New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-24
REPUBLICANS DEMAND
NEW RULES FOR PARTY
state Convention Resolves in
Favor Of Representation
Based on State Votes.
DEBATE BECOMES HEATED
Barnes Accepts Proposed Ma
tional Plan Reluctantly
Platform Lauds Fusion
and Assails Tammany.

resolved. That we instruct the repre-
,snts,ives Of the State Of New York on
,be national committee TO urge that a
national convention be called as. soon as
,racticable to change the party rules,
so as
First To provide that in the call for
future national conventions delegates are
n be chosen in each state in the manner
nre,erred by the Republican voters in
such state. urging, however. the Con-
eressional district as a unit of repre-
sentation
Second To insure that representation
!, national conventions shall hereafter
b4 based more nearly on the Republican
votes actually cast in the several states
and Congressional districts, which just
rrinciple received the unanimous sup OFT
q, the delegation from the state Of New
YORK ct the national convention OF 1905;
and
Third. To amend the rules Of party
nrocedure i'm such other respects as may
be requisite
The committee on resolutions Of the
Republican State Convention adopted this
resolution at its meeting yesterday at the
Hotel Astor. and ii was read before the
convention last night at Carnegie Hall
bv job f. Hedges. chairman of the com
,nittee and adopted. The resolution Was
formulated by = subcommittee, consist
irg Of Senator Elihu Root. Or. Nicholas
Murray Butler and Henry L. Stlmsop
who drafted il from the three resolutions
presented. similar in substance. but on
fering somewhat IN phraseology. which
we're submitted at he morning session 81
the convention by Dr. Butler. Mr.. slim
son and William Chilvers. leader Of the
9Th Assembly District. a prC-Roosevelt
man.
The presentation Of the separate resolu-
lions precipitated heated discussion. Will
lam Barnes. jr.. chairman Of the state
committee. reluctantly acquieSced TO the
resolution in its hnal form, but clared
that the changing OF the party rules win
respect 10 representation should be made
secondary task for special national
convention.
Il have been criticised for not express
Ing an opinion on this subject" said Mr..
Barnes. but l have refrained purposely
FOR the reason that Senator Root has
pointed out that IL is for the national
convention to decide. and not for US here.
Senator Root has clearly pointed out the
fundamental facts. but he did not men
ton that we are confronting movement
for the destruction OF our party.
snator Root prior to the adoption OF
the resolution. spoke strongly in favor of
the call of national convention and the
change in the rules so as TO allow each
state 10 elect its delegates 10 the national
convention as ii sees fit. 1t was ques-
uoD. however. which should be left en-
tirely to the proposed national Conven-
ton. he said.
State Senator Elon r. Brown bitterly
opposed the adoption Of the resolution.
declaring that it would be most unjust TO
New York and some other states. He
said that to do away with representation
according to Congressional districts
would be 4 step backward in obtaining
the peoples rights.
The platform adopted by the conven-
ton last night began with a plank con-
demning the proposition for the recall Of
judges and judicial decisions II con-
tanned an absolute Endorsement Of John
Purroy Mitchell and the other fusion can
didstes on the city ticket. 1t declared
tina; Taumany Hall now exercised
malign control over the politics and gov
eminent Il the state and the highest
Judicial tribunal Of the state. Tammany
was no longer a local issue.
The platform declared for The principles
IN toto incorporated in the platform OF
the Republican State Convention In l5lZ'
II declared for municipal home rule. IL
denounced the Democratic barking ana
currency bill as menacinG the business In
terests Of the country and as inimical TO
the interests Of the whole people, because
il embodied false principles. The sltua-
ton at Albany was referred 10 as "a
wretched and humiliating spectacle.
Never before in the history OF the state
had there been such a record Of waste
ineficiency and corruption. II was de-
clarcd