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Show ; ke POLLS Former Food Administrator Sees Few Weaknesses In Republican Platform. WASHINGTON, June IS. Kndors-Ing Kndors-Ing in th main the action ot tho Republican Re-publican national convention at Chi-! cago, Herbert Hoover in a letter to friends m.ido public today irftcr hcj had conferred with Senator Harding,' tho Republican presidential nominee, called upini ail elements of the pnrty to support th 3 national ticket at tho polls. I Mr. Houvcr declared filial "tho greater part of tho Chicago pl.uform. Is constructive and nrogre'snivo and1 .that nothing prrvents'the compromise. ( planks on labor, tho league, etc., from being given a forward-looking Inter-1 prettition." He added, however, that "some things, including a rc-organl-i zatlon of our election expenditures i and the primaries aro not adequately adequate-ly dealt with." Now Parlies Rapped. "Nothing could be more disastrous," he continued, "than the development of several party organizations representing repre-senting tho complexion of ovorv group ! in the country. If we should come to I this position, we shall bo entirely ruled rul-ed by log-rolling minorities or sterile i political coalitions." 4 I The former food administrator de- clared that It was tho duty of those! Republicans who hold "more definite views" to endeavor to bring them to realization within the party organization organiza-tion Itself. Hnrdhiy An Mender. "If tho Republican party Is not to bo Irrevocably spilt," declared Mr. Hoover, "I cannot concelyo that Senator Sen-ator Harding will for one inoment submit sub-mit the administrative iplde of the government. 10 uiu uuuuuiiuuii ui any group or coterie." : Mr. Hoover In this connection said the senator had stated to him that "the views of both the 'conservative and progressive wings of the party would bo fully represented In the. administration, ad-ministration, "and that he represented represent-ed no particular group." Hoover Statement j "I breakfasted with Senator Harding Hard-ing this morning at tho senator's invitation," in-vitation," said Mr. Hoover's statement. "I presented the Mws which I be-'llevc be-'llevc were held by a considerable 1 group of independent and, progressive Republicans on various questions. The senator staled that it wits his most sincere desire to be the Instrumenlali-ty Instrumenlali-ty for bringing thu divergent elements of the party together; that the views of both the conservative and progressive progres-sive wings of tho party would bo fully represented in tho administration; that he represented no particular group, but that ho. considered it was j his first duty as loader of the party to consolidate all elements into a united front. He will, of course, issue no statement until after the Democratic Democra-tic convention, and thon after consultation consul-tation with all sides. r , Ills Own Position "My own position on various lSiUios Is well enough known, and as to tho! party situation I cannot make It more clear than tho following letter whloh T stmt to friends in different parts of the country some days'ago and uc- I ' ' ' (Continued ou Pags 3j'-- Hoover Calls Support ! of Ticket at the Polls (Continued from page 1.) j foro I had any communication with' Senator Harding: , ' beg to acknowledge the receipt oi" your letter. 1 luive received many hundred other communication from' friends advising various courses with 1 reppect to the situation that evcntu- luted in Chicago for undoubtedly many of. the Independent and progressive republicans like myself are greatly disappointed over some tendencies' that were apparent at Chicago. Thej Chicago platform 'e not radical; thO greater part of it is constructive andj progressive; nothing prevents tho compromise planks on labor, the league, etc.. from being given a forward for-ward looking interpretation: something, some-thing, including a reorganization of j lour election expenditures and the. primaries arc not adequately dcaltl with. j Divergence to bo TCxpcctcd "In these times when the great problems and issues created by the war are new and are so complex, wei ' must expect a wide divergence of views' among the members of the party as to j j the methods by which they are to be I met. It follows, therefore, that if there was to have been unity in the convention, there had to bp a large measure of compromise. The compromises com-promises on the platform and the can-I can-I didate are proof that we have not arrived at an era of new political and, social tendencies and for this samel reason the same divergent groups and the same attitude of compromise will be found in the Democratic conven-i Hon. ' ! "Nothing could be more disastrous, than the development of several party organizations representing the com-. plcxlon of every group In the country With the executr-e and legislative functions more widely separated than in any other Democracy, the whole process of constructive government will come to an end if We have more than two dominant parties. If we should come to this position, there will bepo possibility of the American people Securing on expression of the will of the majority and we shall be entirely ruled by "og rolling minorities minori-ties or sterile political coalitions. Unity of .uU011 XccUctl "I'm convinced that those of us and I believe they are the majority of the party hold more definite views could not even If were so inclined successfully effect the consummation of such views outKlde the party and that our duty is to endeaxor to bring them to realisation within the party organization itself as the issues on which they bear arine. The tendencies of the parts will gain their meaning only from actual administration. "I am convinced that unity of action ac-tion among tho liberal thinkers of tho party, especially If they exert themselves them-selves In the current of congressional elections, will Insure the country against legislative reaction. Urge G. O. P. Support - I "If the nepubllcaji party Is not to be Irrevocably split I cannot conceive that Senator Harding will for one moment mo-ment Submit the administrative side lot" tho government to the domination of any group or coterie. Furthermore, Further-more, we have the possibility of having hav-ing administrative measures and policies poli-cies determined by full cabinet responsibility respon-sibility and of having cooperation restored re-stored with the legislative side of the government. 1 need not reiterate my jconviction that the constructive ability abili-ty so critically needed for the vigor-'ous vigor-'ous business reorganization of the 'federal government and to meet tho many economic" Ispucs before 113 lies In the Republican party. "For iill these reasons I believe that those of us who look upon partj organization or-ganization not from the point of view of partisanship, but s,olely from tho point of view of ls usefulness as an agency of maximum service to tho country, should support the Republican Republi-can party at the polls." |