The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-18
MAY CHANGE THE DATE
The Repu blican NationalCom-
mittee to Meet a Month
Earlier.
Representation in the Convention
One of the Matters to Be
Considered.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June 1.-THE
Republican National Committee will prob
ably meet in November this year, instead
Of December, which has been the month
selected for many years past. While this
conclusion has not been definitely reached,
it is one which meets the views of the in
huential mem ers of the committee and
little doubt is entertained that it will be
adopted. The Republican leaders believe
that the next National Convention should
be held in May, and inasmuch as the Ma
tional Committee must give six month s.
notice of the holding of the convention, it
will be necessary that the committee shall
hold its meeting in November.
So far as can be learned the members of
the National Committee generally favor
the May convention. Washington, as
usual, will be the place of meeting of the
committee, which will consider one ques-
ton OF far reaching Importance to the
party.
AT the committees last meeting resolu-
ton was introduced by Henry B. Payne of
Wisconsin to base the apportionment of
delegates to the National Convention on
the number of votes cast by the Republican
party at the preceding Presidential cleo
ton. The better part of one days session
was devoted to the consideration of the
resolution, which provoked strong opposi-
ton from the Southern members particu-
larly, and the committee adjourned, leav-
ing it unsettled. 1t will be the most i'm
portant business which will come before
the committee when it reassembles. The
sentiment in favor of the proposition seems
<Iav~ :~..-
during the interval.
1t was contended by Mr.. Payne. as well
as by the others who supported the resoIu-
ton, that the committee as at present con-
stituted gives to delegates from strong
Democratic States an influence and power
which is unfair to representatives from
other States whose electoral vote is always
cast for the Republican nominee. His
contention was that the convention should
be composed of delegates who represent
the actual strength of the Republican
party In the several States, and that this
was the only fair basis of apportionment
The Southern members argued that the
Republican vote in their States was sup
pressed, and for that reason they could
not, on the face of the returns, be given a
representation in the convention that
would correctly express their real strength.
One effect of such a rule would be to de-
crease to some extent at the next conyen-
ton the representation from States like
New York and Illinois, inasmuch as both
commonwealth in 1892 cast their electoral
vote for Cleveland. Such strong Republic
can States as Ohio. Massachusetts, and
Pennsylvania would retain their present
representation, if in some cases they did
not exceed it. The proposition is there
fore an interesting one, and it Is predicted
that the committee will spend more time
In its consideration than will be given
even to the question as to which city shall
secure the honor of entertaining the con-
vention.
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