Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-18
C. O.P. WILL URGE
STATES TO.RAT|FY
Committee to Begin Campaign
to Get o. K. on Reappor-
tlonment Plan.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1s.-Ratifica-
ton by Republican State conventions
or State organizations of the reappor-
tionment of Delegates to national con-
ventions. adopted by the National
committee yesterday, is to be urged
as soon as possible, according to
members of the committee who re-
manned here today.
The first formal step will be made
in an address to the State organiza-
tons to be issued soon by special
committee appointed by the National
Committee for that purpose. Charles
B. Warren, Of Michigan, Is the chair
man of the special committee. and
associated with him In drafting the
message will be former Governor
Hadley, of Missouri, and Governor
Hatfield. OF WestNVirginia.
Before leaving for Detroit today
Mr.. Warren announced that the spe-
cial committee would meet immedi-
ately after the holidays The message
will contain the details of the reap
portionment scheme, which was
adopted with only seven dissenting
votes, anS EDWARDS made unani-
nous.
Approval of the plan must be made
by January l. 1915, by conventions in
States representing a majority of the
votes in the electoral college.
The new plan reduces the represen-
tation in national convention of
fifteen States apd the Territory of
Hawaii
The committee also whipped into
shape and adopted resolution recog-
nizing the primary system of nominal
tons in the States and vacated the
power 1t formerly exercised to pass
on the credentials of delegates
The changes thus made in the party
organization Will be recognized as
party law il ratified by January 1,
1915, by two-thirds of the States that
make up the majority vote in the
electoral college. Otherwise the buga-
boo of Southern representation will
again come UP in 1916 to plague the
party.
New York and New Jersey are
among the Northern States that had
to submit to a reduction IN represent
tation under the unit of apportion-
ment adopted. In the Republican ma
tional convention of 1912 the Empire
State was represented by ninety dele
gates. 1t loses four delegates under
Illt uSW pld1.
Illinois will lose two delegates and
New Jersey and Kentucky, the latter
classified with the North in a state
ment made public by the committee,
losg one each.
It was 1.-The South, solid" for the
Democratic party but useless to the
Republicans on election day, that
was forced to make the heaviest
sacrifice in the interest of party har-
mony. The Southern committeeman,
with two or three exceptions, yielded
gracefully, but showed signs of pain
as the operation progressed. The
representa- onIof eleven States in the
solid South" was cut just as much
as was possible in view of the OPP
posing opinions expressed in the sub
committee which attended to the
narrowing details.
The Southern States that lost in the
shuttle and the number of delegates
that they had to give up as a peace
offering to Progressives who de-
manded the sacrifice. are as follows
Alabama. 3; Arkansas, 5 Florida,
4 Georgia, 10; Louisiana. :; Missis-
sippi. s: North Carolina, 3; South
Carolina, Z; Tennessee. 8; Texas. Is,
and Virginia, 9.
Hawaii's representation was re-
duced from six delegates to two.
BY this process eighty-two dele
gates that almost invariably have
been controlled by Republican
President desiring to renominate
himself have been lost