The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-06-25
HOOVER ENDORSES
G. 0. P. PLATFORM
Urges Support OF All For
Ticket-Best Method
For Service.


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
greater part of the Chicago platform
Is constructive and progressive" and
that nothing prevents the compro-
mise planks on labor. ,ae League.
etc, from being given forward
looking interpretation.
He added however, that some
things, including a reorganization of
our election expenditure and tho
primaries, are not adequately dealt
with"
Plea For Unity.
Nothing could be more disastrous.
he continued, than the development
OF several party organizations, repre-
senting the complexion If every
group in the country. II we should
come TO this position, we shall be
entirely ruled by log-rollinS minori-
ties or sterile political coalitions :"
The former Food Administrator de-
clared that II was the duty Of those
Republicans who hold ";aore definite
views" to endeavor to bring them to
realization within thA party nrgani-
cation itself as the issues on which
they bear arise.
''If the Republican party is not TO
be irrevocably split" declared Mr..
Hoover, II cannot conceive that Sen
ator Harding will for one moment
submit the administrative side OF the
Government to the domination OF any
group or coterie."
All Views To BE Represented.
Mr.. Hoover in this connection said
the Senator had stated to him that
''the views OF both the conservative
and progressive wings of the party
would be fully represented in the
administration" and that he repre-
sented no particular group"
ding this morning at the Senator's
invitation" said Mr., Hoover's state
ment 81 presented the views which
believe were held by a considerable
group OF independent and progress
sive Republicans on various ques-
lions. The Senator stated that K
was his most sincere desire to be the
fundamentally for bringing the di-
vergent elements of the party togeth-
err; that the views of both the con-
sentative and progressive wings of
the party would be fully represented
In the administration; that he repre-
sented no particular group, but that
he considered it was his first duty as
leader of the party to consolidate all
elements into a united front. He
will, of course, issue no statement un-
I'll after the Democratic convention,
and then after consultation with all
sides.
Letter Sent TO Friends.
My own position on various issues
is well enough known and as to the
party situations / 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:
81 beg to acknowledge receipt of
your letter. / have received many !
hundred other communications from
friends advising various courses with
respect to the situation that eventu- |
ated in Chicago, for undoubtedly |
many of the independent and pro-
gressive Republicans like myself are
greatly disappointed over some ten
denotes that were apparent at Chi /
cago. The Chicago platform is no:
radical; the greater part of it is con-
structive and progressive; nothing |
prevents the compromise planks on |
labor, the League, etc, from being |
given a forward-looking interpreted
tion; some things, including a reor- !
ganization of our election expendi-
lures and the primaries, are not ade-
quately 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 par
ty as to the methods by which they
are TO be met. II follows, therefore,
that If there was to have been unity
in the convention there had to be
large measure of compromise. The
compromises 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 viii
be found in the Democratic Conven-
tion.
Nothing could be more disastrous