The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-13
National Republican
Convention Next Year
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
GOES ON RECORD AS FA-
V0RING MOVE.
Also Endorses Three Plans for the
Reapportionment of Delegates
to Conventions.

-, WASHINGTON. n. C.. Dec. ~
ne National Republican Coneressfon-
al campaign Committee went on rec-
ORC mere today as favoring a special
ra.,ohal convention OF the Republican
p,rty next year. and endorsed three
piahs as suggestions for reapporfion-
lneht OF delegate representation 20 fu-
ture conventions
II was resolved by the COMMITTEES.
called together by its chairman. Rep
Iesentative Woods, of Iowa. that In its
Judgment:
a special national convention OF
the Republican party should be held
Is soon as practicable for the purpose.
OF takin gaction relative. TO the aopor-
uonment OF delegates to the national,
nominating convention OF the party:
70 the unit of representation: 10 the
full recognition Of the primary Laws OF
the various States pertaining 20 the
election of delegates and members OF
the national committee, and the time
when the latter shall take Office, and
10 such other matters as may seers de-
sirable."
This resolution Will be submitted 10
the Republican National Comrufttec.
which meets here next Tuesday, to-
gether with the plans suggested for
reaDportionment of the delegates TO
national conventions. The uresent
delegate representation in n national
convention is 1862
The first suggestion of the Coueres-
sional committee. which would make
the total delegate representation
l.Off, Is as follows:
The First Suggestion.
For each Of such districts In when
the vote cast for the Republican ozn-r
didate for presidential electors IN
1908 was not more than 40 per cent
of the total vote cast for presid1t1af
electors in such district in such ssse-
ton. one delegate: for each OF ruch
districts in which such Repuh11czn
vote was 40 per cent but not myos
than so per cent, two delegate8s for
each of such districts in which surh
Republican vote was NOPE than CO
per cent, three deIegates. In any
state were a reapnortionment has BUf
been passed TO provide the fnI num-
ber OF congressional districts. eI,uh
state will be entitled TO Delegates e.
large for each representative at larEe
i'm congress at the above ratio. COM
pairing the full vote of the state With
the total Republican vote in the ztate.
In Arizona and New Mexico the ap-
portionment shall be based on the
vote for delegates in congress"
Upon this basis representation fronl
the southern states would be dfmip-.
ished and in some of the sN7tes IL
would be increased. For eXamp,.
Alabama would be reduced from ~
70 l. delegates: Arkansas from Is 20
12. Georgia from rs 10 is. South
Carolina from IS TO II. and other
southern states accordingly. Nev
York would be increased from 90 70
l02. Massachusetts, from IS to ~. IL
linois from IS TO 81. and so on
Reaoporticnnent Plans
Alternative reapportionment mans
suggested are the following:
-Four delegates at large for oscS
state. and in addition thereto Gro
delecate for each 10000 votes CT
ma ior fraction thereof cast for the
Republican candidate for Presider.
tial electors in 1908. or
Fou; delegates at large for csch
state. and for each congressional
district one delegate for each 1OG2e
votes or major fraction thereof est
for the Republican candidates scr
Presidential electors in 1908. Pro
vided. that each congressional dis
trict shall have AT least on delegate
and there shall be two for each
cosgressman az large
The former plan would cut the
total delegate representation to sts
ari the latter 10 1.Oi6 Members OF
The committee who Joined In sup ,
port q the resolutions represented
twenty states.