The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-16
Curtain is Again Rung Up on Big
Politics When National Com
mittee Of Party Con-
venes
CONVENTION In THE
SPRING PROBABLE
Law Committee Holds Only Con-
vention Can Change Rules for
Appointing Delegates
Report Presented
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, Dec. l6.-The curtain
was rung up here today upon the big
gest drama Of big politics" since the
schism in the Republican party last
year. The Republican national com
mittee-"the oligarchy OF Republican
ism"-met today in special session to
consider plans for its rehabilitation.
Most Of the SO national committee
men were present today when National
Chairman Charles d. HiIles. secretary
OF Former President Taft. called the
meeting to order.
Whether a special Republican ma
tional convention shall be called next
year, TO provide a new system Of re-
apportionment Of delegates to ma
tional conventions BY reducing the
number from southern Democratic
states, was the principal question be-
fore the committee. Party leaders pre-
dicted that the committee sessions
would last three or four days and that
4 convention would be called. probably
next spring The national committee
met today at the call OF a special
ways and means" subcommittee, ap-
pointed last December, Of which sena-
tor cummins OF Iowa was chairman.
cummins is championing the special
convention plan
The law committee. OF the national
committee today presented It's report.
That the national committee itself
does not have power to make new dele
gate reapportionment rules. but may
call convention which can orerturn
the present representation was the
finding Of the law committee. Charles
u. Warren OF Michigan. chairman OF
the committee, presented the report
Its adoption by the committee seemed
certain. A certain faction today threat
ened however. TO fight for immediate
reapportionment by the committee III
self
In presenting the law committees
report Chairman Warren SOUNDED the
keynote OF the fight, saying "The prob
lem is to prevent continued division OF
members OF the party. Let US admin
lister our own corrective; let US not
permit the Democratic party to use
position. gained solely ydivision in
on franks, to destroy the good our
party has done in the nation"
Warren said he favored a conven.
tion TO declare the convictions OF the
party. establish a new basis Of repre-
sentation and prepare to restore a Re
publican congress to the country al
ready anxiously awaiting IT,"
Roosevelt men are On hand to force
things so the Colonel will be recalled
to leadership in his old party but they
are meeting strong opposition.
A special committee presented two
propositions, the first calling for a
special convention and the second
change in representation by the. com
mittee, subject to ratification by state
and national conventions.
Most OF the Republican committee
men favored a special convention, If
at all. next April A few argued for
later date. The former pointed out
an alleged strategic advantage in favor
OF the earlier date Many state and
county primaries and conventions will
be held next spring. II the conven-
ton is called early and adopt some
progressive" ideas. those favoring the
April convention believed many Pro
gressives would leave the Bull Moose
party and reassume their Republican
affiliations.
The Progressive wing OF the ma
tional committee promised a fight over
the question OF deciding contests OF
delegates at the proposed national con
vention. Several plans Of deciding be
tween contesting delegates were Under
discussion. One was to give the con
vention itself and deprive the national
committee Of the power to decide con
tests as was done at the 1912 conven'
tion at Chicago.