The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
Republicans Favor Rad
ical Change in Basis
of Representation.
STATES NOW MUST
INDORSE ACTION
Quota of South Will Be Reduced
From 33 to 16 Per Cent Of Con-
vention's Total = National
Committee Concludes It's
Labor for Reform in
Party Procedure.

washington, December 1T-The Re-
pubIicap Ha,,oral C,ommi,,oa ,o.,,eh,
co'lciuueo i's laDor Tor reform IN party
procedure, and launched Its campaign
for a reunion of warning clements bv
adonti,,, . ,osoI,,,to, rro,.;1,, ,
' :"
Tauicai cnanse In the basis OF repre-
sentation in national nominating con-
vcntions which would rod,,c, ~. c,,o.,
oi southern states from SO 10 16 per
cent OF tho conventions total.
Tho action OF the committee. critt
ciz.d "a yie,oro,, ,o-,,. ~. so,.ora, -,
us members but made unanimous be-
fore adjournment must be indorscd
by states entitled to cast q ,ra;ori,r
'o''S 'it ''i' e4S~'o' III coiicSc ociore
II becomes party law The committee
appointed a subcommittee OF three
cousts,t, &c f.i,,,,o - u.
''' %
''S''I"h' senator Koran OF ldaho ana
Governor Hatfield, of West Virginia. to
prepare an address 10 Tho States rr-
,, ,,,i.,
,,rs,i ,rbi, 80 .1'' "a lnc pro-
sIor,i -, w :" u uP
.-I, -. WI va, M 's'i,i' ho'oaES'
a,,'-I, % nc comm ttee
,o,,I 'P 0'!!si'e 'Hat II
,.,, ~ -. 'S''V,t.
Iii r "4ti insure Il
80 -, '''. III, ,S'o!,"i co!l!n,ttee Tor
80 i;ro -, '.o'' % -'Ao dio''s
..,,.I -,
eecp'c" as compromise.
nc 'eorsa'.lZa 'i,.i.",t' ''on plan adopted
-, = ~ il'''9t' - oi'''9t' "n.ch leHecteu
c,,,t -. -: .o''''fiI .Neeihc!i 'hat
d,,c,.d t,,t ~, ,, S"oLtu oe
inc no,nt Tbe reoo1,,,, -, ~ ~ end ah,sn -, :
loWs. '"' d" io'-
..c,o,edor, ,, ~,
com,,i,tao rer5 ~ 80" o. ,hls
nroc,irnlI,. ~ ",-,,,i,,n "a ooes
mo t3nr,,i,; ai-i.''. v','t'iieHt OF
yin no r,,tnof J. 49, - 'I'e -" 'eH
,ors os 40 S,, ,eP"oi'ca' eiec-
"ncsoivsd ThaI III ,;,.
issue n c,ij for tbo ra,ioi - i.
IN ho boId - ,r. - 80, ~ t4 70"
nato candida,rs fo,. pros;,a,, '''a'.'
- . 'tu'ua'cS 'o' PRESIDENT and
follow,n,r 'qeai hesis III 'ieroranaGe ,, YIN the
'I7ach c,",c sh,,,i h1 ,,i,ii
convention - fo,r I.,e,r.,ae =" Suc.
one deIera,c-o,-Ioreaf f(,, - I,,t7' O.
s.utatjyr IN Con.,r - ~
any st,,o o It,o a. i"rSe from
90 .7,,'" one deiesaIe rom eacil con-
gate from cacb corr-nssio,,al ais. o.
which mo yo+o -, a'' r'.,, ui9. ~ III
prcsidcnti,I oIoo,ors - ,one n' VI 90 80 II
Repunliran co,Iid,,n ,a, 49,. 'i.c
1aIa shall ba,.n -, i ."
800. and tbnt for co,h 1n1a,,.i, .'ii ''i.'ii
an nlt.rn,tn t.lnea, t'Ii $50 II
in M 80 S'5"ii or CHOSEN
time to act in ne ohsa ,s,'" ,ue ne same same
rnte VI '-'e "e'c
"prov,dos ho
basis of rnnrosn,,,o,, ""o,e
,,,.,do ITO iasi, - ''s''. t.o' "c
tional convcntion 80 y" .' Nh 41h 'ie hh, ma,
yo,r ,o1c r,,fns, III 'iio
i0i5 r,c,uinioar =. ."' - '.iu'i.Y j.
hcld und.r ,ha j.. IN en- IONS
cauad h.. ,,, -, ."o H'''eS' OF
mites Of ,hn c,atd "p''I,l 'tatc com
States .e r - Hu'" hu''lpe' OF
-, % 'io c"t'tlcu 10 cast Il ma
,o,,i ,o,''S ,, ~ .no N1'GS III u.e present eiec.
tTis oo,,,1i,,' i.ttil the acuoh OF
inc 80 ,n.t' go - - ~ ueteFinlh-
s." - % Ipi i,.., icScn,'tioh'
,rho 80 "h ~"eSo'u.ioh' ~
"c No'c on t'e resolution was as
:, e..;Ai h"'ISdS' r"Hiornia' colorado.
oi'!'ec''Tmt @ cciaWare' District OF Co
I i"'''o.'. 'o't iu"ho, ihdlaha- iowa.
I," I''i'.'S, i'ou's'"'.',, ia'He' Maryland.
$3.50. ,,'.a'..., 'i.iis"t'' minnesota,
-Noii '''ii''' NtNh"i. New tamp-
s.ai NJ Ne" Jersey New MeNlco, North
cuioHin' Ne" YORK North Dakota.
.io, hi"Honl" oTeSoh' pennsylvania.
tn'uc isi","' Houth c"ro!iha' ienncs-
o."-'' Vermont Washington, West
nS'"''' MiscohsIh-"S'
Aihnama' GEORGIA. Mississippi,
Hcoi aSha' ooulh DAKOTA, Texas. VI.
according 10 hgures submitted by
rHS subcommittee the new plan would
, tsuuce @ .ne totai number OF delegates
rom l,Vo3. as IN i9t2. TO 80 Under
~ ,nese states would lose delegates:
:, A.lni"'t, " Arkansas .; FLORIDA, 4;
|coiRia' lV' IlilnoiS. :; Kentucky. |:
=, ou,si'.h", l., - MissisSlppi' ); New York.
- Ith Caroina, s; pennsylvania. |;