The morning times., 1896-04-13
WILL BREIk THE RECORD
Total Representation al ST.
Louis Not YET Known.
DEPENDS UPON TERRITORIES
Allowing Them Two Each 453 Votes
VIII BE necessary To Choice
Probabilities Are, However, That
They VIII he Given Larger
Representatio

The national convention of the Repub-
lican party, called TO assemble in st.
Louis June 16 next, will be the largest in
The history Of that political organization.
AT the same time the increase in rep
resentation will be slight as the cOnyen-
ton OF 1892, which zen ominatcd Mr.,
Harrison for the Presidency, was composed
after the eleventh census had taken effect.
Utah, by reason OF its admission as a
state, will he entitled 10 six delegates to
ST. Louis instead OF two under Territorial
recognition.
Ii is always impossible to precisely
anticipate the number Of delegates which
a convention will contain by reason or
The fact that each convention reserves to
itself the right to pass upon the Qualilica-
tions of its own members, in exactly the
same manner as the Senate and House are
permitted to do under a constitutional
prcrogatlve.
In that way it often happens that Ter
ritOry is given representation considerably
in excess of that which lis allotted to 1t
by the national committee. A 8 an illustra-
ton, should the Territory OF New Me Xico
send six delegates 10 the ST Louis convcn-
ton with the argument thatthe Democratic
national committee had provided that each
Territory and the District OF Columbia
be entitled TO six delegates each, the
convention would in all probability give
them seats, as the Republicans could not
afford 10 put themselves in the attitude
Of being outdonc by the Democrats. es-
peCially in view OF the fact that they eX-
pect 10 soon have the Republican majority
increased by the election OF two Senators
from New Mexico.
TERRITORIA l. REPRESE ENTATION.
The same course would doubtless he
pursued in regard to Oklahoma and Arizona
is both these Territories are borderin z tn
Statehood and cannot much longer be kept
out in the cold.
In those three instances alone the repre-
sentation in the convention might be in
creased by dozen over what the figures
Indicate that it will be, and consequently
the number of delegates cannot he posi-
lively foretold until after the convention
shall have fully organized and adopted re-
ports from the committee on credentials
The District of Columbia has already
chosen its two delegates. Messrs. Gleason
and Carson. and cannot now avail Itself
of this excuse, which might have permit
ted the District to have obtained hall
dozen votes in the convention indirectly
through the generosity of the Democratic
committee. According to the basis OF rep
rescntation agreed upon by the Republican
National Committee the st. Louis conven-
ton would consist OF 906 delegates. being
double the Congressional representation
of the states, and two delegates from each
of the five Territories and two for the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
In other words two delegates for each
member OF the House would equal twice
357, or two delegates for each Senator
or four delegates-at-iarge from each State
would be twice so, or $50; two delegates
each from Arizona, Alaska, Indian Ter
ritory. Oklahoma, New Mexico and the Dis
trict of Columbia would be twelve tbui
aggregating 9o6.
| NECESSARY TO A CHOICE.
This basis of representation would render
453 votes necessary to a choice. 1t is
| however, a foregOne conclusion tlht th'
| number Of delegates will exceed these fig
ures. the increase all coming from the five
| Territories and which can only bc deter
| mined by the convention itself.
The repres entation as fixed by the
| national committee is distributed among
| the several States and Territories as fol
|