The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-08
NO DEFINITE STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO REoRGANlzE THE
 PARTY AT PRESENT.
TO REDUCE, REPRESENTATION
The General Plan of Reorganization Advanced Is that Delegates Be Selected to Convention by
 Primary System.

Washington, Dec. z. - Republican governors from dozen states ana party leaders in congress with whom they informally conferred today dave agreed that no definite steps toward a representation of the republican party are practical within year. Op- position from progressive republicans, whom if was desired to bring into the movement. and apathy on the part or men who have been identified with the party's activity, have helped to con vince the leaders in the reorganza- ton movement that no concerted plans should be undertaken until late next year.
 A conference planned by Governors Hadley of Missouri, and Tenor, cI Pennsylvania, and presided over by Governor Goldsborough of Maryland, brought together here today repub | lican executives from states covering the entire area where the 2rogrlssive' republican fight was most severe dur
 ing the recent campaign. The confer ence was called for an exchange Of
 views" and notning further was at tempted by those back of the move
 ment. As the result of the confer ence, however, 1t became apparent | that any general plan of reorganiza- ton will embrace a reduction of rep Iresentation from southern states; and
 an adoption of primary systems for
 selecting delegates to the national con vention.
 Prior to the conference of gover- lnors, Governor Hadley had canvassed republican and progressive forces of Ithe senate to ascertain the feeling toward the proposed action to Istrengtaen the party. 1t is understood Iprogressive senators who still main | tan their allegiance with the reoub- Iliean party gave little support to the proposal for reorganization; and that many regular republicans declared lemphatically that they believed it too early to attempt any concerted effort toward party rehabilitation.
 Those present at the conference were Governors Hadley, Tenor and Goldsborough: Eberhardt of Minneso- ta; Carroll of Iowa; Pennewill. of Delaware; Oddie, of Nevada. vess;s,yr. !of South Dakota. Snry, of IItahh Y |Glasscock of West Virginia; McGovs |ern, of Wisconsin; Carey. of .Wyom-
 ing. and Governor-eIect Hanna. 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 or a committee to consider political conditions
 Governor Hadley made a personal statement later, however, with the ex- panation that he undertook to speak only for himself. He declared that tae defection of 4,000.000 voters from the republican ranks in 1912 ''re- quires a careful consideration and urged that a national convention be called. before the beginning of the next campaign to adopt party rules that no question could be raised over the representative character of re- publican convention.
 Governor Vesey of South Dakota one of those present. is progressive national committeeman for that state and announced he would attend tAe progressive gathering at Chicago next week. He remaiQed in the con- ference, however, and participated in the discussion. .
 Governor Tenor, of Pennsylvani. said there had been free exchange |of republican views and a general expression of hope that the republi- can party could be strengthened.