Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-05
Moses and Mccormick
Refuse Membership
Upon Committee to
Provide Ideas for Plat
form.
Chairman Back From
Coast Says Country Is
Ready to Restore Re-
publicans to Power.

Washington. Feb. 4-Plans for the
work of the committee of III which is
to formulate recommendations for this
years republican national platform. got
actively under way with the return II
Washington Of Will H. Hays. the party 3
national chairman, after a two months
swing around the circle.
The committees immediate task as
mapped out by the party chiefs. is tbc
collection of opinions on more than
twenty matters of domestic concern.
with probable creation of number If
sub committees to deal separately with
the various proposed planks. Foreign
relations will be passed over for the
present as a possible factor in the
campaign, the committee waiting on the
trend of the peace treaty fight to
develop what part of the platform is to
be devoted to that subject.
Opposition to Plan Renews.
These plans have been put into
concrete form in a memoranda to ccni-
mittee members and were outlined in
general at a conference during the day
between Chairman Hays and more than
a score of senator's and representatives
who hold membership in the body.
At the sama time, here was discussion
Of the executive situation, the party
leaders in senate and house outlining
what they hoped to accomplish by con
vention time.
The meeting. which took place in the
office of Senator Lodge, majority leader
of the senate, was accompanied by
renewal of the opposition to the com
mittee plan which developed in some
quarters when it was announced several
weeks ago Although it was said the
practicablity of the move was not
criticized during the conference, ther.
were some questions asked which lei
been selected to head the resolutions
committee at the convention. to make
spirited defense of the project. A
similar plan. he told the conference. had
been used with success for a number of
years in Indiana.
Two Senators Decline Seats.
Meantime it become known that two
senator's, Moses. of New Hampshire
and Mccormick. of Illinois, had declined
to serve on the committee, declaring
themselves out of sympathy with that
method of preparing platform recon-
mendations. Senator Moses is manager
of Washington headquarters for General
Wood
As outlined the work Of the com
mittee does not contemplate that the
full membership shall be assembled at
any stage Of the preconvention work.
Most of its deliberations will be cal
ried on by correspondence through its
executive secretary and through the
heads Of separate groups, if it is decided
to create them to deal with special
subjects.
Subjects for Platform.
Among the subjects selected as pos
sib!c platform material and on which
opinions viii be collected and tabuiated
are business rehabilitation. tariff
changes. readjustment of foreign and
domestic commerce. postal reforms
better labor conditions and review Of
the democratic administration.
1t has been an open secret that some
of the influential figures in the party,
as in the democratic party. do not want
the treaty put over into the campaign.
and considerable pressure has been
brought to bear to secure some sort
Of an agreement in the senate.
What Hays Says He Found.
In statement regarding his trip
to the Pacific coast, Mr.. Hays declared
he found a general sentiment every
where in favor of republican success
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