Mr.. Hoover's statement
follows:3ii
"I breakfasted with Senator Hard
ing this morning at the Senator's in
vitation. presented the views which
/ believed were held by considerable
group of independent and progressive
Republicans upon various questions.
The Senator stated that it was his
most sincere desire to be the instru-
mentality for bringing the divergent
elements of the party together; that
the views of both the conservative and
progressive wings of the party would
be fully represented in the administra-
ton; that he represented no particu-
lar group, but that he considered it
was his first duty as leader of the par
ty to consolidate all elements into a
united front. He will, of course, issue
no statement until after the Democra-
tic convention, and then after consul
taton with all sides.
"My own position on various issues
is well 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 ten days ago and before
had any communication with Sena-
tor Harding:
az beg to acknowledge the, receipt
Of your letter. | have received many
hundreds of other communications
from friends advising various courses
with respect to the situation that
eventuated at Chicago, for undoubted-
ly many of the Independent and pro-
gressive Republicans, like myself, are
greatly disappointed over some ten
dencies that were apparent at Chica-
go. The Chicago platform is not rad
ical; the greater part of it is con-
structive and progressive; nothing
prevents the compromise planks on la
Dor, the league, etc., from being given
a forward-looking Interpretation;
some things, including a reorganiza-
tion 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 complex, we
must expect a wide divergence Of
view among the members of the party
as to the methods by which they are
to be met. 1t follows, therefore, that
if there was to have been unity in the
convention, there had to be large
measure of compromise. The COM
promises on the platform, and the
candidate are proof that we have not
arrived at an era of new political and
social tendencies-and for this same
reason, the same divergent groups
and the same attitude of compromise
will be found in the Democratic con-
vention.
Nothing could be more disastrous
than the development of several party
organizations representing the COM
plexion Of every group in the country.
With the legislative and executive
functions more widely separated than
in any other democracy, me whole
process of constructive government