Show Wanted l ted ted-il A Republican Platform lET HERE ERE is an opportunity for some SOll bright young oung or woman ol oJ Utah to make easily or more lnore easily or at nt all events 1000 All AU that he or she will be required to do is to write suggestions for a platform for the Republican party and have them accepted accepted accepted ac ac- by a committee as us the best manuscript submitted I or the second best or the time third best II Truxtun neale Beale former United States minister to Persia and an nn ar ardent en Republican impressed with the tho scenes of turmoil an and strife which fake take place in a l national na- na i jonah convention as described describe by William Hoscoe in his Life of noose Roosevelt It conceived c time the idea that a platform would surely have hn more clearness if thought out in the libraries and studies of the scholars of the country than in the tho turmoil and confusion of a Do apolitical apolitical political cOD convention it would have bave more consistency if made iway from its elements clements it would ouM have fewer evasions c and ambiguities if not made under the pressure of its clashing interests an and the thc great organic truths of sociology and economics economic for the thc guidance of a ap p party could be more profoundly considered and nud more effectively expressed For lor these reasons Mr r. r Benle Beale subscribed to tobe tobe tobe be offered in prizes pi-izes as here outlined The Time only stipulation stipulation tion Lion ho he made AN wr that the Republican national committee committee com corn assume the tho responsibility of furnishing the tho machinery machinery ma ma- chinery and expense required for reading tho time manuscripts manuscripts manu manu- scripts submitted Of or course he lie ad added e it is not m my idea that such sucha such a platform would necessarily be bo I adopted but the educative effect on OR the time people at large might have na a beneficial indirect result nn and may aid the time committee in its well directed efforts to interest young people in in politics Chairman Hn Hays s 's of the Republican national committee committee com corn formally accepted Mr Bealo's calos offer an and opened the competition to all young men and women 25 years of age or under in the United Unite States designated time the rewards as the time Walker r alker Blaine Dlaine Benle Beale prizes in mem- mem orv cry of Mr Beales Beale's son SOD who was killed in the service ser ce and appointed Dr Da David l Jayne Hill Dr Nicholas Murray Murray Mur Mur- urray ur- ur ray Butler Buller and Senator ex Albert J. J Beveridge as the judges The rhe following rules arc are prescribed for the contest 1 Submit four our t typewritten copies of or your OUr manuscript n Sign only one Write rite on one ono side of or tho the paper 2 Manuscripts must not exceed six thousand words 3 C. Send all manuscripts to Walker Blame Bealo Benle Contest Division ot of Young Voters Republican National Com Corn Woodward Du Building lid I nS' nS Washington ton D. D C. C 4 All manu manuscripts must be in Judges Judges' hands not later Inter than March 31 1920 5 6 Announcement df de prize winners will be bo made prior to tho the opening of or tho the Republican national convention In 1320 1020 The he North American ican Review nevie at Mr r. r Beales Beale's 8 suggestion sug sug- b has bas been given tho the right of first publication ci of 01 any manuscript passed upon by tho the judges i |