Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-24
Republican Rules Likely
to be Changed at Early
Convention.
NEW YORK TAKES LEAD
In Favor of Allowing States to
Determine Own Methods of
Selecting Delegates.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 24.-Repub-
lican leaders here expressed strong
approval of the platform adopted yes
terday by the New York state repub-
lican convention. They believe the res
olutions adopted will help TO bring
about a national republican conven-
ton early next year for revision of
some of the most seriously criticized
rules of the party.
Among the demands of those who
want the party proceedings changed
are to allow states to determine the
method of selecting delegates to ma
tional convention and to base the num-
ber of delegates on the votes cast by
the party at the previous election.
New York, Sept. 24.-The republic
ans of New York yesterday decalred in
favor Of changing the party rules so
that each state may determine its own
method of choosing delegates to the
national convention and so that states
tiles shall have proportionately large
power in selecting candidates for pres
ident For this purpose the New
York republicans call for a special na-
tional convention at an early date.
The proposition and it's subsidiary
question developed the greatest fight
of The state convention. This struggle
wa1 staged, however. before the COM
mtttee onrFesalnble lEilaial Barnes
Jr. national comhitteeman. led the
fight against the resolution, but the
best he could get was an amendment
TO recommend the retention of the con-
gressional district as the basis of rep
resentation.
The convention at the night session
voted to recommend to the state COM
mittee, which this year has the nomi-
mating power William z. Werner now
associate judge of the court of ap-
peals, TO be chief judge of that court
URGE NEW PARTI RULES
The declaration adopted by the reso-
lutions committee was as follows:
I'VE instruct the representative of
the state OF New York in the national
committee to urge that a national con.
vention be called as soon as practica-
BILE TO change the party rules so as
Il. To provide that in the call for
future national conventions delegates
are to be chosen in each state in the
manner preferred by the republican
= voters in such states. We, however,
urge the continuance of the congress
sional district as the basis of repre-
sentation.
"2. To insure that representation in
the national conventions shall here
after be based more nearly on the re
publican vote actually cast in the sew
eral states and congressional districts
which just principle received the
unanimous support of the delegation
from the state of New York at the ma
tional convention of 1908, and,
"3. To amend the rules relative tc
party procedure in such other respect:
as may be requisite
CHANGE SATISFIES BARNES.
The proposition developed a stormy
session before the committee, in which
National Committeeman William
iftAA hNo N6o al acoAAoN ShANCN
States Senator Root. Henry L. Stim
son, former secretary OF war. and Mich
olas Murray Butler, president of Co
lumbia university. Mr.. Barnes lost
but he said he was satisfied after th,
resolution had been amended so as t
recommend the retention of the con
gressional district as the basis o.
representation.
Advocates of progressive ideas de
clared that the outcome indicated
Willingness to meet part way thos
who left the party a year ago TO fol
low Colonel Roosevelt and who wish
ed 10 return.
The platform adopted opens with
plank against the recall of judges an,
judicial decisions. Charges of waste
inefficiency and corruption are mad
against the democratic state admins
tration. Belief is expressed that den
ocratic tariff reform will prove a fai
ure and the democratic banking an
currency bill is denounced.
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