The Washington herald., 1920-05-17
viii Gather
At Capitol to
Define Issues
Fight Over Treaty Plank
Among Topics Scheduled
For Debate.
Findings Expected to Assist
Work Of Committee on
Resolutions.
ny ROBERT T. BARRY.

Party principles rather than pareY
candidates will engage the interest
Of Republican leaders this week.
The advisory committee on platform
and policies Of the national commit
tee, composed OF III prominent men
and women Representatives OF all
sections and shades Of republican
ism, will hold its first general meet
ing since its personnel was selected
by Will H. Hays, national chairman.
Unable to draw positive conclu-
siOns from the action by State con-
the point Of a close quarters battle.
The meeting Of the advisory COM
mittee here on Tuesday likely will
bring about agreement on some is-
sues, but develop broad differences
on others that will have TO be left
for ironing out by the conventions
ventions and the result Of prefer
ential primaries. party managers
appear TO be content to await real
developments at Chicago in the mat
ter of the nomination. They do not
hold a similar view relative 70 the
platform.
Close Quarters Battle.
The fight over the treaty plank
and other declarations bearing up
on the foreign policies for which
theRepub licsn party Is TO stand be-
fore the people already has reached
committee on resolutions.
To date the advisory committee =
work has been transacted by a score
OF subcommittee, each Of which
was assigned to gather data and
prepare a recommendation on given
subjects Although the Senate lead
ers forced Chairman Hays to keep
hands on the treaty. Mexico and
other foreign affairs il was learned
yesterday that a report on tarefsn
/ policies is apt TO be presented tc tho
full body of the advisory, committee
when il meets in the ma jority con-
ference room in the Senate office
building.
All OF the subcommittee have
prepared confidential reports to Tee
submitted to the full committee for
Incorporation in the general report
that will go to Chicago for guidance
of the resolutions committee.
vast quantity of data and opinion
, has been collected by the various
| subcommittee from the question
! naires sent out TO all classes OF in
I terests.
So far as could be ascertsined yes
| terday. there is to be no recon-
me ndation on the prohibition ques-
! ton. although there WAS a feeling
/ in some Republican quarters that
! the report Of the subcommittee as
signed to handle the general subject
of law enforcement would stand as
! the party declaration on the issue
! Of the Nolstead law. Whether or
not this view that prohibition is
| dead as an issue and that IN" party
! should not go beyond a statement
for enforcement Of existing Law viii
prevail at Chicago could not he
! forecast with any measure OF ac-
! curacy.
Last of Primaries.
Oregon will hold a preferential
urinary on Friday and PennsYlvsnts
will elect delegates to both the Re
publican and Democratic conVen-
tions. oregon's choice in the Re
publican primary will gain ten
! votes. PENNSYLVANIA will select
seyenty-six. The announcement OF
senator Charles l.. McNsry. Of Ore
gon, leader of the mild reserNa-
ton" Republicans in the senate
treaty fight for Senator Hiram
: Johnson. Of California. despite their
differences over ratification. and the
withdrawal of Senator Miles w.
Poindexter. Of Washington. and
/ Herbert Hoover from the Oregon
contest. have made johnson the IA
vorite in the contest. The Demo
Gratis have an interesting factional
fight due to effort OF the stand by
| the President" element to defeat Sen
ator George Z. Chamberlain for re-
nomination. Republican and Demo-
/ cratic leaders in the Senate gencr-
/ ally are hoping Mr.. Chamberlain
will win. Alabama Republicans will
1 hold their convention on Wednesday
to elect delegates to the national
ccnvention.
Texas will hold a convention on
/ May 25: Vermont a convention on
1 May 26: West Virginia, a preferen-
tial and direct primary on May Is.
and North Carolina a primary on
May IS. To date the conventions
! and primaries have resulted as set
forth in the table printed in another
column.
tCOpyngbt. 1890. by Public Ledger Co..