Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-19
HOOVER ANNOUNCES
He WILL SUPPORT
REPUBLICAN, TICKET
In Statement Following
Breakfast With Harding
He Terms Most of Plat
. forp Progressive

| Hoover today announced formal,
that he will support the ticket nom
mated ~ the Republican natiHna
convention az Chicago.
| In a letter to friends made publ
after breakfast with Senator Hard
! ing, the Republican presidential
nominee, Mr.. Hoover characterized
the greater part of the platform
adopted at Chicago as constructive
and progressive"
The announcement definitely clear
ed the doubt surrounding Mr.. Hoov
| er's attitude as the result of tn
Chicago convention. He said tina
he had received many hundreds O.
inquiries from friends as to hi!
| course.
Mr.. Hoover reiterated previou:
statements of Senator Harding tina
Mr.. Harding would issue no state
ment of policies until after the Dem
ocratic convention and then only
after consultation with all sides.
81 need not reiterate my convic
ton that the constructive ability sc
critically needed for the vigorous
business reorganization of the fed
eral government and to meet the
many economic issues before us lies
in the Republican party" Mr.. Hoover
declared. in the conclusion of his
statement.
Mr.. Hoovers letter Endorsed the
Republican platform except in some
minor particulars. Coming on the
heels of President Wilson's condem-
nation of that document. the letter
was regarded here as making further
consideration of Hoover as a Dem
ocratic presidential possibility out of
the question. He had been mention
ed by Democratic leaders now at
French Lick Springs.
Mr.. Hoover also declared against
a third party, which. it is under
stood, many elements dissatisfied
with both old parties, wanted him to
lead.
+ Hoover's Letter
In response to inquiries, Mr.. Hoov-
er said in a letter which has been
sent to the questioners:
IF beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter. I have received many
hundred other communications from
friends advising various courses
with respect to the situation that
eventuated in Chicago, for undoubted-
ly 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 not
radical; the greater part of it is con-
structive and progressive; nothing
prevents the compromise planks or
labor, the league, etc, from being
given a forward looking interpreta'
ton; some things, including reor'
ganization Of our election expendi-
lures and the primaries, are not ade
quately dealt with.
"In these times when the grea'
problems and issues created by the
war are new and SO complex, We
must expect a wide divergence OF
view among the members of thu
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 a large measure OF com
platform and the candidate are proof
that we have not arrived at an era
of new political and social tenden
cies-and for this same reason the
same divergent groups and the same
attitude of compromise will be foune
in the Democratic convention.
Party Splits
Nothing could be more disastrous
than the development of severa
party organizations representing the
complexion of every group in thu
country. With the legislative anc
arated than in any other democracy
the whole process of constructive
government will come to an end il
we have more than two domlnan
parties. If we should come to this
position there will be no possibility
of the American people securing al
expression of the will of the ma
jority and we shall be entirely ruled
by log-rolling minorities or sterile
political coalitions"
Il am convinced that those of us
and 1 believe they are the majority
of the party-who hold more definite
views, could not, even were we so in
clined, successfully effect the con
summation of such views outside the
party, and that our duty is to en-
uSdNOI " VI ll6 LtlClll " 1Co1AH1IAOI
within the party organization itself
as the issues on which they beal
arise. The tendencies of the party
will gain their meaning only from
actual administration.
Il am convinced that unity of ac-
ton among the liberal thinkers of the
party, especially if they exert them
selves in the current of congressional
elections, will insure the country
against legislative reaction.
Should Support Party
eff the Republican party is not tt
be irrevocably split 1 cannot conceive
that Senator Harding will for one
moment submit the administrative
side of the government to the domi-
nation of any group or coterie
Furthermore, we have the possibility
of having measures and policies de-
termined by full cabinet responsible.
ity, and of having cooperation re.
stored with the legislative side of the
government. I need not reiterate
my conviction that the constructive
ability SO critically needed for the
vigorous business reorganization OF
the federal government and to meet
the many economic issues before us
lies in the Republican party.
For all these reasons, l believe
that those of us who look upon party
organization not from the point OF
view of partiSanShip, but solely from
the point of view of it's usefulness as
an agency of maximum service to
the country should SuOpOrt the Re-