The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-25

Piaiher. District Of Columbia: John
Fletcher. Rhode Island. 2. a.
Chandler. Maine: Chas. NJ Jarvis.
Connecticut: j. " Wadaworth. Jg..
Sew York: W %. Mckinley. Illinois:
". 4. Guthrie. Indiana. George II
Sullivan. Minnesota. Clyde G. Da~-
son. Colorado. Gilbert r. Davis. Yer
mont.
Appended wAs a table showing
the effect OF the resolution on the
various States Under the new plan
Alabama, which nov has twenty-five
delegates. would have six: Arkansas
would be cut from eighteen To nine:
Louisiana would be cut from eigh-
teen To five; Texas. which nov has
thirty-six. would have nine. and SD
on-tbe only Southern State that
would not lose materially being Ken
lucky, which would have one less.
On the other hand. the representa-
ton of the Northern States would
be Increased. Pennsylvania getting
twenty additional delegates. New
York twelve. and Illinois thirteen.
As soon az the resolution vas
read, Senator Gallinger. of New
Hampshire. and Senator Reid
Smoot, OF Utah. arose and said that
they were members OF the Commit
tee on Rules and wanted TO join the
others In this readjustment OF rep
resentation. Mr.. Doughty. member
OF the committee from Massachu-
sets, and Mr.. Lockley, member from
Wisconsin, also arose and said that
they wanted TO add their names.
Mr.. Burke's Speech i'm Support of
His Resolution.
Fifty years ago" said Mr.. Burke.
smiling with satisfaction at this en-
enlargement to his cause, 1.-The Re-
publican party was organized for the
| enforcement of justice.
The Republican party to-day
| asks, yea, demands that what she
had stood for for a half century
shall be practiced in her own house
hold and among her own brothers in
| the framing of politics.
| II yield to none on behalf Of my
| great Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania in my loyalty and regard and
| devotion to the Republicans of the
| Southern States, and | say to you
that there is something in this con-
vention far more important than the
nomination of candidates for office,
and that is the enforcement of rules
of conduct for the maintenance of
which the Republican party was
brought into being"
| Points Out Present Defects.
Mr.. Burke said his State would
repeat the majority of $4,000 that
it gave to Roosevelt at the last cleo
. ton. Then he pointed out defects in
the present system of delegate repre-
| sentation.
What is your opinion" he asked
"of a rule that allows South Caro-,
lima to cast one vote here for every
1856 Republican votes, while it gives
to Colorado one vote for every 49,
600 votes cast at the general cleo
| ton, while it gives to Ohio one vote
for every 12,914: a rule that gives
to Mississippi one vote for every 159
votes that she casts and at the same
time gives to Pennsylvania, to New
York, to New Jersey, and to many OF
the great States of the West, like
Indiana and Illinois, upon whose sol
we meet to-day, one vote for every
1000 votes that they cast at the
general election?
'If Pennsylvania were given the
same representation in this conven
ton to-day as South Carolina W,
would have $50 delegates on Thu
floor. Applause and laughterl l
!, Ohio had her vote apportioned upol
. the same basis and according to tn,
same rule as South Carolina, sh
would have $40 delegates in thi
convention.
Under the proposed rule we Civ,
to South Carolina a vote in the Ma
tional Convention for every co.
votes she casts, as against one TO
every 10000 votes cast in New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado
Wisconsin, and the other States"
They Lose Votes by BusheI.
AS a clincher, Mr.. Burke brough
} out the fact that in the last twent,
years, among the eleven States tina
never had cast an electoral vote 70
Republican candidate for Office
and, under the present practices
: never would-the Republican vot
had fallen off 41O, O0O-disappear
: ing, as he said, until there was prac
5 tically nothing left. At the sam
time the Republican organization il
the other States had increased Re
publican majorities by $4,000. TAD
plaus.]
"A fiat change of 100000 vote
in the election and not a singl
2 change in the basis of representa-
= ton. Is that fair? Can the Repub
lican party afford to go before tn
people preaching square dea
Icries of no, no! while it denies /
to the members of it's own house
:, hold?"
number of strong speeches wer
4 made in support of this new basis @
representation, and the only repl
S that the Southern delegates coul
make was an appeal to the Mort
: not to do an act that would look lik
this sectionalism. It was plain tina
majority of the delegates were i
: favor of a change, and had not til
: Taft campaign managers. who ha