The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-30
W. VA. ALLOWED
16 DELEGATES
Next National CONVENTION Of tne Re
publican Party.
1904 DELEGATES WILL
COMPOSE CONVENTION
Increase Fails 60 Meet With Ep.
proVai % the Progressive
Republican.

WASHINGTON. oct 20 The call
FOR The Republican national con, ention
10 De issued by the national commit
Tee when n mCef- la Wash ington
December l. viii provide Tor .uC4
delegates. 70 be- increased To i.O12 h
Arizona and New Mexico become
states before The convention ls held.
The increase from $50 delegates.
which comprised the Chicago conyon-
ton az 1905. is the result OF the 70.
apporiionmcnt By congress. which IN
crcases the size OF the house or rep
resentatiyes from 39l 10 49, members.
or t35 with the two new states
table showing the appointment
OF the delegates To the 1872 cOnyen-
ton has been prepared by Francis
Curtis. IN charge here OF the combined
publicity headquarters OF the Rrpuh.
licsn national committee and the Re
publican congressional COMMITTEE.
This arrangement is expected 10 be-
adopted without change by tie com
mittee.
Division Of Delegates
The distribution follows
Alabama. -. Arkansas. Is: Califor.
mis- 20; Colorado. l.. Connecticut
-. Delaware. q. Florida. y. Georgia
3. Idaho. =. Illinois. 5s. Indiana. 90 4.
Iowa. 20; Kansas. 20. Kentucky. - .
Louisiana. 20. Maine. ~. Maryland
iG. Massachusetts. 30. Michigan. 80:
Minuuesota. -. Mississippi, 20. Mis-.
Eoari. 36 Montana =. Ncbra ska. 10:
Nevada. q. New Hampshir-. >: New
Jersey. p: New YORK. 90. North
Carolina. - North Dakota. l0: Ohio
Is. Oklahoma. 20. Oregon. 10; Penn.
sylvanla. 20: Rhode Island. 10: South
Carolina. Is, South Dakota. 10. Ten.
nessee. -: Texas. 80: Utah. :. Yer.
mont. =. Virginia. - Washington. "a:
West Virginia. L.. Wisconsin. 20.
Wyoming. 6.
Territories ttNo eachJ-Aiaska. Ari.
roma. District % Columbia. Hawa-
New Mexico. Philippine Islands and
Porto Rico
The basis % delegates for tho Re.
publican convention Is.
Four az large in each state and two
for each congressional district The
large gain Oh the state delegations
Will - New YORK. ~: Pennsylvania.
:. Oklahoma and California. . each /:
Illinois. Massachusetfs. New Jersey
Texas and Washington. : each: other
states either viii Esin two eacn or re.
tain the appOrtionment o. tho 1908
Chicago convention.
Spportionnnent Of Delegates Attacked
The basis used by the national com
fnitise lu distributing delegates 20 tho
national convention among the states
Was attacked ln statement tonight
b. Senator jonathan Bourne, Jr
president % the National Progressive
Republican league The pr0Vroaslva
organization demands that delegates
D. apportOued OF the basis % re
publican votes cast in the states not
on the basis % the number ~ con
gressi0nal districts.
such plan would greatly reduce
tie number ~ deieg gates from south
ern states whore The Republican vote
u small Using the 7.G7741s votes
ard 1880 90 the number % fslaEafea
in the 1912 convention. the progras-
sive league estimates that there should
B. a delegate o. the convention for
each $50 Republican votes. That
would reduce Alabama 70 seven dele.
rates. Mississippi 20 Eve. South Caro-.
Ina % four and other southern states
proporfiOnately. and would increase
NeW fOrks delegation % f02. Penn.
sylvanias 20 81. Illinois % 70 and
Ohlo's % -.