The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-10
BRAYTON'S
Plan Is
NOT. LIKED
Southern Republicans Object TO
Proposition TO Reduce Their
Vote In National Convention.

washington. Dec. lo.-Though the Ma
tlonsl Republican committee does not
meet until tomorrow many OF It's mem
bers have already arrived, and from the
sentiment of these and OF the party
leaders i'm administration circles its ac-
ton can be pretty accurately foreoasted
The next national convention will be
held In the early part OF June ana every
Indication now points 10 Chicago ss the
convention city. Though ST. Louis IL
bidding for the convention. the majority
OF the committee appear TO prefer CHI
csgo II II VIII guarantee the usual CON
tribution TO the expense fund.
Delegations from both St. Louis and
Chicago and possibly other cities VIII
arrive tomorrow 10 present their claims
to the committee. The Chicago delega-
tion will he composed of 90 or more per-
sons. Rooms for that numbes have been
reserved at the Arlingtoa hotel.
General Brayton's resolution 10 reduce
the souths representation In the con-
vention to the basis OF the votes cast
for the Republican ticket win not be
adopted Though the justice OF such
reduction 4. generally acknowledged, "
rs deemed ineNpcdient 10 make II at this
time
nTCNl0enl
for very obvious reasons, and Senator
Hanna was never much OF an advocate
OF lessening the Souths influence In the
convention.
other leaders while admitting the force
OF all the arguments put forth IN be
half-of the proposition, point out that 70
cut down the representation OF the South
in the convention at this time would be
an indirect acceptance OF the suffrage
laws recently adopted in many OF the
southern states. depriving the negro OF
his vote. and would therefore be con-
sidered by the negro as a stab at him
in the house OF his own friends.
Also some OF these leaders have In the
past found the swollen colored represent
iation from the south quite handy in con-
Nenuon emergencies and they are not
now disposed 20 kick down the laddef
that helped them UP, especially since tneS
may need IL again.
most OF the Southern and Western COM
mltteemen on the proposition. The South-
ern committeeman are bitterly opposed 70
any such reduction, and have alreaoy ap-
pcaled to the president and Senator
Hanna TO prevent It's being made. They
say that the Republican party has had
hard time In the state even with the rep
resentation in convention IL has hereto
fore enjoyed, and that now when IL is he.
ginning 70 show real ana suostsntlsl
growth, 10 cut II down would be grave
and costly error.
National Committeeman Dimmick OF
Alabama who is here. with other party
leaders from his state 10 protest against
the resolution, saw the president Wed.
nesday, and Senator Hanna today and
urged that the Brayton resolution he noI
sdnpted he says n would reduce the
number OF delegates I'm Alabama from z
10 10. in Arkansas from is TO s, In Florida
from 10 10 and so on through the South
eru states while New York, which now
will have rs delegates, would have Ss
one OF tho most influential Republican
members OF the senate. discussing Gen
Braytons proposition today, said; II Is
The proper basis OF representation In con
vention and one that We ought TO adopt
but IL is not advisable to do so just al
this time