The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
JANUARY Il NAMED BY
COMMITTEE AS DATE FOR
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
Grand Love Feast to Be Held
in indianapolis
Dec. 20.
CHANGE IN EXCESS RULE
Small Counties Given Advantage
by Adoption of New
Clause.
PROMINENT MEN HERE
Precinct Primaries Called for Jan.
8-o---Election of Secretary
Not Considered.

The Republican State committee, in ses-
sion yesterday afternoon at headquarters
in the Stevenson building. decided on Jan.
IL as the date for the various district con-
ventions, chose Dec. % as the date for the
big love feast to be held in this city, and
adopted the report of the subcommittee on
rules, first. however. making several
changes in the rules. The cali for the dis
trict conventions will be issued in about
ten days, after the several district COM
mittees have selected the convention cities.
The precinct primaries for the election
Of precinct committeeman will be held Jan.
and 9. and the several county committees
will be organized Jan. IL.
The session of the committee was longer
than had been anticipated. due to the dis
cussion of two or three of the proposed
rules. All the members of the committee
except three-George A Cunningham, of
the First, Thomas ]. Mccoy. of the Tenth
and Walter Brown, of the Thirteenth
were present, and of the executive commit
tee. Harry c. Starr, of Richmond. Elmer E.
Crockett, OF South Bend, and Sydney w.
Cantwell, of Hartford City, were in at
tendance.
OF the advisory committee. the following
were present: Fourth district, Edward A.
Remy, of Seymour; Fifth, Elias H. Owen
of Rockville; Sixth. Owen Carr. of Rush
vile; Eighth, Louis c. Davenport, Of
Bluffton; Ninth. John C. Wingate, of Win
gate; Eleventh, Elan III. Neal. of Jones'
boro. The committeeman here were: Sec
ond district, John c. Bilheimer, of WASH
ington; Third, George w. Self, of Corydon;
Fourth, Oscar II. Montgomery, of Sey-
mour; Fifth, Julian ID. Hogate, of DAN
Vile; Sixth. e. p. Thayer, of Greenfield;
Seventh, Floyd A. Woods, of Indianapolis; !;
Eighth, George Lilly. of Anderson; Ninth.
Fred A. Sims, of Frankfort; Eleventh.
Adam L. Beck, of Huntington: Twelfth.
Chairman Goodrich called the meeting to
order and presided. Committeeman Sims
acted secretary.
CHANGE EXCESS RULE.
The first matter taken up was the report
Of the subcommittee on rules. The SUBJ
committee recommended the adoption of six
rules and each rule was considered singly
The first rule taken up was the excess vote
rule, as follows:
'In any legislative district in which are
one or more counties which have a repre-
sentative of their own, but which are
placed with another county or counties be-
cause of voting population greater than
the unit of representation, the excess vote
only in such county or counties shall be
taken into consideration in apportioning the
delegates, and the apportionment of del
egates shall be made TO such county or
counties on such percentage of such excess
vote as the Republican vote in such county
or counties bears to the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election
This rule was materially changed, so far
as the wording is concerned. but the effect
remains the same. The changes made were
for the purpose of insuring that there might
be no misunderstanding of it's intent and a
clause was added to the effect that the
State committee shall determine the num-
ber of delegates to which each county is
entitled under the rule. The operation of
the rule is best shown by example. Under
the new legislative apportionment Marion
county has four senators and joint senator
with Hendricks and Boone. To determine
Marion county's representation in the joint
convention, under the rule, the total Repub-
lican vote in the three counties will be
computed. This total vote will be divided
by five-the total number of senator's to
which the district is entitled-and the pro-
portion of Republican votes to each senator
| will thus be secured. The propOrtionate
vote will then be multiplied by four the
number Of separate senator's to which
Marion county Is entitled, and the product
| will be subtracted from the total Repub-
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