The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-30
HAWAII RETAINS
HER SIX VOTES
JOHN wIsE's SIXTEEN TO ONE
VOTE URGED AS REASON FOR
REDUCING.

CHICAGO, June 2.-There was quite
hutter n the Republican National
conventions committee on rules and
order of business, which met after the
convention adjourned, when objection
was made by some of the Middle West
and Eastern States over the proposed
increase Of representation of Alaska in
the next rational convention.
The committee selected Henry II.
Bingham of Pennsylvania for Chairman
j. f. Manning of Vermont as secretary
and Rene G.. Harp of Maryland and j.
NJ. stevens of Idaho as assistant secre-
taries.
The rules of the last convention as
amended bv the National Committee
had been read, when c. Fred Nixon of
New York objected to the amendment
of the first rule, which gives as future
representation for Alaska six votes in
stead of four, as at present He was
supported in his objection by the dele
gates from Delaware, Connecticut.
Pennsylvania and Rhode island. Nixon
urged that the continued increase in
votes given to Territories was simply
throwing into their hands the control
of the convention in the event of a close
contest. He said:
"Tyhe Democratic convention of 1896
was controlled on the silver question
by the votes of the Territories, and to
my mind it is high time we cut down
the representation in the convention,
not only of the Territories, where no
vote is registered, but in such States as
always cast their electoral votes for
A.. 10 RnnIpEpntA
ton in the convention should in rea-
sonable manner be representative OF
the number of the Republican votes
cast and these States and Territories
should not out of mere sentiment be
given as many votes as states that nave
always cast their electoral votes FOR the
Republican candidate
The Alaska member of the committee
w d. Grant, speaking for the amend
ment said that his Territory with its
great growth and shorn of much honor
asked the extra representation to be
on footing of equality with the other
Territories.
Mr.. Nixon protested that his objec-
lions were not raised particularly a
gainst Alaska. but to the whole system
which if adopted, would give about
forty-two votes in the convention to
the territories. enough to control on
any close proposition. He added:
q agree rather with the late Senator
Quay. who eleved in lessening rather
than increas 'ng the votes of those states
which do little or nothing to aid the
party. Let the reward for Republican
maiorities be increased representation
and the punishment for failure to assist
reduced representation
The speaker was vigorously applaud
ed. but the vote on the motion to allow
Alaska increased Representation was
twenty-one ayes to nine noes the
Southern and Western States voting
solidlv for it. The committee then
adopted the rules of the last convention
and the Fifty-fourth Congress as the
rules of the convention with these
amendments:
Rule l to read: The convention shall
consist of a number of delegates from
each States equal to double the NUMBER
of Senators and Representatives in con-
gress: six delegates each from the ter
ritories of Arizona, Indian Territory
New Mexico, Alaska and oklahoma; SIX
from Porto Rico with two votes; SIX
from the Philippines with two votes
six from Hawaii and two from the DIS
trict of Columbia.