Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-13
Campaign Organization. Out
lines Plan to Be Submitted
for Consideration Of Ma
tionaI Body
SOUTHERN DELEGATES
WILL BE DIMINISHED
Representation to Be Based
Only Partially on Proportion
ate Votes Cast at Presiden-
tiaI Election,


Washington Dec. l2.-rhe national
republican congressional campaign
committee went on record here TODAY
as favoring a SPECIAL national conven-
ton OF the republican party next
year and endorsed three plans az
suggestions for rcapportionment OF
delegate representation IN future con.
ventlons. u was resolved by the com
mittee called together uy it's chair
man, representative Woods OF Iowa.
that in It's judgment
"A special national convention of
the republican party should be held
as soon as practicable TO take action
relative 60 the apportionmcnt OF del
egates to the national nominating con-
ventions of the party TO the unit Of
representation; 60 the foil recognition
OF the primary laws Of the various
states pertaining TO the election 1f
delegates and members of the ma
tional committee and the time when
the latter shall take office. ana 20
such other matters as may seem de-
sirable."
This resolution Will be submitted to
the republican national committee
which meets here Tuesday together
with the plans suggested for reappor-
uonment of the delegates TO the ma
tiOnal convention. These will be pre-
sented according 10 The regolution of
the congressional committee without
intending 10 assume amy of the pre-
.tsnu4Hftr.gf of
committee, but merely 20 contribute
to the immediate consideration OF the
subject"
The present plan Of apportionment
of delegates, based on population.
provides for four delegates at large
from each state. two delegates at large
for each representative at large In
congress, and two delegates from each
congressional district The present
delegate representation in national
convention is 1,062,
The first suggestion of the congress
sional committee which would make
the total delegate representation
1,044, is as follows:
For each OF such districts I'm which
the vote cast for the republican can
didates for presidential electors IN
1905 was not more than forty per cent
Of the total vote cast for presidential
electors in such district in such cleo
ton, one delegate; for each OF such
districts in which such republican
vote was forty per cent. but not more !
than sixty per cent, two delegates /
for each Of such districts in which
such republican vote was more than
sixty per cent. three delegates. In
any state where a reapportionment
act has not been passed to provide the /
full number Of congressional districts /
such state shall be entitled to dele
gates at large for each representa- .
live at large in congress at the above
'atio, comparing the fun representa-
ion Of the state with the total rec
publican vote in the state. In Ari- F
,ona and New Mexico the apportion- +
nent shall be based on the vote for
delegates in congress-
Upon this basis representation from
he southern states would be dimn-
shed and in some Of the states it
would be increased For example,
slabama would be reduced from
wenty-four TO fifteen delegates: Ar
,ansas from eighteen TO twelve; Geor-
ia, from twcnty-eight 70 eighteen.
iouth Carolina, from eighteen to elev-
n, and other southern states accord
ngly New YORK would be increased
rom ninety to 102, Massachusetts
rom thirty-sX to torty-four: Illinois,
rom fifty~eight to sixty-one.
Alternative leapportionment plans
uggested are the following n
-Four delegates at large for each
tate and in addition thereto one dell
gate for each 10000 votes or major
raction thereof east for the republi-
an candidate for presidential electors
l 1905, or;
-Four delegates at large for each
ate and for each congressional dis q
'ict, one delegate for each 10000 |
otes or major fraction thereof cast q
n the republican candidates for pres
lential electors in 1905 provided tha. !
lch congressional district shall have Y
least one delegate and there shall
@ two for each congressman at
rge." d
The former plan would cut the to- II
j delegate representation TO 945 ana n
he latter to l01G.
Members Of the committee who f
lined in support Of the resolutions =
presented twenty states
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