The Washington times., 1913-12-15
!. .0.P.LEADERS HERE
FOR FIGHT ON SOUTH
National Committee to Decide
IT Representation Row Be
Submitted to Convention.

The fight between the Northern and
southern Republicans. with all the bit
.erness resulting from the last national
convention and the campaign following,
sccentuated by the Southern emascula-
Ion progress now proposed, will be ne
newed here Tuesday when the national
committee meets to discuss changing
the basis of representation in ali fv-
suTe conventions so that the Southern
Republicans will be shorn of power. The
committee has no such power. III 1t IA
cors the plan. all that il can do is to
recommend it to a special national con-
vention which II will call.
East Controls Situation.
The Southern members of the COM
nfttee are already on the ground, and
most of them are fighting bitterly
/ against the plan. The progressive Re-
bubIicans who supported Colonel Roose-
Welt at Chicago UP to the time he bolted
the party are working tooth and nail
for IL. The conservative Republicans
from the East are. with some excep-
tons, on the fence. 1t is this group
that will decide the question. Senator
Root is for convention.
IT was SShclohS OShAS'NN eeNos
the convention will be called. But the
fight is SO bitter that many of the
committeeman say that 1t may do more
harm than good. Charles b. Warren
OF Michigan, chai. man of the Law COM
mittee of the national committee, said
today that an unofficial canvass OF the
members indicated that the special con-
Yention plan has a small ma ajority In
favor of IL. National Chairman Charles
ID. Hilles insists that he has an open
mind on the question. although many
OF the intimateS DeIeNe ne Is SeSiSuS
opposed TO II.
Hilles Host to Committee.
All the members of the committee
will be here In person or represented "
proxy by this evening. Most of the
more influential members ar already in
the city. Tonight all the committeeman
are to be guests of Chairman Hilles.
They will be entertained at dinner
at which all outsiders will be bar.
II is expected that the sentiment of the
members will be felt out informally and
the questions practically decided. III
this is found possible, then the meeting
tomorrow viii be a public one.
a dozen cities are in the field for the
convention, il il is held, including
Washington, st. Louis. Cincinnati, De-
troit, Philadelphia and Indianapolis
Washington's chances are good,
though rival cities are working hard.
s. Louis is willing to put UP $4,000 and
is active for the meeting. Cincinnati
brcsters are working for 1t. Denver Is
ready to put up s50.0o0. Philadelphia and
India napolis would like it. Chicago. so
far, is lukewarm.
Hadley Is Due Today.
Former Governor Hadley, of Missouri,
will arrive today. He win confer with
Senator Cummins and other progressive
Republican leaders and they will pre-
se through Senator Cummins, or
SOME one else, IL Senate duties prevent
his appearance, q statement 70 the COM
mittee when Ii meets tomorrow as to
why there should be a convention.
Senator Borah last night issued a
statement declaring that no matter
whether a convention was called or not,
he Republican national committee must
60 on record for such changes in the
rules as the body of Republican voters
demanded.