Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-31
HOOVER ADMITS HE WILL RUN F NEEDED AS A REPUBLICAN However, He Won't Seek Nom inati0n, He De-
 clares AMOUNTS PRACTICALLY TO HIS DECLARATION Would Lead Republican Party if That Organization Adopts For ward-Looking, Progressive
 Platform

Platform
 San Francisco. March 3O.-Herbert Hoover today telegraphed the Hoov- CT republican club of California that he would accept the republican nom ination for president "if it is felt that the issues necessitate it, and it is demanded of me-
 MT. Hoover said:
 "If the republican party-as the independent element of which 1 am naturally adopts for ward-looking, liberal, constructive platform on the treaty and on our economic issues and if the party pro- poses measures for sound business administration of the country, and is therefore not reactionary nor radi- cal in it's approach to our great do- mestic questions and is backed by men who undoubtedly assure the con- summation of these policies and mea- sures, l will give it my entire sup port.
 q do not and will not myself seek the nomination"
 MT. Hoover aligned himself with those favoring the United States entry into the league of nations with reservations safeguarding American traditions and interests" and de- clared he differed just as strongly with "the extreme view advocated against any league at all" as he did with "the extreme position talk en by the president on participation in purely European affairs"
 He declared he had refrained hith- erto from entering partisan political discussion, pending clarification of diverging views on the great new is- sues, but that recent developments in the treaty situation "stagnation in economic adjustments" and urgent representations regarding the situa- ton in California has impelled him to "confirm the action that my re- publican friends there have already taken without consulting me-"
 The telegram addressed to Warren Gregory, president of the Hoover Re publican club of California, follows:
 HOover's Message.
 VI n1u UOD WlSnCu IO CltCAs AiOA could l hitherto see any real public service by entering into partisan po- litical discussion, more especially pending the clarification of the di- verging views of the different groups in the parties in the great new issues The recent developments over the treaty, stagnation in adjustment ot our great economic problems, and particularly the many urgent repre- sentations I have received as to the situation in my own state, convince me that it is my duty to confirm the action that my republican friends there have already taken without com hitting me.
 q understand that there is a great wish among republicans of California to have opportunity to express them selves in favor of the league of na- tions with proper reservations, safe. guarding American traditions and in. terests as opposed to the extreme view advocated against any league at all.
 Entirely aside from this moral idealism of the league and the danger to our own ultimate peace, the solu' tion of our domestic problems, such as the size of our armament, reduc- ton in taxation and the prevention of agricultural and industrial de- pression and consequent unemploy' ment, is dependent upon stability abroad and upon our access to the worlds markets, which today are en dangered by discrimination against us through our inability to exercise our veto under the treaty. believe it is the transcendent service whicf the republican party can render tt the nation to settle league suffi' ciently designed to give us these na tional projections.
 "No one should be able to dictate the policies of great parties, yet every man and woman has right to de eide what issues and measures he vii support. If the republican party with the independent element O which am naturally affiliated adopts a forward looking, liberal, con structive platform on the treaty ant on our economic issues; and if thu party proposes measures for soun' business administration of the coun try, and if neither reactionary no radical in it's approach to our grea domestic questions. and is backed b. men who undoubtedly assure the con summation of these policies ant measures, will give it my entir support. While do not and will no myself seek the nomination, if it i \ felt that the issues necessitate ] and it is demanded of me, canno refuse service. :. j (Signed) Herbert Hoover" ]" Boon Started
 ! New York, March 30.-With receip ! +or;rbt nf word from California tha