The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-13

recommends National Convention Tbl.
Year for the Purpose of Reoroanlz
Ing the Republican Party Along Pro
eressive Lines.
ohlcago, May 13.-First steps toward
reunitlng the Republican party" were
taken at a conference of Republican
united States senators and other lead.
ers OF the party here. The conference
decided to call upon the Republican
national committee at its meeting
scheduled for May "a at Washington
10 Issue a call for a national conyen.
tion this year.
To reorganize the party "aIong pro.
gressive lines" Senator Albert B. Cum
minis of Iowa, Senator William e. Bo-
rah OF Idaho, former Governor Her.
bert S. Hadley, together with the 9th
er leaders at the conference. agreed
that the proposed convention shall
change the basis of representation in
future conventions and make other
radical changes SO that the party shall
stand for constructive and progres.
slVe activities in the affairs of gov.
ernment."
Does the suggestion to reu- 'te the
party mean that those who Joined the
Progressive party are to be ASKED IN
come back?" Senator Cummin.. was
asked.
1t means Just as / have said before
tnat the convention would be a sort |
OF Lords supper, and ali those who
believe might partake," Senator Cum
Minis replied.
Advises Meeting This Year.
After the conference.-Wbiab -.a1s
1oted that II be submitted to the ma
.ional Republican committee as the
opinion of those present that nation
Al convention of the party should be
held this year at as early a date as
may be practicable for the purpose Of
the expediency of chang
ing the basis of representation in fu-
ture conventions so that the delegates i
shall proportionately represent Repub-
IIcan voters and not general popula-
ton, to the end that the will Of the
members of the party may be more /
accurately determined; also for the
purpose of changing the rules relat- /
ing to delegates and members of the |
committee so that the primary |
election laws of the various states |
shall be recognized and have full
force; and also for the purpose OF |
making such other changes In the
methods of conducting national con-
ventions and campaigns as shall con-
duce to giving the utmost possible eff |
feet to the principles and policies OF
the party.
Might Take Other Action.
ct was further the opinion that
such a convention might properly and
usefully take any other action desir-
able to reunite the party and to give
assurance that it stands for con-
structive and progressive activities in
the affairs of government to the end
that the common welfare may be ad-
vanced.
"It was the unanimous belief of
those present that the changes sug
gested should be made forthwith and
that the national committee be urged
to take such steps 10 such an end"
A committee composed OF Robert
Luce, former lieutenant governor of
Massachusetts,, Senator Borah. Sena-
tor William s. Kenyon of Iowa, w. f.
James, state senator OF Michigan, and
James A. Trouman. state senator OF
Kansas, had been appointed to draw
up a statement expressing the senti.
ment of the conference. This com.
mittee drew up the foregoing and II
was adopted. That concluded the con-
ference.
Senator Borah said that while at
first he had been somewhat skeptical
about the benefits to be derived from
national convention this year. he
finally concluded to join in the unani-
nous belief that such convention
should be held.
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