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TO CUT OFF THE SOUTH
THE QUAY RESOLUTION TO REDUCE
REPRESENTATION.
WILL CAUSE A HARD FIGHT.
1T IS TO COME UP AS THE FIRST
QUESTION TODAY.


sentation More Than One-HaIf.
Quay Introduced the Resolution
Because the Northern States Fa-
vor It-Question Second in ImpOr-
tance to That of the Vice Presi-
dency-SOutherners Will Fight.
Philadelphia. June 2O-The resolution
to-day introduced by ex-senator Quay in
the convention relating to the arrange
ment of the basis of representation in fu-
ture national conventions, has created a
sensation, particularly among the dele
cations from the Southern States.
Tonight the interest manifested in the
proposition is scarcely second to that a.
reused by the contest for the vice presi-
dency.
Four yeras ago Henry c. Payne, ma
tional committeeman from Wisconsin, pro-
posed to the National Committee an
amendment to the rules providing that
thereafter, delegates to Republican Ma
tional conventions should be selected on
the basis of one delegate for every 10000
Republican votes cast at the previous
presidential election. The proposition was
widely discussed at the time, but after
mature consideration the National Com
mittee decided to take no action upon 1t.
Last December, when the National
Committee met at Washington TO select
the time and place of holding the present
convention, Mr.. Payne again brought for
ward his proposition and earnestly advo-
Gated adoption. The committee, however,
decided that it had no uthority 10 take
any action upon the question. 1t was held
that before the committee properly could
pass upon the question, a national conven-
tion of the party would have to instruct
it TO do so.
Mr.. Payne dropped the matter at that
time. so far as he personally was con-
cerned, but during the past ten days the
fire which has been smoldering has been
flannel into a flame, partly by the ear
nestness Of the Rhode Island delegation
to this convention.
Senator Quay's Resolution.
Until to-day, however. 1t was not known
in just what form or from what souree
The proposition wanld be hpouxAt~.xn- lhA.
| attention of the convention. After Gen.
Bingham of Pennsylvania had presented
the report of the Committee on Rules to
the convention ex-senator Quay of Penn
sylvania rose and offered the following
resolution as an amendment to the COM
mittee's report:
That hereafter each state shall be en-
titled TO four delegates at large and one
additional delegate for each 10000 votes or
a majority fraction thereof cast at the
last preceding presidential election for the
Republican electors, and six delegates
from each organized territory and the
District of Columbia and that the meth
DDS for the election of such delegates
shall re provided for by the National
Committee"
The reading of the resolution was
ceived with applause, particularly from
the New England states, New York and
Pennsylvania delegations. Among the del
egates from the Southern states there was
manifest uneasiness and 1t was evident
instantly that If an effort we're made to
adopt the resolution at once a lively scene
would be precipitated in the convention.
Audible objections were raised to present
consideration of the resolution and at the
suggestion of Mr.. Quay, promptly second
ed by Gen. Bingham, it went over until
tomorrow Chairman Lodge announced,
in response to inquiry, that il would be
brought before the convention immediate
ly after 1t assembled tomorrow.
What Quay's Plan Would Do.
The table below shows how the Quay
plan would reduce the representation of
the Southern States: