The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-29
NOT LIKELY TO BE REDUCED.
SOUTHERN VOTE IN REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.

Report Is Denied in Administration
CIrcIes.The Suggestion Is Not "a
New 0ne-BaiIey VIII Not Take
Observation-Disclosures WIN Proba-
bly, De Seated-The Minority Lead
ership StilI Lies Between Bank
hand and Richardson.
Washington. Nov. 2S-In administration
circles II Is denied that Senator Hanna
and majority of the National Republican
Committee win advocate the reduction in
the Southern representation in the next
Republican convention.
The story was circulated here to-day as
emanating from Committeeman Paine of
Wisconsin, who is expected to succeed
Senator Hanna as chairman of the COM
mittee.
member of the Republican National
Committee, who Is close to the President
is authority for the statement that the
President expects to have use for the votes
of the Southern delegates In the next con-
vention and therefore he is not in favor
of the proposed reduction. The same au-
thority added:
This Is not a new suggestion. II comes
up regularly every four years. 1t is
urged that those states in the South which
never elect a Republican congressman and
do not cast one-tenth OF the Republican
vote to which they are entitled, should be
deprived of their representation in the
convention, or their representation should
be regulated I'm accordance with the num-
Der of Republican votes actually cast. This
contention is met Sy Southern Repub-
licans who insist that they are struggling
to maintain the party in the face of terri
BILE opposition and therefore they should
be encouraged.
The proposition to reduce the Southern
representation Is fought out in almost
every national convention, and the South
erp Republicans win. They will, in my
Judgment, continue to do so as long as
present conditions exist The question
can only be decided by the convention and
even II the next convention should adopt
the proposed resolution, ii would not af-
feet the representation in the coming con-
vention but would apply to the conven-
ton to be held four years later"
Berth for Patterson.
The President to-day inserted a strong
gold standard declaration In his message
and Immediately afterward provided a
$1,000 Job for Josiah Patterson, a gold
standard Democrat from Tennessee. Mr..
Patterson was appointed a member of the
Shiloh Battlefield Park Commission.
Former Senator Palmer Of Illinois, who
headed the gold standard Democratic tick
ct. Is here looking for similar recognition
.at the hands of the administration. He
expects to receive his reward IN due timer
Representative Bailey of Texas arrived
here tonight, and promptly put quietus
on the report circulated by some of his
enthusiastic young friends that he would
be forced to take the minority leadership
In he mi Of bar n
ing the subject tonight, Mr.. Bailey made
IL perfectly clear that he is In no way
responsible for the mention of mis- name
in connection with the leadership of the
minority. He occupied the position in the
last Congress, and relinquished it volun-
tarlly He has no further aspirations in
that direction and openly announces that
he will support Mr.. Bankhead.
The Roberts Case.
II is quite likely that Mr.. Bailey, at the
suggestion of some Of his friends. will
make a statement in the Democratic cau-
Gus relative to the position of the party
on the Roberts case. He says Ii is per-
fectly clear 10 his mind that the swearing
In of Mr.. Roberts cannot be legally pre-.
vented, in view Of the fact that he comes
to Congress with the proper credentials
and without a contest formally made
against him. Under the circumstances
Mr. Roberts is entitled to be sworn in,
and then IL 1t can be demonstrated that
he is living in polygamy in violation OF
the laws Of the United States, he would
be expelled This view of the case Is be-
coming stronger as the day of the as
sembling of Congress draws near.
Minority Leadership.
There has been no perceptible change in |
the situation, so far as the rival aspirants |
for the minority leadership Is concerned. |
All the candidates have returned to the |
city and are industriously at work. |
The contest continues to be between |
Richardson and Bankhead with |
the chances in favor of the former 1t is |
said that the Sulzer strength will prob |
ably go TO Richardson after the first or |
second ballot, although the BanlShead |
forces claim some of the Sulzer men after |
the New York candidate has been aufii- |
ciently comolmented