Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-05-17
REORGANIZATION
IS THE SLOGAN
HadIey Feels That = coalition 10
Not Only Desired, But That
It 10 Being Sought"

Chicago, May 12-The first steps
toward Sreuniting the Republican par
ty were taken at a conference OF
United States senator's and other
prominent party leaders here this
morning. The conference decided to
call upon the Republican national
committee at its meeting May "a, at
Washington, to issue a call for a ma
tional convention this year, to reor-
gapize the party, "along progressive
lines"
Senator Cummins of Iowa, Senator
Borah Of Idaho, and former Governor
Hadley of Missouri, together with
other leaders, agreed that the pro-
posed conventions shall change the
basis of representation in future con-
ventions, and make other radical
changes SO that the party shall stand
"for constructive and progressive ac-
tivities in the affairs of government. :
When the conference was adjourned
after being in session two days, a
statement was given out in part, as
follows:
1T was voted that it be submitted
to the national republican committee
as the opinion Of those present, that
the national convention of the party
should be held this year as early as
possible, to consider the expediency
Of changing the basis of representa-
ton in future conventions, SO that
delegates shall proportionately repre-
sent Republican voters, and not the
general public, to the end that the
will of members Of the party may be
more accurately determined, also for
the purpose Of changing rules relating
to members and delegates of the con-
vention, SO that primary laws Of vari-
GUS states shall be recognized and
have full force. It was the further
opinion that the convention might
take any other action desirable to
reunite the party"
Senator Borah said, that while at
first he had been somewhat Skeptical
about the benefits to be derived from
a national convention this year, he
finally concluded to join with the un
animous belief that such a conven-
ton should be held.
Progressive Republican leaders from
ten states are expected to draft plans
today for the reorganization of the
party, and will decide whether a
convention shall be held soon. The
attitude to be taken toward the ma
tional committee, what will be best
rally and unite forces, and other
questions were discussed Informally
at two meetings yesterday.
Statesmen who represent the Pro-
gressive wing of the party We're re-
inforced by the arrival of Former
Governor Hadley of Missouri, while
Senator Works of California tele-
graphed that he hoped to reach the
city in time to attend the convention.
Other politicians swelled the attend
ance to more than fifty.
Senator Borah of Idaho, Is Op-
posed to calling a Republican ma
tional conference, and his stand on
this question yesterday was the be-
ginning of lengthy discussion. He
had asserted it would be useless to at
tempt to reorganize the party from
the top down, as any meeting which
might be held at this time would be
controlled by the same men who do
minated the convention last June.
Borah has fought the general con-
ference idea continuously since his
arrival, and continued to do so to-
day, but is without much hope that
his ideas will prevail. He was the
center Of discussion for the second
time yesterday, when he advanced a
plan for direct election Of delegates
to the national convention, standing
practically alone on this issue. Hos
tility to the present national commit
tee has been openly expressed by
several Progressives. One of the
aims of the conference is to curtail
the powers of the committee.
After the conference of the Progress
sive Republican leaders, Former Gov
ernor Hadley states that the "coali-
ton of the Republican party and Pro-
gressive party is not only, desired, but
1t is being soughe.' He explained
this end is being sought by an at
tempt to reform the Republican party
80 that conscientious Progressives
who left the party last fall could re-
Join.
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