Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-30
TO
REHADILITATE
THE PARTY IS
PLAN
National Convention to Be
Held Early in 1914 in Chi
cage or Washington to Take
Important Action
NEW PLATFORM WILL
LIKELY BE ADOPTED
(By winfield Jonca.)

washington, ID. G., april a9.--The
old limo Republicans are going 10
make a strong effort to rahlbllitate
the party. A national Republican
convention Is 60 be held early In 1914,
according TO statements OF Ropubll-
can senators here. The convention In
all probability will be held either la
Chicago or Ia Washington.
IL Will adopt change In tho rules,
so that delegates 20 future conven-
tions may be- chosen on the basis Of
party strength IN the various states.
rather than In proportion 20 the
states representation In congress-.
This would limit the south 90 a few
delegates. and leave IL with about 0ns
tenth instead Of one-tnird, OF the to-
tai strength Ia national convention.
In addition. this convention will IN
all probability adopt new national
platform. The platform OF 1919 was
made by a convention whose work, in
Krncral will be repudiatod by this
convention OF 1914. The new convens
ton will have ample power 10 adopt
new one " Il desires. and. In view of
the fact that congregational cam
paign viii be about opening Il Is like
~ that the effort will be- made 10 I'M
duce the adoption of an up-to-the-
minute declaration. applicable eSpe-
cially % the conditions OF the 1914
fight.
In this matter Of platform. there
may DC considerable divergence. by
the time the cOnVenuOn meets. Tho
country VIII have hud nearly "a years
experience with the Underwood tariff
law. II will then be possible TO de-
eide Just how seriously the Republl-
can party ought 10 lament. 10 exact
~ what " should ''point with pride"
precisely what matters should be-
Viewed with alarm" and exactly
which OF IT. honored principles
and policies have been indicated.
The general expectation IL that
when this convention meets. Il VIII
bc deemed good policy 10 issue an
address 90 the country. a sort OF In
vitatiOn To the public 10 receive the
revived and reorganized Republican
party back into its confidence.
Whether Il calls Itself platform.
an address. or what not. this pro-
nounccmsnt of Regeneration and Of
purpose to he good IN future, viii
amount To q platform, and be accepted
Ivy the country as such.
As the country viii be Just on the
eve of the 1914 congressional cam
paign. and a. that campaign VIII de-
tcrmlne. in large measure. the coun-
trv's attitude toward the Democracy's
first two years of service, II Is deem
ed necessary that an expression about
the country's condition as of that
date shall bc forth coming.
In the last few weeks good deal
OF progress has been made among the
various Republican elements In the
direction ,of arranging FOR the new
convention. So far. indeed. has the
movement gone that Republican
leader who has been at work on the
matter for several months declared
today that the convention would hc
held. that Il would be held early in
1914. and that u would undoubtedly
rcorganize the basis of representation.
II develops that the Officers of the
national committee are strongly in
favor of the convention. and while
there has been NO complete. systcma
tie canvass of The members Of the
committee, it - also known that most
of them are either actively In favor
Of the convention or Wcquiescent IN
the proposition,
senator Penrose Is In favor Of II.