Arizona republican., 1913-09-24
Declare for Each State De termining Own Method of Choosing Delegates for National Convention, Bas- ing Same on Pluralities
BIG FIGHT
 DEVELOPED
States Giving Big Repub- lican Vote Should Have Proportionately Large e Power in Selecting Candi- date for President
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 NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-Republicans of New York declared today in favor of changing the party rules so that each state may determine it's own method of choosing delegates to the national convention and so that states that give big republican pluralities shall have approximately large pow CT in selecting candidates for presi- dent. For this purpose New York re- publicans call for a special election at an early date.
 This proposition and it's subsidiary questions developed the biggest fight of the republican state convention held here today. This struggle was staged however before the committee on resolutions. Later a resolution was adopted by the convention, which thus made the demand for a change of rules of the party of this state.
 The convention wound up it's labOrs by the nomination of F. Werner, Of Rochester. associate judge Of the court of appeals, as chief justice and Frank H. Hitchcock. of Syracuse. as associate judge of the court of ap- peaIs.
 The declaration adopted by the re solution committee after a stormy session follows:
 We instruct the representatives of the state of New York in the national committee to urge that the national convention be called as soon as prac- ticable to change the party rules so as to:
 Il. Provide in the calls of the fu- ture that national convention dele gates be chosen in each state in the manner preferred by the republican voters of such states. However. we urge the continuance of the con gressiOnal district as a basis for re- presentation.
 "2- Insure that representation in national conventions hereafter be based more nearly on the republican vote actually cast in the several states and congressional districts which just principle received the un- animous support of the delegation from the state of New York in the national convention of 1908, and,
 "3 Amend the rules relative to party procedure in such other re spects as may be requisite"
 The proposition developed a warm fight in the committee. with National Committeeman William Barnes ar IstN GU dSdlnSl T1iiilU ISOOl, IpIiiiti Secretary of War StimsOn. Nicholas Murray Butler. president of Columbia university. Barnes lost, but said he was satisfied after the resolution was amended so as to recommend the re- tention of the congressional district as the basis of representation.
 Reverting to national issues, faith is reaffirmed in the republican prin- ipIa af of mo XK-nrl<N ingmen. American industries and the American farmer
 The belief is expressed that tho democratic tariff reform will prove q failure. Regarding currency legfs- latiOn the platform adds
 We denounce the democratic bank ing and currency bill as menacine to the business interests of the coun- try and as inimical to the interest: of the whole people, but it rests upor and embOdies three false principles:
 "1 That the interests of the own CTS and mana gers of banks and those of the business man and the public generally are in conflict. In fact all these interests are identical.
 70 That paper money should b' issued by the government. and shoul' involve the governments credit Thii is unsound, unscientific and condemn ed by experience. It is but shor
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