St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-28

n MOTH CarOtlna congressman
thinks 1t Is an Unjust Blow
Aimed at Southern Republicans
by Their Northern Brethren
Several Arguments Against the
Caairman's Proposed Plan.
WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-The Repub-
llcans of the South, by their representa-
tives in congress, Will strenuously OPP
pose the proposition of Chairman Car
| ter, of the national Republican conven-
ton, for changing the representation in
the national convention. One of these
plans is to allow one delegate to the
convention for every 1000 votes cast for
the Republican candidate in the precei-
| ing presidential election; the other
proposition is to continue the present
representation of the two delegates
from each congressional district, and
allow an additional delegate for every
1000 votes. Either system would ma
terially reduce the representation of the
Southern states. The arguments against
the change were succiatly represented
today by Representative Thomas Settle,
OF North Carolina, the only Republican
member from the South now in the city,
who is prominent I'D the politics of his
state, and whose father was leading
Southern Republican,. Said Mr.. Settle:
The Southern Republicans will be
unalterably opposed TO the change, and
L think It very unwise and
IMPOLITIC TO ACETATE
the matter at this time. 1t is an unjust
and unfriendly blow aimed at Southern
Republicans by their Northern breth-
rem. just at this time, when the Demo-
cratic party has repudiated it's pledges,
made through the medium of its state
platforms. in every Southern state, for
the last fifteen or twenty years, to en-
act law for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver as soon as they came
into power, nationally, and while they
are waging unrelenting war On South
ern interests and resources in their
proposed tariff legislation, it seems that
wisdom would suggest it was time to
extend helping hand to Southern Re
publicans, rather than strike them a
blow. We fight against odds to which
Northern Republicans are strangers.
The enforcement of unjust election
laws DISTINGUISHES tens of thousands of
Republican voters in the South 1t
would be strange proceeding. one not
i'll keeping with the history and tradi-
tons of the party, to endorse these cleo
ton laws and
DEMOCRATIC METHODS.
by denying these DISTINGUISHED Repub-
licans voice in nominating cOnven-
lions. This is done if we are only
accorded representation upon the basis
of votes returned or actually cast. The
Republican party has always protested
against Democratic suppression of Re-
publican votes in the South. yet some
OF its leaders propose to deny us repre-
sentation in party councils just in pro-
| portion as we are denied the right of
voting by Democratic chicanery and
fraud" Acting under the advice of
Northern leaders, we ran no electoral
ticket in Alabama at the last election,
that the Populists might, if possible.
overpower the Democrats. There are.
other instances of the same sort, yet il
the proposed plan is carried out. such a
course, when taken for the interests of
the party, would cut down our repre-
sentation in conventions. Another az
gument against the change proposed by
Chairman Carter is that it would in
crease the number of delegates in con-
yention, while in the past the weakest
point in conventions has been that they
were too large for the practical work
ing OF parliamentary bodies.