The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-12
No REORGANIZATION
Will be no Effort to Get the Repub-
Iican Party Together
This Year

Republican Governors for Several
states and Others Confer I'm Wash |
inteon-They Decided That no
Concerted Plans Should Be Taken ,
Before Next Year.
washington, D. c., Dec. RE
nublican Governors from a dozen
states. and party leaders in Congress
with whom they Informally conferred |
to-day, have agreed that no definite
steps toward a reorganization of the |
Republican party are practical with
In a year. Opposition from Progress |
sive Republicans it was desired 10
bring into the movement; and apa-
tbv on the part of the men who have
been identified with the party's great
est activity, have helped to convince
the leaders in the reorganization
movement that no concerted plans
should be undertaken until late next
year.
A conference planned by Cover
Il
of Pennsylvania, and presided over
by Governor Goldsborough, of Mary
land, brought together here to-day
Republican executives from States
covering the entire area where the
Progressive Republican fight was
most severe during the recent cam
paign. The conference was called
for an Exchange of views" and moth
ing further was attempted by those
back Of the movement. AS the re-
suit of the conference, however, it
became apparent that any general
plan of reorganization will embrace
a reduction of representation from
Southern States; and an adoption of
primary systems for selecting dele
gates to the national convention.
Prior to the conference of Cover
nors, Governor Hadley, of Missouri,
had canvassed the Republican and
Progressive forces of the Senate to
ascertain the feeling toward pro-
posed action to strengthen the party.
1t is understood Progressive Senators
who still maintain their alliance
with the Republican party, gave lit
tie support to the proposal for re-
organization; and that many "regu-
lar Republicans" declared emphati-
cally that they believed it too early
to attempt any concerted effort to-
ward party rehabilitation.
Those present at the conference
were: Governors Hadley, Tenner,
and Goldsboro; Eberhardt, Of Min
nesota Carroll, of Iowa; Pennewill,
of Delaware; Oddie, of Nevada; Yes
say, of South Dakota; Sprye, Of Utah ;
Glassock, of West Virginia; Meow
ern, of Wisconsin; Carey, of Wyom-
ing, and Governor-elect Tam, OF
North Dakota.
No formal statement was issued by
the conference and it's participants
declared no action had been taken as
to a party convention next year or a
committee to consider political condi-
tons.
Governor Hadley made a personal
statement later, however, with the
explanation that he undertook tc
~
that the detection of four million
voters from the Republican ranks ii
1912 requires careful considera
ton and urged that a national con
vention be called before the begin
ming of the next campaign to re
draft party rules so that no question
could be raised over the "represen'
tative character" of national Repub
lican conventions.
Governor Vessey, of South Dako
ia, one of those present, is Progress,
sive national committeeman for that
State, and announced he would at.
tend the Progressive gathering al
Chicago next week. He remained in
the conference, however, and partici'
pated in the discussion. Governor
Tener, of Pennsylvania, said there
had been a free exchange of Repub
lican views and a general expression
of hope that the Republican party
would be strengthened.