Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-19
APPEAL MADE BY
HOOVER To ALL.
REPUBLICANS To
SUPPORT TICKET
jreater Part of the Chicago
Platform Is Constructive
and Progressive, Says the
Former Food ControIIer,j
DIVERGENT ELEMENTS
SHOULD Be UNITED
Makes Public a Letter Sem.
To Friends Throughout
the Country Before Con-
SuIting the Nominee.

teN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LTAsao wIRr1
Washington, June lS-Endors-
ing in the main the action of the
republican national convention at
/ Chicago, Herbert Hoover in let
ter to friends made public today
after he had conferred with Sem
ator Harding, the republican pres
tdential nominee, called upon al
elements Of the party to support the
national ticket at the polls.
Mr.. Hoover declared that "the
greater part of the Chicago plat
form is constructive and progress
| We and that nothing prevents
the compromise planks on labor.
the league, etc, from being given
Ia forward-looking Interpretation"
He added, however, that some
! things, including reorganization
| of our election expenditures and
| the p, hmaries are not adequately
dealt with"
Nothing could be more disas-
| trous," he continued. "than the de-
velopment of several party organi-
cations representing the complex
ion of every group in the country.
| II we Should come to this position,
we shall he entirely ruled by log
| rolling minorities of sterile politi-
cal coalitions"
| The former food administrator
declared that II was the duty OF
those republicans who hold more
definite views" to endeavor to bring
them to realization within the party
organization itself"
"If the republican party Is not
to be irrevocably split" declared
Mr.. Hoover, ~ cannot conceive
that Senator Harding will for one
moment submit the administrative
side of the government to the
domination of any group or CO.
terie"
Harding To Consult Both Wing.
Mr.. Hoover in this connection
said the senator had stated to him
that 'the views of both the con-
servative and progressive wings of
the party worth he fully rApre+
sented in the administration" and
that he represented no particular
group.
~ breakfasted with Senator
Harding this morning at the sena-
tors invitation said Mr.. Hoover's
statement. II presented the views
which I believe were held by
considerable group of Independent
and progressive republicans on va
riOus questions. The senator
stated that II was his most sincere
desire to be the instrumentaIitv for
bringing the divergent elements OF
the party together that the views
Of both the conservative and pro-
gress've wings of the party would
he fully renresented in the admin.
istra alton: that he represented no
particular group, but that he con-
sidered 1t was his first duty as
leader of the party to consolidate
all elements into united front.
He will. of course. issue no state
ment until after the democratic
convention. and then after consul
tation with all sides.
my own position on various is
sues Is we'll enough known, and as
to the party situations | cannot
make it more clear than the fol-
lowing letter which | sent 20
friends in different parts of the
country two days ago and before
had any communication with
Senator Harding.
Platform Is Not Rad'c
81 beg to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter. ] have re-
Ceived many hundred other com-
munications from friends advis-
ing various courses with respect
to the situation that eventuated in
Chicago, for undoubtedly many of
the Independent and progressive re-
puhlicans Ike myself, are greatly
disappointed over some tendencies
that were appa~ent at Chicago.
The Chicago platform Is not radi-
cal; the greater part of 1t is con-
struCtive and progressive nothing
prevents the compromise planks on.
la Dor. the league, etc, from being
given a forward-looking interpre-
tation: something including re-
organization of our election ex-
pendtures and the primaries, are
not adequately dealt with
I'm these times when the great
problems and issues created by the
war are new and are as compl X
we must expect wide divergence
of view among the members of the
party as to the methods by which
they are to he met IT follows.
therefore, that il there was to have
been unity in the convention, there
had to be large measure, of COM
promise. The compromise 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 reas-
on the same divergent groups and
the same attitude of compromise
will be found in the democratic
convention.
Iog-rolling Minorities.
Nothing could be more disas-
trous than the development of sew
eral party organizations represent
ing the complexion of every group
in the country, with the legislative
and executive functions more wide
ly separated than in any other
democracy, the whole process of
constructive government will come
to an end II We have more than
two dominant parties. If We should
come to this position, there will be
no possibility of the American peo-
pie securing an expression Of the
will of the majority and we shall
be entirely ruled by log rolling mi
norities or sterile political coali-
tions.
I'm convinced that those of us
and / believe there is a majority
of the party--who hold more d-fi-
n.0 nt~s,.~