New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-26
4 CCORDING TO PARTY VOTE.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN REPRESENTA-
TON IN REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTIONS.
STATES WHICH Would GAIN Or boSE-
NETWORKS VOTE WOULD RISE
FROM ~ TO 12G.

| Washington. March % tSpeciaD.-Much inter-
est has been manifested by Republican senators
and members of Congress in the communicative"
| they have severally received from Chairman
| Joseph H. Manley. Of the Executive Committee
| Of the Republican National Committee. concern
| ing the change that is proposed TO he MADE IN
! the representation in the next National ltepupi-
can Convention. The present basis Of representa-
| ton is that Of general population. TINS Is the
| basis which Congress is composed ana II
| gives TO Democratic districts and Democratic
| States the same strength, according TO popula-
| ton. that Republican districts and States have
IL IS now proposed that the next convention
shall represent the Republican party, rather than
the people without regard to party distinctions.
Two delegates are to come from each State as
delegates-at large: one delegate from each Con-
gressional district in the United States; an adj
ditional delegate for each 1000 Republican votes
cast I'm any Congress district at the Presidential
election Of 1892 and a delegate for the fraction
Of 1000 votes greater than one-half. and two
delegates from each Territory and the District
OF Columbia.
II this scheme Of representation Is carried
out the number of delegates in the convention
will be increased from 9o2 to l,iC5. net IN
crease I'm the body of 963 delegates Remarkable
changes will occur In the strength If each state
delegation Only four States. Delaware. Mon
tana North Dakota and Rhode Island. Will have
the same number Of delegates which they had
under the old basis Of four delegates-at-large
from each state and two from each Congress
district. The representation of Alabama VIII
fall from % delegates 10 II. Of Arkansas from
lG delegates to 70. Cafornia's Will increase from
IS to o. Colorado's will increase from to 10.
Connecticut's from T. to II. Florda's will fall
fun FROM IA
Idahos will fan from T. 4. The delegation Of
Illinois Will have the splendid increase Of from
as TO So OF Indiana from 50 to -. OF Iowa from
&c to A.. Of Kansas from % TO "a. Of Kentucky
from % to So Loulsana's representation will fall
from 16 TO s. Names will increase from l. to II,
Marylands will increase from 10 TO %
The delegation Of Massachusetts Will number
80 instead Of so. Michigan 40 instead OF - Mime
sofa p instead OF Is. Mississippi will drop from
Il 10 s. Missouri will rise from "A t. ~ Nebraska
from I6 to 90 Nevada will fall from 6 to ). New
Hampshire Will increase from 20 TO- New-Jersey
from 20 to 80. New-York Will gain the powerful
number Of a. and will have l26 votes in the next
convention where in the last she had only -
This will be the largest increase Of all
North Carolina Will nave 81 delegates instead of
80 Ohio 50 instead OF a. Oregon Instead Of s.
Pennsylvania % instead Of Ga. South Carolina
-.
nessee 90 instead Of e. Texas 10 instead Of 30. Yer
mont 10 instead Of S, Virginia 30 instead OF a.
Washington 10 instead OF s. West Virginia Is In
stead ore. Wisconsin 81 instead u -. Wyoming
instead Of G.
These figures show how m deal will be the
changes II this new policy s. carried Into effect
Those who favor II urge that the more radical
they Will be the greater IS the proof 81 the de-
STABILITY OF the change II cannot be called dis-
elimination against the South because the South
ern States Of Kentucky. Maryland. Missouri,
North Carolina. Virginia and West Virginia VIII
gain. and the Northern States Ot ldAho. Nevada,
oregon and Wyoming will lose. making total
gain to the South 81 ~ votes. Inc loss 10 INC
South will be only - delegates and IN" loss
among the States will bc heavy Only where the
Republican party Is II not without an ofEnn'Ia-
lion at least impOtcnt and disorfaniZcd. From
no one Of the Southern states wher" there VIII be
an important loss does the Republican party de-
rive strength OF any kind whatever ana although
the argument has some force that EcpubllcanS
should hold up the hands ~ their weaker broth
rem, 1t would have more II thirty years OF hold
ing up their hands had not apparently resulted IN
leaving them weaker than ever go
Considered tcrritorially Ncw-England VIII
gain twenty votes by the pro. 1sed change: the
North Middle States. meaning New-York. Penn
syyania. New-Jersey. Ohio. Indiana. limos.
Michigan and Wisconsin. will gain 2l3 votes. 10y
far tae largest proportion Of ihe total gam the
South-Midd States. Maryland. virginia, West
Virginia Kentucky and Missouri. viii gain thirty
nine votes The Western States. meaning Min
ncsota, Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska and the TWO lla-
koias VIII gain forty-eght votes. The Rocky
Mountain States. meaning Montana, Idaho. Wy
Omng Colorado and Nevada. will losc five votes.
The extreme Southern states. meaning North
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia Florida, Ma
bana Tenn .ssce Mississippi. Arkansas, Louisi-
ana and Texas. will lose Fixty-six votes. North
Carolina being the only one tina; gains And the
Pacific Coast States, Washington. Oregon ana
California. VIII gain eight votes. II is In this
territorial aspec; Of the change that its full inn
pOrtancc Is seen and its quality Of justice made
impressive. If II Is adopted the Republican party
will speak in the next National Convention az II
has never spoken in any previous one ana the
voters who must be depended on TO elect the
ticket VIII be IN que measure 'e NoterS WIN VIII
The National Committee does not seem TO be
absolutely sure OF its authority IN the premises.
and It has invited from the leaders OF the p'rty
their opinions not only Of the policy embodied in
the proposed change, but Of the committees
power TO adopt 1t and 70 Issue the call based
upon n new rule. It's justification for changing |
the rule IS found In the fact that the old rule was
adopted by National Committee and in the |
further fact that the rules adopted by the last !
con vcntlon omit any direction az 70 how the call /
shal he issued further than that 1t must provide !
for the election Of delegates by Congress districts
in the same way as the nominations are made OF !
members Of Congress. With this reservation, |
pIenary power is given to the National Commit
lee The responses are coming in rapidly from |
the persons to whom the committees inquiries |
ha We been addressed. These persons include not |
nnly Senators and members OF Congress- but Cow
ernocs of States and individuals who have been
conspicuous supporters Of the party financially !
and in other respects. The character OF the re- |
snonses seems to be pretty generally decided by |
Inc way the new rule Is going to operate upon
the state from which the response comes The
ma iority OF them consequently In an enormous
nurnher favors the change. There Is a general
feeling that the undue proportion OF strength ex-
arcIsed I'm National conventions by States from
which the party derives no advantage IN the
Electoral College Is unjust and not wisely to be
tolerated.
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS.
rt1r, PRESIDENT HAS TILL FRIDAY TO ACT ON
THE pIAND BIII>-MR. SPRINGER ON THE