Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-17
NATIONAL COMMITTEE DECIDED
10 CHANGE REpHESi NTN-
TION ~ CONVENTION.
APPROVED Of PRIMARIES
Unanimously Made Change, in Con
,rntion Rulc Which HaN" Bccn
Fought Tor Forty Years.

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The only difference Of opinion that
developed on the surface was over the
Of ,a m
effect the reforms. OF the 40 COM
miteemen who voted on tn one roll
taken II favored the calling of spe-
cial convention to bring about these
changes, and 80 declared themselves
opposed. This roll call by states re-
suited as follows:
Nay Alabama, Alaska Arizona, Ar
Kansas. California Colorado. Ionnecti-
cut Delaware, Dist. Of Columbia,
Florida Georgia, Idaho Illinois Iowa,
Kentucky. Maryland Minnesota, Mis-
sisslppi Montana. Nebraska Nevada
New Hampshire. New Jerser, North
Carolina Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Carolina. Tennessee, Texas,
Utah. Vermont Virginia, Wisconsin
and Wyoming.
Aye; Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana,
Massachusetts,. Michigan, Missouri
New Mexico. New York North Dallo-
ia. oklahoma, Pennsylvania. South
Dakota. Washington and West Vir-
gina
After this ballot progress was mark
ed by friendly spirit with an ex-
pectcd desire to harmonze and to face
the common political enemy" with a
,t,
resolution adopted, by its o5.n terms
expresses the party's faith in primary
elections of delegates and in the right
OF state to choose them at large, but
de saiis OF the method Of reducing
southern representation were left to n
special sub committee, composed OF
chairman HiIes. and Committeeman
Warren of Michigan, Borah ~ Idaho;
Smoot. Utah; Hadley CLouisiana
proNy). Howell Nebraska Estabrook,
New Hampshire; Barnes, New York;
Saunders, Tennessee and Remmel Ar
kansas. The subcommittee expects
to make report at meeting Of the
fun committee tomorrow. It was pre-
dicted tonight that It would favor a
compromise between the plan advo-
Gated by the republican congressional
committee and by Chairman Hilles
and other leaders. This plan would
provide for four delegates at large
from each state. one from each con-
gressional district and additional dele
gates from each congressional district
where the republicans vote bears GER
tain ratio to the total vote.
with the adoption of the report OF
this sub committee the national com
mi,tee will adjourn probably until
1916.
In bringing in plan for reduced
representation the sub committee will