The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-19
HOOVER SUPPORTS.
SENATOR HARDING.
Former Food Admins
traitor Advises All to
Vote for Him.
MEETS WITH NOMINEE
Has Breakfas. With Head OF
Ticket and Is Favorably
Impressed With Him.

tho republican national convention
nt shItaEu, Herbert Hoover, IN al
letter TO friends made public To-Day
after ho had conferred with Sountor
Harding, the republican prosln,n
tlal nominee, called upon an ol'
monts Of the party 10 support tno
national ticket ut the polls. MI
Hoover declared that 'tho grthtti
part Of the Chicago platform ~ cor.
struniyc ana progresslN' an"
that nothing prevents tho coWpTo-
.niso plnnks on labor. tho league
etc. from being given "a forward
looking INTERPRETATION lo adi"h,
however. that "somo things In
cIuding reorganization Of our eIc'-
tion expenditures and primaricH' are
not adequately dealt with
Nothing could bc moro disas-
trous" no continued. than the DC
volopmont OF several party orRanl
zations representing the complcAl"n
OF every group In tho country "
we should come to this rosillnh w"
shall be- entirely ruled by logtol
ing minorities or sterile poUtcal
coalitions"
Harding to Unite Groups
The former food administrator
declared that II was the duty OF
those republicans who hold more
definite views "t0 enieavor TO BRING
them to realization within the parry
organization itself as the Issues OF
which they bear. arise" "lf tho re-
publican party IL not to be lrrovoc-
ably split" declared Mr.. Hoover
IL cannot conceive that senator
Harding will for one moment sub
nit tho administrative $40 OF the
government to the domination or
any group or cotcrle.'
MIR Hoover In this connection
said the senator had stated to him
that tho view Of both tho conscrva-
tive and progressive wings OF me
party would he fully represented In
tho administration" aud that he
represented no particular group
~ breakfastcd with Senator
Harding this morning at the soma
tors invitation. said Mr.. ioover'S
statement IT presented the views
which l believe were held by con
siderable group OF independent ana
progressive republicans on varinhs
questions. The senator stated that
II was his most sincere desire to ho
the instrumcntality for bringing the
divergent element OF tho party to-
gether: that the views OF both the
conservative and progressive wings
OF the party would he fully repre-
sonted In tho administration. that
he represented no particular group,
but that ne considered 1t was his
first duty as leader OF the party
20 consolidate all elements Into n
united front. He Will. OF course,
issue no statement until after tho
democratic convention and thon at
ter consultation with all sides
"My own position on various is-
Ia ma
10 the party situation l cannot make
II more clear than the following let
ter which | sen, To friends In dif-
fepent parts of the country two DAYS
ago and before I had any communi-
cation with senator Harding;
"I beg 10 acknowledge tho re-
ceipts Of your letter | have received
many hundred other Communica-
tions from friends advising various
courscR with respect to the situation
thot ovcntuatcd In Chicago. Tor un-
doubtodly many of the independent
and progressive republicans like my
sci, are greatly disappointed over
some tendencies that were apparent
ut Chicago. The Chicago platform
~ not radical, the greater part OF II
f. constructive aud progressive. moth
ing prevents the compromiso planks
on labor, the league, etc, from being
given u urd.looking intcrpreta-
tion; something's, including n rcor-
ganizntiun oi our election eNrcndi'
lures and the primaries, are not t.Ade-
quatoly dealt with.
"In these times when the great
problems and issues created by IN,
war are new and are 50 complex
we must expect n Wide divcrgcnc,
OF view among the members of IN,
PARTY as to the methods 10y which
they are to he met, II follows, there
:ars, :aa; .G there was 10 have hcoI
unity IN the convention, thcro had Il
nc " large measure uf compromise
Tho compromises on the platform
and the condition are proof that w
have not arrived at an era OF new
political and social tendencies an'
for this same reason the same di
vergont groups and the same atti
tude OF compromise win he found II
the democratic convention.
Party Break Disastrous.
Nothing could be moro dis
astrous than the development q
several party organizations repre-
seuting the complexion OF over
group IN the country with the leg
islatiVe and executive functions NOR
widely separated tnhn III any uth'
democracy, the whole process or con
structive government Will come 4
an end II we have moro than tw
dominant parties. IL we should com
to this position there Will be posi-
bility of the American people sccur
ing an expression of the viii OF IN
majority and We shall be cntircl
ruled by log-rolling minoritios q
sterile political coalitions.
"Im convinced that those OF u
---and | believe they are a majorit
OF tho party--who hold more dctt
mite views. could not, even were "
80 inclined successfully effect tn
contamination OF such Views outsid
tho party, and that our duty is q
andeavor 10 bring them to realizn
tiun within the party organization
itself on the issucs on which the
bear arise. The tendencies OF tn
party win gain their meaning onl
from actual administration,
~ am convinced that unity q
action among the liberal thinkers q
the party, especially II they eNcr
themselves In the current OF con
gressional elections. will insure tn
country against legislative reaction.
"If the republican party shoul
prove to be irrcvocably split, | can