Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-12
Six United States Senators
and Tbirty-two Other Lead
erS Participate In Confer
ence at Chicago,
SENATOR SHERMAN is
OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN
He Reports No Definite Under
standing Was Reached as
to Necessity for National
Convention This Year

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chicago. May if- Proposals to rc-
organize the republican party were
discussed at "a conference here today
between six republican Emitted States
senator's and tMrtN-two other repuhli-
can leaders, representing nine states.
The conference discussed what action
should beasought at the meeting Of
the republican national committee ai
Washingtun. uu Mas 2tth. looking
toward "rcoreanlzlng the party along
progressive lines and MS to whether
there should be n republican national
convention this year
Although the public WIS not ad-
mitted. senator Albert e. cnmmlns
stated it was merely un informal
talk. a sort of round table discus
sion of what may be- done FOR the
best interests of the party hy roorgan-
zlne IL along progressive lines
Presided over hy senator l.. Y Sher-
man. of Illinois. the discussion was
participated n by Senators Cummiua.
of Iowa Horah. Of idaho. Crawford
of South Dakota. Gronna. of North
Dakota kenyon. of Iowa Congress
man Hayes. Of california; Congress
man Good. of Iowa, and many mem-
beers uf state legislatures
Ibid sou come Co "A decision whoth-
or there ought to be- national CON
vonten lhls year, senator cummins
was asked
we did not decide on that bat
everyone seems To- feel that the con.
ditIon If the party seems 40 nceessi.
tate convention This year. our IN.
formal mlk tndAy VIII be- followed
hy Y more formal conference iomof-
roW, when former Governor ladleN
of Missouri will he here We shall
then issue statement telling just
what we think ought Co be done in be-
half OF The purity
Somebody asked senator kenyon.
whether there Wna 10 be an effort
made 10 get new national commit-
tee"
"'rhat subject did NOT come up. bat
most of us would have NO objection
it the present committeeman resign
ed. replied senator Kenyon What
did come tip was a proposition to
have tine next committee take office
after its election So that IL might pass
upon the credentials of the delegates
To- the 1916 conventions
When the meeting adjourned for
the day. senator sherman gave out
what he said was q synopsis of the
discussion,
we considered lie said. whether
the national committee should be ln-
flexible la character as 1t has been.
The opinion was that the committee
would he amenable to public opinion
and keep pace with whnte going on
There was no definite action on the
question of calling "a national con
Nenton this year A call Of course
would have to come from the national
committee. The question then arose
as TO whether the committee would ls-
sue d call. and we felt that the com
mittee would yield to the senlimen'
OF republicans generally on thal point
as last years election WIS pf,u !
positive Indicator that llu'e"i
changes should be made.
1--WE agreed that southern repre-
scntation In the convention should ~
cut down according to the strenHth
of the party in ench southern state.
We did not take up the details as {"
how this should be done bat left mat
10 he worked out later
'Presidential primaries were not
considered. but think We are all
aercod as being In favor of them. our
whole conference was merely inform
Al. permitting as free nnd easy in
terc hange Of views as 70 ways and
means of reorganlzng the party as
some of us progressive republicans
see it,
A concrete proposal for the rehabii-
itatian Of the republican party b TO
he presented tomorrow to the con
ference of republican senators and
leaders here. by u committee Of iise
appointed tonight after the eonferces
had discussed fully the situation.
Tomnfrows discussion Is to REVIVE
about the report which the committee
drafted tonight and which Is to exc
press the cOnsenses uf opinion Of the
republican leaders attending The meet
ing
The committee is composed Of Rob
eft luce. Massachusetts. senator Eor-
lh fdaho state senator w f james.
Michigan United States Senator W
kenyon. Iowa. aud state senator
JNnes 1rautman. Kansas.