The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-13
Votes Cast as Basis
OF Dividing Delegates

Ceeded amid great excitement n.
iieid Won. and Lynch was eiectea
The opposition declared that Crso
ions selection by tho committee Vss
the result OF a hargAin-ClAytou turn.
NJ over the large vote OF the Arknn.
sas delegation 10 Blaine In return -
the temporary ohairmanship Color
was siven this charge BY tne fact Tia,
many Blaine men were nc- favored ;,
Clayton
essis OF Representation.
Mr. Dawson then reverted 20 ~.
r.ah ~ hRsinS the representation on
'he vote FOR the party Is the StAs
rather 'han on the population. Gnd
showed that he has stood for .ht.
plan Tor practically a third OF a cen.
Jury And 70 NAV be n0ws 90 thos.
Who we're not IN touch with political
AHairs a quarter % century ago has
49, delegate from West Virginia 10
Fought for this plan m 1884. and that
The committee on basis OF represanta.
lion IN the Republican National Con.
'ention 40 that limo Advocated IN.
vote rather than the population as e
basis. Speaking directly 20 THIS "a.
turc. Mr. Dawson said:
was selected by our delegat,ou
ar its member OF the committee ON
basis of representation MAssacA,..
setts member Was sN-GoEernor Rios,
oi that state He was tho chairman
90 The committee believe He Wa
"a hno old gentleman. able. cultured
and scholarly lie introduced into
he committee a plan ~ representa-.
non Ia future national conventions
ha~ed on the Republican vote Of each'
state had been thinking and study.
NIX that subject aud engerIy snd
promptly seconded his motion. ana -
vas adopted there and reported q,
the convention. but 10 failed 10 carry
100 the larger body because tho n,os,
~ The leaders Of each candidaf. rrs
especially ~ Mr. Bl0ine. were afraid
"' offending the delegates from ODD,
southern States and az the cDrsa.
quen' loss OF their votes. II IA. meas.
ure could have been considered amor
me nominations were made. 10 ritsht
has" carried
An expedieut time 10 ret tbit
much needed and altogether sue, re-
form adopted viii be boz a convention
Wien there Is but one candsdnte. o..
there was IN 1894 or in 1890
In 1905 West Virginia cast ~ 49,,
votes FOR Tar and had - delegate IN
The convention which nominated him.
or one delegate 90 each a.ktV votes.
Nhll". according 90 Senator Hournes
hrur"s. South Carolina had one dele.
gate Tor each 200 Republican votes.
Louisiana one for each AS votes.
Florida one for each SIS votes ard
Mississippi one FOR each 21S votes
Ser. Bourne Is Riqht
Senator Bourne does not erarre-.
nte when he says that Us misrepre.
Seniation. unjust. and un-Ameriran.'
said the former governor
u have spoken OF Mr. Blaine, 10.
ing a candidate before the convention
~ 1856 said SIR Dawson But ,rs.
iicc requires thr statement thai t.s
name wsF placed there and the bro.
convention was managed ~ bis
friends. and received no support from
nim lie wns abroad when me con.
f'n'!on was held. and oven hIs mot
nciiFe lieutenautF could rot reach b IA
by cable. W" cut himself m s-1Tl'
communication with them absoirtsIr.
ito departed Tor foreign shores -....s
before The convention mot. and .sf
20 his friends. who urged him f. 30
come an active candidate that hr 80
Verv anxious for rho nominate 4
1876. somewhat less 20 ir 1850 OIL.
now said he. the ambition o. yrra
and cannot recall &c. Ho de-
aged OFT efforts % procure the r..-f.
nation Tor himself. and coon a"af
went abroad