The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-18
WILL NOT CUT DOWN
REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH
Vigorous but Losing Fight, for His
Minority Reports on the
Subject.
Burke Leads
Subject.

Chairman Lodge directed that the
CONVENTION HALL CHICAGO.
June 17.-Chatrman Lodge directed that
the names Of the newly chosen members
OF the national committee and that!
OF the honorary vice-presidents be
read to the conven,hn. This was
done. many of the >lIectators leaving
the hall while the reading was in
progress.
The names OF the members OF the
national committee brought the state
delegations to their feet In enthusins
tic tributes to their political leaders.
Indiana gave Chairman Harry New a
cheer. Massachusetts shouted wildly
for Senator Murray Crane; New Jersey
gave the tribune to Franklin Murphy:
Ohio to Vorys; Pennsylvania TO SEN
ator Penrose: West Virginia to Sem
ator Scott. and Tennessee to Nathan
Hale, the last an appolntee announced
for the first time.
Powell Clayton. OF Arkansas, moved
that the national committee be en-
powered to fill vacancies occurring on
the committee. This brought out an
amendment from a Michigan delegate
that the State committee of The re-
specttve states be empowered to fill
vacancies on the national committee
should they occur. The amendment
was accepted by Mr.. Clayton, and the
proposition agreed to.
The report of the committee on
rules and order OF business thereupon
was presented by Senator Warren, of
Wyoming, its chairman. He an
nounced that with but few changes
the rules of the last National Repub-
lican Convention We're adopted. Those
which were changed provided for a
grouping of Arizona, New Mexico and
Hawaii as Territories with n repre-
sentation Of six delegates each, and
also give to the national committee
authority to determine the mode OF
electing delegates to national conven-
tons
Not Reduce soutlis Representations.
When 1t came to the adoption OF the
report OF the committee, Represents :
tive Burke, OF Pennsylvania, who on
yesterday introduced resolution to
cut Sdown representation in the ma
tlonal convention to a basis, of Repub-
aican votes cast in the State, was
recognized to present minority re-
/. port. The committee had voted down
the resolution by 20 to IT,
AS the representative of the seven
teen States against the twenty-three,"
said Mr.. Burke II wish to present the
following minority report
Mr.. Burke was cheered as he asked
one OF the clerks to read the report,
as follows:
1T is moved that tho report be
amended to include the following:
THAT the basis of representation
in the Republican National Convention
hereafter shall be as follows: Each
State shall be entitled to four dele
gates at large and one additional del
egate for each 10000 votes or majority
fraction thereof cast at the last pre-
cedinG presidential election for Rcpuh-
z lican elector, four delegates FROM each
Territory, and two from the District
OF Columbia, Alaska. Porto Rico and
the Philippines, and that methods for
the enforcement of this rule shall be
proved by the Republican national
committee chosen by the delegates to
this conventions"
ed out cries of NO, No. and Eyes,
Yes" from all parts of the floor
Tho Massachusetts, Wisconsin. Penn
aylvania, New Hampshire and Utah
members Of the committee joined in
the minority report.
Representative burke was then
recognized to speaker on behalf of
the minority report. He claimed that
inasmuch as the Republican party was
founded upon the idea of equal JUS
tice to all, It could do no less than
adopt the minority report. He brought
forth cheers BY his assertion that If
Pennsylvania had equal Representa-
tlon with South Carolina on the basis
OF votes cast at the last presidential
!. election 1t would have $50 delegates
on to the floor to South Carolina $
eighteen.
Representative Burke made an i'm
FASHIONED appeal for the adoption OF
his report, and was greeted with trc-
mendous applause.
Opposed by Wilson.
When Representative Burke had con-
oluded, Augustus II. Wilson, one of the
delegates from Kentucky took the
floor In opposition.
''This Is no new propositioN,' he
declared. land want to sound q note
Of caution to you against actins