Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-31
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-In the keeping OF the
executive committee of the R"puplc-
an national committee Is tho answer
to the question as to whether OF ho'
the Republican party shall hold re
Mobilization convention i'm the near fu-
tnre. The executive committee has
been called by Chairman HilioS 10
meet here on May "a, to take su'h
matters as may be properly brought |
before it." The chief matter Is that
of ordering a regular national party
convention for the purpose OF con
sidcring ways and means to put 'he
old organization back on its feet ana
to make ii able to present a hghllhE
front to the Democratic enemy one
year from next fall. and three years
from next fall.
Senators Cummins. Borah Bristow.
and some other progressive R"puoHc-
ans OF national note recently con
ferred I'm Chicago with a view ot con
sdering the question of party rehaOll-
itatiOn and to establish tentative
plans for approaching the national eX
cCutive committee with view tn SO
curing its sanction for Republic
/ an convention In the fall. Such con
vention must be regularly ordained
gathering. called as all party national
! conventions are called by the national
committee. and with full representa-
ton of delegates based upon the al
lotment made for the different states
In the past.
Above All Other Things.
The Republicans who are In FAVOR
of a national convention want one
thing above all other things. Their
desire Is to get the Progressives BACK
into the party. They say they believe
that II convention is held and south
ern representation In future conven-
tons is cut down. and f the princi-
pie OF presidential primaries Is en-
dOrsed, many OF the new party men
who voted the Roosevelt Johnson tick
ct last year will come back into the
Republican foN. The leaders Of the
Progressive party In Washington say
, that there is not the slightest fear on
, their part that any formidable mum
, Der of their party men will be found
, ready to go back to Republicanism
, even If the convention is held. decides
= to change the southern representa-
. ton, to declare for presidential pri
n maries and to do other things fol
). which the Progressives have stooC
l.. from the first.
:, When one talks with the Progressive
leaders here he finds that they thinl
:, a Republican convention Is bound Il
a fail of It's purposes. Not only. they say
=. because the Progressives cannot b
d., brought back into the fold. but be
cause OF the lukewarmness toward
;, the convention idea of large par
;, of the old party's conservative men
/, bers.
II the Republican convention is cal
ed the delegates will be obliged I
a take into consideration n number c
things other than those enumerated
IL they are to succeed in winning tn
Progressives back. 1t Is held In Wasl
ington that there Is bare chance ths
the Progressives might accept fellow
:. ship once more in the old party IL th
. proposed convention shouli adopt a
actual platform of principles like III
- one which was adopted at the Progre
:" sive convention in Chicago last Au
ust
Must Be Converted.
80 The progressive Republicans WI
=, are chiefly instrumental in trying
~ secure the calling Vi ii convection. til
:. themselves today under the necessi
- of discovering ways and means OF co
yerting their conservative brethr'
to their way OF thinking on the co
vention plan.
Some of the conservatives lo'
kindly on the convention plan, al
w II they Join with the progressive Il
publicans their influence may OF
:" weigh that of the others, and the &C
vention probably will be called. Tho
III of the old-line Republicans who are
" sympathy with the convention pl
~ say the Republican party has mu
50 to gain and nothing to lose by &C
GU vention. and that the condition of
ms CO.., no M worsa af,er a get
OdTIy can Dt Ilo NOlot o'tOi 6N'
~ gether" gathering than 1t is at pr
go, ent.
III The Republicans, therefore. seem
'.h be split into three factions on the c.
W vention plan, the progressive bre
-" rem who are urgent In approval OF
ru' plan, the old-liners who prefer to W
II for Democratic mistakes to bri
about salvation. and the other c
liners who think the convention {
% do no harm. but who are not perft
" ly enthusiastic about it. IL the
publicans are going to wait for
u Democratic party to make mista
'"e which will bring the old organizat
,-d Wanted-More "Sincere Artisans
he Parents with boys in school on
inf TO heed the words OF Doctor Lee