The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-05-14
REPUBLICANS TO CALL
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Part, conference Will Rr Or
,irrcd. II J. said. FOR
Rehabilitation.
Ct MMl\> LOOKS FOR lT
Regulars and PrOgrcSSivr> Not
Far Apart Now in
Movement.
.tI MMl\> LOOKS FOR IT

WAsHINGTo,,, May i3 Plans Tor the
reorganza tion and rehabilitation OF the
| Republican party are going forward in a
way that is entirely satisfactory not
only TO Senator Cummins and the Pro-
gressiVe Republicans who trekked out
10 Chicago last week FOR a conference
, on the subject, but the regular Repub-
/ licans, with few exceptions, are giving
announcement to the movement
The Republican national committee
has been polled and q majority OF its
members are N favor OF calling a ma
tionai conference oi Republicans for the
purpose OF reaching better under
standing and working together FOR the
regeneration OF the party.
The only question that remains N
controversy is as 10 the date Senator
| Cummns and his friends favor an early
convention. not later than September
, Senator Root and some OF the other
conservative Republicans believe II
would be wiser to have the convention
postponed until next year.
| The first step toward calling Tor a
! convention probably will be taken In
! Washington next week when the eXecu-
/ tive committee OF the Republican ma
/ tional committee meets here. It Is prac-
tically settled that call Tor a meeting
OF the full Republican national COM
!n!ttee will be issued. II is not unlikely
that the committeeman will be called
| together before the end of June TO FIX
date for the national conference.
Senator Cummins. who issued the call
! for the Chicago confere" ce. returned to
| Washington to-day and expressed his
qualification at the result of the gather
; ;2E. F.epres- nta;.Nes were present from
| twenty states, the Senate: said. H..
! said lie had assurances that the
! recommendation made by the Chicago
conference to the Republican executive
/ committee lttNi week Wiz receive favor
able consideration and tina; the Repub
lican National Committee Will be CON
ve""d shortly and a call issued fCr a
national convention or conference.
This View is a typical "standpat' one
4 Senator Root has been active IN the
moNene n looking 10 harmony pan.
! s.X Senator Crane OF Massachusetts cas
been N WasMnG'2p ras,aaa.Ly .laG Grtne;
! fcv harmony and reorganization. MAN.
representative Republicans from all
/ parts of the country have been IN che
national capital lately and the reor-
! ganization plans hay. received de-
! C.ded impetus
Among the questions that will he con
sidered hy either the Republican Ma
tional Committee OF the national con-
vention To b. called later is a change In
the representation or the Southern
States in the national convention so that
Il Will resi- on basis proport!onate to
the Republican otes n the general cleo
ton in thu same ratio that now obtains
IN the election Of delegates 10 the ma
tional convention from Northern states.
The Southern delegate is II disturb
Ing element and has come to be by
word and Joke whether he takes the
form Of IA negro job hunter or a white
ofiicehoidnG Republican. The Pro-
gressive Republicans who were repre-
scented al the Chicago conference by
Senators Borah and Cummins and ex-
Gov. Hadley Of Missouri demand a re =
apportiOnment Of Southern represe TIA =
ton in the Republican national con-
vention as the basis for a reorganlza
ton. They insist that without this
It will be useless to try to rebuild the
Republican party.
Some time ago these Progressives
worked out a plan OF representation
for the Southern States which gives
n fair idea OF how the importance OF the
Southern delegate will shrink in future
national conventions IL they can carry
out their plans.
Alabama. which now has twenty-four
delegates, would get seven. Florida,
which has heretofore had twelve. would
have but hve. Georga's twenty eight
would dwindle to nine. LOuisiana S
twenty would shrink 10 Ave. Pm,
twenty from Misstssippi would he re-
duced 10 i've. Tennessee. which now
hos twenty-four. would get seventeen
South Carolina, instead of eighteen
, would have fou'. The forty from
Texas would he reduced tn eleven. ant
| Virginia instead of sending twenty
four. would have only ten.
Evidently 'he plans FOR rebuilding
the Republican party have become
sufficiently formidable to arouse tho
, Bull Moose leaders, A fiery statement
, was put out from the local Progressive
news bureau tonight attacking thu
plans Of Senators Cummins and Borat
and eX-Gov. Hadley.