The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-13
IT IS AIMED AT THE SOUTH.
REPUBLICAN EFFORT To CUT OFF
REPRESENTATION

VIII Again BE brought Before the
Republican Convention If the
Payne Resolution 10 Cut Down the
Delegations Does Not Take, n sub
stitutc win BE oncretI-RepubIi-
can National. committee to Hear
Several Contests.
Philadelphia, June 12.-This city is rap
idly taking on a national convention as
pect. Quite a large number of national
committeeman ana delegates arrived to-
fill uD.
Prominent among the national commit
teemen now on the ground are Ambassa-
dor Powell Clayton of Arkansas and John
w. Yerkes of Kentucky. Nearly oil the
other members of the National Committee
are expected tomorrow morning to at
tend the meeting of the committee. which
is called for noon. Chairman Hanna is
due al o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The old question of representa- tions In
Republican National Conventions, which
agitated the National Committee at its
meeting in Washington last December is
more than likely to come to the front at
the National Committee meeting to-mor-
row. The resolution of Henry c. Payne
of Wisconsin, presented at last winters
meeting. and which was Withdrawn be
fore it was put to a vote will again be
pressed. but not by lis author The
strongest supporters of the Payne meas
ure come from New England. This res
olution provides for four delegates at
largo for each state and an additional
delegate for every 10, 900 Republican votes
or majority fraction thereof based on the
returns of the last presidential election
The Rhode Island delegation has pre-
pared and will present substitute for
the Payne resolution, if they tind that
the sentiment in favor of the latter is not
strong enough to put ii through the COM
mittee. 1t is claimed that the substitute
will meet all she objections of a majority
of the national committeeman The sub
stitute is as follows:
TO Reduce Representations
whereas. The present basis of repre-
sentation in Republican National Con-
ventions is based upon the representation
of the several states and territories in
the Congress of the United States. which,
under existing political conditions. is
manifestly unjust and inequitable and.
Whereas, the representation in Con
grese now accorded to the several states
o. me Inlon' on the basis OF Article A.
oectioh z OF me CONSTITUTIONS ought TO pe
Iilouineo, 50 that IN every state Nnereln
the rlght 70 Note Is dehled 10 any OF ehe
marc ihhepltahts thereoi' oelng twenty
one years or age ana cluzens OF the Uni
ted Ntatts, or wherein sald rlsnt Is IN any
way apIloseo' except lor paruclpa'lon IN
iepe'I4oh OF o'her crime representation
III congress ana IN 'he eiectoral college,
ana IN .he convention "t the Republican
party snouid De reduced In the proportion
ThlSh the humpeI or maze cltizehs. 20
VepllNe" OF lne ilsHl OF suffrage, sndh
@ @SedI 10 'he "hvle HumDer OF male clt-
~ Aeus' t"tntg Que years oI age III sa'd
a'tye' tnel leIoIe,
fTso.Ven' mat lhe Repuplcah Ma
t5o.ldI r5S.t niiIit1ee iecoilu,ehu 1nal il tne
e Vl5t'o. C.' IcaH Pai'Y Is cohbhueu III cohlIol
y. Co"s eSS' 1t IlVoheS l1d exercise the
.,',i =. totls e.a sl.'--eo oy aIllc,e a.
80" ~ D. 70 eulol &c py appIopila,e les's-
t. ;, NY ooJee'9 u tl49 Ie9oiulioH' ana
oV ..Ie.I :, ~ 'ti9'
80 -, ~ 80. '',', id' tHe ho'uins OF ma
Si sol.ai i.Sl'solicdh convention III Is04 com
e,,,Iia, "iJ 'o,isel ''9 reg,fsennl4s tne ne
- Fota'is 80 ~ tllii sem lIneH,