The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-10

WoPuuiicans for the fIrBt ine WIN
Have More Than a Thousand Partiei-
pants In the Work of Choosing Their
Candidate For President.
For the first time in the history Of
the Repu .ican party the number Of
delegates at its national convention
this year will exceed 1,000 thanks in
part to the admission of Arizona and
Aew Mexico to statehood, but particu
iarly because OF the reapportionment
4 act, which became law on Aug. II Of
last year, increasing the total repre-
sentation in congress from 4S3 to 531
As the number Of delegates from the
states is by law of the party twice the
representation in senate and house. the
convention total was increased auto
Hmatically. The same is true of the
$Democratic party, save for a difference
between the two organizations in their
treatment of the territories. Except
for Hawaii. waich will send six dele
gates, the remaining territories of Alas
ka, the Philippines and Porto Rico and
the District of Columbia will have only
two representatives each at the Chica-
go convention. The Democrats allow
six delegates to each territory and to
the District. The same rule held in
1908. So. because of that larger show
ing, the Democratic delegates passed
the thousand mark in their national
convention of that year.
Net Gain For Both Parties.
The net gain for both parties is
shown by these totals:
Republican convention 1908, 9S4 dele
gates; 1912. 1,O7S. an increase Of 94.
Democratic convention 1905, 1,00S
delegates; 1912, 1904 an increase of Sc.
In the Republican convention the
nominations for presidency and vice
presidency are made by a majority
vote of all the delegates. In the Dem
ocratlc convention a two-thirds vote is
necessary for a choice.
Arizona gains four delegates in the
Republican convention. Under the par
ky's territory rule of 1908 she had only
kwo. Her two senators and one repre-
tentative now give her an electoral
Tote of three and a convention delega
hon of six. In the Democratic con-
Fention the new state neither gains
nor loses. New Mexico. which had
bnly two delegates at the Taft conven.
hon of 1908 and six at the Bryan con-
Fention of the same year, will have
blight at both Chicago and Baltimore
hext June.
New York state, which now has for
y-fve representatives in congress. IN.
kluding its two senators, is entitled to
hinety delegates to the convention of
zach party, a gain of twelve over 1908
Ind 1904 and Of eighteen over her rep
esentation at the Mckinley conven-
ion of 1900.
Official Call Explains.
In its official call for the convention
o be held on June IS the Republican
pational committee explains the matter
hus: THE national convention shall
consist of four delegates at large from
ach state and two delegates at large
or each representative at large in the
congress, two delegates from each con-
|ressiona district. six delegates from
|ach of the territories and two dele
Fates each from the District of Colum-
|ia, Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philip
ine Islands.
"For each delegate elected to this
convention an alternate delegate shall
|e chosen. who shall serve in case of
he absence of his principal"
The four delegates at large referred
b in the call are allowed, in theory at
hng hAa A,
tors chosen at large without regard
district lines within the state. The
revision for two delegates at large
pr each representative at large" is a
pecial rule for this year, designed TO
pver such states as have not formed
ew congressional districts from which
send their newly acquired represent
lives to Washington.
To resume the official call: THE dele
btes at large and their alternates
hall be elected by popular state and
errit0rial conventions called by the
epublican state or territorial conven-
ons, of which at least thirty days
ptice shall have been published"
District delegates are chosen at dis
let conventions.
These are also the methods of the
emocratic party.
There are twenty states that have
aimed nothing by the reapportion-
ent. They are Arkansas, Connect.
IT, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
entucky, Maine, Maryland, Missls- |
ppi, Missouri Nebraska. Nevada. f,
ew Hampshire, North Carolina. |
Puth Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont. !
rglnia and Wyoming.