Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-31
HOOVER WILL
MAKE RACE
ON COP.
TICKET
Willing to Accept the Re-
publican Nomination For
Presidency if the Party
Deems 1t Necessary.
IS NOT SEEKING THE
OFFICE, HE DECLARES
Says He Will Not Make An
Active Fight; a Forward
Looking" Platform Must.
Be Adopted, He States.
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San Francisco, Calf, March 80.
Herbert Hoover today expressed
a willingness to accept the repub-
lican nomination for president His
announcement contained in a tel
egram to the Hoover Republican
club of California, was conditioned
upon a feeling IN the republican
party that the issues demand his
candidacy.
The former food administrator,
telegraphing from New York, said
he was naturally affiliated" with
the independent element" of the
republican party and declared that
If that party adopted a forward
looking" platform he would sup
port it. He reiterated former dec
larations that he would not seek
the nomination.
Concerning the peace treaty,
with its league of nations cove
nant, Mr.. Hoover expressed him
self as differing with equal wide
ness from extremists who opposed
"any league az ALL" and the posi-
ton taken by the president"
WHY lIC [AIlliOunttus
Recent developments in the
treaty situation, Mr.. Hoover said,
were one reason for his announc-
ing his willingness to accept the
nomination. Others were stag
nation IN economic adjustment
and urgent representations con-
cerning the situation in California,
his home state. These factors, he
said, caused him 20 confirm the
action my republican friends there
have already taken without con-
sulting me-"
The telegram addressed to War
ren Gregory, president of the
Hoover Republican club of Call
fornia follows:
81 had not wished to enter, nor
could | hitherto see any real pub
lie service by entering. into paru-
san political discussion, more es-
pecially pending the Qualification OF
the diverging views of the different
groups in the parties on the great
new issues. The recent develop
ments over the treaty, stagnatlon
in adjustment of our great eco
nomic problems, and particularly
the many urgent representation
that | have received as to the sit
nation in my own state. convince
me that II is my duty to confirm
the action that my republican
friends there have already taken
without consulting me. ..
Position on Peace Treaty.
"T understand that there is
great wish among the republlcans
of California to have opportunity
TO express themselves in faVor OF
the league of nations with proper
reservations safeguarding Amer"
can traditions and interests, as OPP
posed to the extreme view advo-
Gated against any league at all. l
differ lust as strongly with this
view as I differ with the extreme
nosition taken by the president on
participation in purely European
affairs. This issue is whether,
with reservations protecting our
nosition, we should join the moral
forces of the world to reduce the
dangers again growing around us:
or whether we will, by pretenseFof
an insularity that we do not pos
sess sit by in the face of growing
armies, navies, national antagon-
isms. reaction, or. in reverse, the
srread of boshevism through much
of the world. This would be the
defeat of hopes for which our sons
were sacrificed in this war.
Orr Domestic Problems.
"Entirely aside from this moral
idealism of the league and the
danger to our own ultimate peace,
the solution of our domestic prob
Iams. such as the size of our arma--
ment. reduction in taxation, and
tbe prevention of agricultural and
industrial depression and conse--
ouent unemployment, is dependent
unon stability abroad and upon our
access to the worlds markets,
which today are endangered by
discrimination against us through
orr inahilitv to exercise our veto
under the treaty. I believe 1t Isl
the transcendant service which the
republican party can render to the
nation to settle a league efficiently
designed to give us these national
projections.
Willing to BE "Drafted,"
''No one should be able 70 dictate
the policies of great parties, yet
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