Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-23

ZION as an issue do 50 on the ground
that southern delegates. coming from
states that cast hopeless republican
vote at the elections. have too mucn u
do with the nomination OF a Presioen!
and Vice President, whom they do not
help to elect. They charge that THESE
southern states made possible the renomi-
nation OF President Taft In face OF the
opposition of the delegates from northern
states, whose states and sections wouio
ordinarily dictate the election. There are
few men among those whom they seq
recate as members of the non-progresSiVe
faction of the republican party who nave
not urged this remedy on republican ma
tional conventions for many years
Reduced southern representation was
the hobby of the late Henry &. Payne oil
Wisconsin and of the late Matt quay OF
Pennsylvania. Quay fought Tor II at the
convention of 1860. when Mckinley was
renominated at Philadelphia, and MT
Roosevelt had the opportunity of putting
the reform into effect at the convention
of 1904. when there was no opposltioH
10 his nomination. and when the question
could have been fought out without es-
tranging southern delegates from MS OF
any other mans candidacy.
Political Expediency Bars Action.
But political expediency constantly pre-
vented harmonious action, and so that
question has been left unsettled until to-
day. all parties to the struggle realizing
that if ever il is to be settled right II
must he when no candidates. exist to
confuse and compiicate the issue. There
would be little difficulty. therefore. IN
securing the action desired at conNeh-
tfon next year. although even then the
subject will have to be we'll studied Out
before an exact solution can be arrived at
II is not the desire OF the men WHO
advance this line of argument that, in
the meantime, republicans shouiu oe
idle They should devote their TASK
10 the education of the people, more
especially with regard TO the provisions
of the tariff bill. IL is urged that SUI
tCient money he raised TO permit tue
continued operation of a publicity ou
reau at Washington. which could sup
ply the required pabulum to thousands
of smaller newspapers throughout the
country, just as is already being done
BY the democrats and the prosresSiVes.
Since the last election regular PEI
maneut bureau of the republican con-
pressional campaign committee mas
been maintained here. in charge OF
Francis Curtis. for nine wears past a.
rector of publicity for the comml.tee.
HEADQUARTERS are in the National Met
tropolitan Bank building. and though
The committee has been without funos
since January last the work mas
been carried on by voluntary subscrip-
ton.
N h,le no matter has been furnished
rho country press, Mr. Curtis has car
.ried on the other work of the bureau.
furnishing congressman with materiA
for speeches, disseminating the party
platform and literature and supplying
Information for their constituents
This has been done without ostentation
hy Mr. Curtis. whose familiarity with
the work and acquaintance with poll
ticians throughout the country ADMIT
tedly fits him for the service
Views of Senator Gallinger.
Senator Gallnger, who is chairman OF
the committee of senator's appointed yes
ter6ay at the republican conference to
confer with House leaders relative to re-
organization of the congressional COM
mittee. said today that the conferences
.would be held as soon as the House lead
ers return to town.
I'VE believe that the committee should
be reorganized as soon as possible. said
Senator Gallinger. and that more atten-
ton should be paid to the senatorial
elections inasmuch as they are to De
chosen by direct vote in the future
Regarding the Craftsmanship Of the COM
mittee, Senator Gallinger said 1t would
properly go to a member of the House
Who would be chosen he had no idea
Representative Gardner. candidate for the
Craftsmanship on liberal policy. the SEN
ator thought, was a vigorous man, who
might be available for the place.
I'm organizing the committee to con-
fer" Senator Gallinger continued. we
thought we must recognize the sO-called
progressive wing of the party as we'll as
the so-called reactionaries.