New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Hays Names
New Advisory
Board of l59
of Republican
National Committee Se-
lects Group to Consider
Policies and Platform
N. Y. Represented
BY 20 Members
Supreme Motif of Hon
est, Patriotic, Intelligent
E f fort Is Urged


E f f ort Is Urge d
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2s.-Wil H.
Hays, chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, announced here to-
day the names Of the advisory commit
tee on policies and platform for the
National Convention to be held in Chi
cago on June 8. The new committee
consists Of 1859 men and women promi-
nent in political and educational affairs.
New York State is represented by
twenty members, as follows: r. ]. Cald-
well, General George w. Goethals, Miss
Mary Garrett Hay, Charles D. Hilles,
Frank II. Hitchcock Charles F.
Hughes, James w. Johnson. Otto Kahn,
William Loeb jr., Ogden L. Mills jr.,
George w. Perkins. Mrs. Helen Rogers
Reid, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Representative
K. B. Sanford, DR.. Jacob Gould Schur-
man, DR.. Albert Shaw, Frank A. Wander
lip, Horace S. Wilkinson and William r
Wilcox. Colonel Herbert Parsons, ma
tlonal committeeman from New York,
was appointed a member of the plat
form committee at the time Of the
meeting of the National Committee in
" ashington.
Party Achievements Guaranty
Mr.. Hays, in a statement accompany
ing the announcement Of the advisory
committee personnel, said:
PARTY programs must always be
subject to amendment and change by
the responsible living thought ex-
pressed within the party by men and
women alike.
THE Republican party's half century
of achievement is the best guaranty to
the country of future fulflment, but
it is only on future fulflllmcnt that
its usefulness will depend. The party
must continue to be the instrument to
apply to new and changing conditions
the wisdom Of experience and the eff
cacy of honest, Jealous service. 1t is
the party of the future or there is no
use for the party.
ITO men and women alike is offered
the right of political determine
ton. The duty OF the party member
ship is to say what the party's purpose
shall be, what it's policies shall be-
e0AG; Aho funa.,no,t,,,,, os.o,,,;., .,.s
within a political party is the oppor-
tunity Of the membership TO express
itself. There is no hard and fast set
to be presented by any arbitrary power
within the party, saying there it is
take it or leave it, Instead, with the
open forum of the party organization
and complete participation, it is the
problem Of the party membership 10
determine what the party stands for.
Supreme Motif Urged
"Through it all, however, should run
supreme motif, and in the Republi-
can party that supreme motif is the
honest unselhsh, patriotic and lntelli-
gent effort to promote and safeguard
the best interests of the Republic an 8!
its citizens.
"Pursuant to the resolution of the
Republican National Committee at its
December meeting there is being ind
Gated a special advisory committee on
policies and platform. This commit
tee consists Of the twelve members OF
the National Committee heretofore ap-
and women representing all groups in
interest in the country.
The purpose Of this committee is
to invite Che advice and cooperation Of
the ablcst men and women from al
groups, sections, industry, business
professions and interest in the ma
ton; to gather pertinent facts anc
Data; to study intensivcly the larger
problems confronting us, and to offer
he result Of their efforts as suEges-
tions to the resolutions committee a,
the Republican National Convention
next June for the consideration of that
body.
Great Problems Ahead
''The potentiality for usefulness tt
the country and the party Of such t
committee is very great. The prob
lens which are ahead are lmmeasur
able in magnitude and complexity
The majority Of the citizenry Of the
country believe that the Republican
party may best be trusted with the
solution. The country wants and is
entitled not only to this faith in Tho
honesty Of intention and fundamen
tal ability Of the Republican party
but to we'll defined statement o,
purpose and party program.
ut is obvious that the convention
can do fuller justice to platform
commensurate with the needs if they
have for their consideration the re
liable material thus furnished by some
of the best brains IN the party working
for five months in the evo1ur:on of th'
suggestions.
This committe will itself be work
ing body and will suggest the line o
thought and investigation for grea
many others. Many of the committee
will give their entire time to the ef
fort.
Ogden L.. Mills Jr. Chairman
Chose thus giving a substantial
amount Of time will constitute an ex
ccutive committee, Of which Ogden l.
Mills jr. will be chairman and JOIN
Callan OIaughlin will be secretary
The organization for the committed
activities will be enlarged and addl
tiona (mcrnbcrs. Of the committee des
ignatcd as the scope Of the work broad
ems.
"Underlyng the whole plan is tn
great fact, which the National Com
mittcc recognizes, that there rests o'
she Republican party the tremcndou
responsibility OF ascertuning fully tn
needs Of the nation and frankly. hon
estly and definitely stating the funda
mcntals Of the party's plan for tn
solution OF the problems in com
prchcnsivc program Of constructlv
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