The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
PLANS HAVE BEEN LAID
 BY PAYNE THE ADVISER
Senator Hanna Offset the Movement Before Because He Felt Under
 Ilgations-"LiIy Whites" ., Now Have No Claims.
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY.


 Washington. November 7.-(special.)-It Is the purpose of the administration to bring about the long discussed reduc- ton in the T. presentation of the south ern states, both in republican national conventions and in the house of repre- sentatives. To have a free hand for ac- complaining this purpose the administra- ton intends to obtain the pledges for sufficient party support from sure and next national convention to assure the Presidents nomination for a second term without reference to what the republican delegates who come up from the Solid South may demand.
 This plan has been decided upon, 1t is understood, as a result of the sugges- ton of Henry c. Payne. the Presidents chief political adviser. He wishes MT. Roosevelt to be absolutely free from all obligations to the southern delegates, so that he may not be embarrassed in favor ing reduction in the representation from the south. MT. Payne attempted to get consideration for this plan at the last na tional convention in Philadelphia, but he was prevented by Senator Hanna, the chairman of the republican national com mittee. MT. Payne being the vice-chair- w-o,- +l,ok .~S~o~sra+fo,
 Hanna's Position.
 Senator Hanna's position was that both he and President Mckinley were under obligations to the southern delegates for having stood by MT. Mckinley in the canvass of 1898 and that it would only injure the republican administration to appear to be antagonistic to the party or ganization in the south.
 MT. Payne appreciated the logic of Senator Hanna's position, but 1t is now claimed that there are no other ante election pledges to be fulfilled, and there fore President Roosevelt can afford to countenance the cut down in the south ern electoral vote, and has given his personal approval to it. There seems to be no doubt that the President Is now willing to revise the representation or the southern states, passing it upon the number of votes cast by the party in each state.
 The President and his adviser, Post master General Payne have been figur- ing upon the division of electoral votes.
 Independent of South.
 They claim that republican success in 1904 is assured without reference to the solid south or to any states which may be considered doubtful Making New York doubtful, they claim that owing to the western gains the republicans can claim 261 votes certain, 151 democratic and GA in doubt.
 The determination of the President to back Crumpacker and his crowd in their proposition to decrease the electoral vote of the south partly explains the action of the administration in its turn down of the lilly white" republicans in Ala bama, North Carolina and other states. The President refused to recognize the lilly white" movement because he want ed to count the disfranchised negro re- gardless of whether he cast his vote
 The plan to Crumpackerize the south will, of course, be fought bitterly by southern representatives. If the admin istration persists in Its course, such a bill can pass the house under the pres ent rules, but the southern senators ought to be able to block all legislation. The Crumpacker bill as introduced in the last congress cut down the represen- tation of Alabama to G. Arkansas ', Florida ?, Georgia Il, Louisiana g. Mis- sissippi 5. North Carolina 7 and South Carolina D.