New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-18

college before II becomes party law
In order that such action shall be
taken as promptly as possible the COM
mittee appointed a sub committee or
three, consisting of Charles B. War
rem. OF Michigan; Senator Borah. OF
Idaho, and Governor Hatfield, Of West
Virginia, to prepare an address to the
states urging immediate ratification OF
he proposal. This address will be
drawn up soon after the Christmas
holidays. and leading members OF the
committee expressed the hope tonight
that IT would be met by early action,
Approval by the states will insure a
call from the national committee for
the national convention of 1916 along
the lines laid down to-day.
The Reorganization Plan.
The reorganization plan as adopted
follows:
Confident that the action OF this
committee, representing as IT does
practically the unanimous sentiment Oh
the Republican electors of the states'
will be ratified by the Republican
electors of the states, be it
Resolved. That this committee snail
issue a call for the national convention
TO be held in the year 1916 to nominate
candidates for President and VICE
President in accordance with the iol-
lowing basis Of representation; Each
state shall be entitled in such conVen-
ton TO four delegates large; one DEL
egate-at-large for each representative
i'm Congress at large from any state;
one delegate from each Congressiona!
district: an additional delegate from
each Congressional district in which
the vote either for Republican Presl-
Dental electors in 1905 or for the Re
publican candidate for Congress in l9l4
shall have been not less than LOO, and
that for each delegate chosen an alter
nate shall be chosen in the same man
ner and at the same time 70 act IN the
absence Of the delegate
provided, however. that the above
basis of representation shall not be
made the basis Of the call for the Re
publican National Convention to he
held in the year 1916, unless prior to
January I. 1915, Republican state con-
ventions held under the laws OF the
states or called by the Republican state
committees of the states in such num-
Der of states as are entitled TO cast a
majority Of the votes in the present
electoral college shall ratify the action
Of this committee in respect to deter
mining this basis of representation
How the Committee Voted.
The vote on the resolution was as
follows:
Ayes-Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware District Of
Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana,
Iowa. Kansas. Louisiana, Maine, Mary
land. Massachusetts,, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri Montana. Nevada, New
Hampshire. New Jersey, New Mexico.
North Carolina, New York, North Da-
kota. Ohio. Oklahoma, Oregon. Pennsyl-
vania. Rhode Island. South Carolina,
Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washing
ton, West Virginia, Wisconsin-3S.
Noes-Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi,
Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Vir-
gnia-7
According to figures submitted by the
he 10 70
duce the total number of delegates
from LOIS as in 1912, to 993. Under
il these states would lose delegates.
Alabama, o; Arkansas, 3; Florida, (;
Georgia. 10; Illinois, .; Kentucky, 1;
Louisiana. Z; Mississippi 8; New York.
4; North Carolina, 3; Pennsylvania, l;
South Carolina, Z; Tennessee, 3; Texas,
10; Virginia, Q, and Hawaii, 4. The
Southern States would have 164 dele
gates in all.
R. B. Howell who led the fight
against the resolution, said Republican
voters would not be satisfied with a
reduction of the sort proposed, and
pointed out the comparative strength
of the delegations from several North
ern and Southern states under it, Civ
ing also the percentage Of votes cast in
these states TO show the Republican
weakness below Mason and Dixon's
line and strength above it. He pro-
posed as a substitute one Of the plans
submitted by the Republican National
Committee, which provided for four
delegates large from each state and
one delegate in addition for each ten
thousand votes or major fraction there
of cast for the Republican candidates
for Presidential electors in 1903. This
plan would reduce Southern representa-
tion to 119 delegates.
In the absence of primary law del
e9ates may be selected in the old way
or as may be provided by the state
committee. 1t is the conviction OF the
members that in every state, with the
possible exception of some Southern
states, primary laws will be enacted in
time o-seiect delegates to the national
convention.