The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-23
MARCH ATTACKS
DELEGATE BASIS
Litchfield Man Brings Subject Of
Representation Up in Creden-
tials Committee.
From g Staff CORRESPONDENT.


Chicago, June 2s:-charles H.
March, of Litchfield, Mimi, a member
of the committee on credentials,
brought up in committee session the
vexing subject Of representation by
states according to the republican
vote. During the wee small hours
Wednesday morning, after the COM
mittee had about exhausted it's nerv-
Gus energy listening to endless dis
putes between rival factions Of federal
officeholders from the southern states,
Colonel March stirred the members to
wax efulness with his motion. He
moved that the committee recommend
to the convention that the national
committee be instructed to fix the rep
| resentation for the next convention on
| the vote cast this year for president.
| The motion was promptly seconded by
Graeme Stewart, Of Chicago, the 1lli-
| nois member Of the committee. Col
onel March supported his motion with
speech in which he showed the gross
pairing Minnesota'ss twenty two dele
gates for 1 80 700 repub lican votes with
Mississippi's: twenty delegates fol
5,753 republican votes.
There was a sharp discussion last
ing nearly an hour, altho Senator Nc.
Comas, of Maryland, who presided, re.
| marked that he hardly thought the
ers knew it was not
/ Senator Do1liver, Of Iowa, upheld
the proposition for a change, speaking
at some length, and Alex Mckenzie
Of North Dakota, expressed the same
sentiments, ~ Stewards Illinois
bers from the middle west and north.
west had something to say, while the
eastern delegates smiled their sym
pathy and said nothing.
! Finally the southern members be
gan to take hand and raised thu
point of order against the motion tha'
it was not a subject for the creden
tails committee to consider. Befor'
ruling was had on the point Mr.
| March withdrew the motion.
This was the only place where tn
question was discussed at this con
vention, but the northern sentimen
Is strong on the proposition. 1t is be
lieved that, had a strong orator of rep
utation presented a resolution on tn
floor, it would have gone thru with
rush. The party leaders have man
aged to keep the question down, bu
if it had ever got before the dele
gates, it would have been a firebrand
The effect Of a change is feared OF
the colored vote in doubtful states
The party managers are sensitiv
about these things on the eve of I
campaign. The colored vote holds tn
. balance in Indiana and West Virginia
and may do so in Ohio and Illinois
, This vote is generally held loyal t
i the republican ticket, but is easil
swayed by an appeal such as the dem
ocrats might make to them If ne1
: rule were adopted. Clever Democrat
managers would send colored leader
, among their people to condemn tn
republicans for DISTINGUISHING the1
brethren in the southern states, de
> priving them Of votes in conventions
The vote of the colored republican
t cuts a figure in national conventions
! which is a matter of race pride wit
them and they are touchy on the sut
: 1ect A little furry Of this sort migf
!, cost some much needed electors
votes. This is the real reason for tn
Y aversion to a change. It was tn
feeling that held Payne down fou
V years ago when he made and lost h
; fight for equal representation.
). Charles B. Cheney.