Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-11
Lr-r Is HAVE 4 sorARE DEAL.

fdctltHH are B"FAAtNtA9 AEtNf -"
that contesting delegations are GER
tain to present themselves al the con-
ventlon n demand a settlement by
that body Of their difference. There
are Foraker men. and Fairbanks men.
ana Taft men. an claiming to be reg
ular. and an full of the wine Of strife.
II Is a great to-do even at this early
day.
And vet think for a moment Of the
actual situation. what ls the real
value Of these votes In the republican
national equation Properly speaking,
there is no republican party IN Texas.
II controls not a single county in
the state II does mot count In the
legislature. n here AMI there il
elects a candidate for a small munich
nal office the result Is due more to
democratic divisions than 10 its own
strength. As q matter of fact. it has
no strength. The democratic major
it's in the state is from q quarter Of
a million upward. That party might
split into hair a dozen factions and
each one run a candidate for cover
nor. and set the republican could not
win.
why. then. should a party In such a
helpless ana hopeless condition al
home lake u.s. woes to the national
convention for settlement. and its So
called votes there to be counted in
4 close struggle in the choosing Of a
Ieader2 what Fan Texae do for For
aker. or Fairbanks. or Taft. or any
body else. once ne is nominated All
soIutely nothing. He must look else
where for votes 10 elect him. Texas
Is certain to support the other man
no matter his name or The nature Of
the platform on which hc stands The
party label VIII determine that.
This Is no new situation. II has
existed FOR years, ana it promises to
continue quite as much longer. II
leads to a variety Of questions. one
Is. should Texas. and other states like
Texas. be shut out of thc convention?
Would a convention thus truncated be
a national convention And when
these states are admitted. IS there u
limit to be placed ON the pArticipa-
ton Of their delegates iu the proceed
iugs Of the convention
The solution Is not in sight, and
may not be found until some candi-
date Is nominated by the power of
these y%otelcss representative and
proves a burden too heavy 60 bee car
ried hN the party in those states
whore votes are depended upon for
success at the polls. a defeat So cN-
plalncd would be an e@ye-opener for
the republican leaders.
In the meantime. why would IL not
De q square deal all round To give the
hopeless states a representation IN
national conventions based upon n
representative and two senator's That
Is what IS given the territories, and
IL they. with a practical certainty that
some Of them would give maiorities in
favor Of the republican electors. are
confined to a merely complimentary
representation. why should those
states which are absolutely certain TO
give ma1orities against the republican
electors. be given any greater fayors
in a republican convention or why
should those communities which are
actively in the enemy's camp be treat
ed more generously than those COM
munites which are merely noncombat-
ants?
II would not bc proper TO Apply
such a rule 10 states that are govern
ed by reason, and give their electoral
votes To the party which they think
win best serve the good Of the coun-
try. hut the hops.c SIS bourbon
states Of the, south are not OF that
class. Thousands of men in those
states believe that the principles Of
the republican party are better for
tho public interest and for their own
interest than the principles Of the
democratic party. but their p~reiudices
will not permit them 10 vote accord
ing 20 their Judgment. " the demo-
cratic party and the republican party
should exchange platforms and can-
didatcs in the midst Of the campaign,
Texas would ron up lis quarter mill
lion majority for the democratic label
lust the same. What justice. then. b.
there To- the other states. which are
controlled by reason and Judgment. In
granting a bag delegation 60 such
states In a republican national cone
.entione
An equitable way TO appoftien rep
resentation in a republican convention
would be 10 give complimentary seats
10 each state FOR two senators and
one congressman. Just a. the terrific
r.es are now treated. and full repre-
sentation for 400 congressional disc
tricts 10 those states that went rec
publican at the last presidential elcc-
lion. while 90 the others. $50 addition
20 the complimentary representation
should be- given votes 90 represent All
congressional districts thar went re-
publican al tht last congressional
election.
The ticket and platform % uc re-
publican party shuuid boz made hy the
states upon which the party has 90
Z RELY for success by it, friends and
NOT AN its enemies.
STATISTICS III sur ALL