The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-13
PLANS DISCUSSED
BY REPUBLICANS
Propose Reapportionmcnt OF Rep
rcsentation to Future Party
Gatherings.
WANT SPECIAL CONVENTION
Suggested Changes Would Re
duce Number of Delegates
From South.

Washington. December lc.-Tho
National Republican Congressional
Campaign COMMITTEES went on record
here to-day as favorinE n special ma
tional convention cf the Republican
party next Year, and suggested three
plans for ieapportionmcnt of delegate
representation TO future conventions.
1t was resolved by the committee
that in its Judgment:
~ special national convention Of
the Republican party should he held
as soon AS practicable, for the pur-
nose Of taking action relative to the
apportioumcnt OF delegates to the
national nominating conventions OF tho
party; 10 the unit OF representation:
to the fun recognition OF tho primary
lave, of the various states pertaining
to the election OF delegates and Nom
bers of the national committee, and
the time when the latter shall take
office. ana TO such other matters as
may seem Desirable"
Plans VIII &c Submitted.
This resolution will bc submitted TO
the Republican National Committee.
which meets here next Tuesday, to-
gether with the plans for reapportion-
ment OF the delegates
The present arportionmcnt OF dele
gates provides for four delegates at
large from each state two delegates
at-largo for each Rcprcscntative-nt-
large in Congress, and two DELEGATES
from each congressional district
The present delegate representation
is l.062.
The first suggestion of the congress
sionnl committee. which would make
the total delegate representation l,oll.
Is as follows:
For each Of such districts in which
the vote cast for the Republican can
dldatc for presidential electors in
l9oS %as not more th3n 10 per cent Of
the total vote cast for presidential
electors in sucn district in such cleo
tion, ono delegate. for each of such
districts in which such Republican
vote was 10 per cent. but not more
than 60 per cent two delegates: for
each OF such districts in which such
''epu"ilcan vote was more than %
per cent. three Delegates
IN any state where Il reapportion-
ment act has been passed to provid.
me tuli number of congressional dis
trlctS' such state shall be entitled 10
delegates at large for each Reprcsen
tativc-at- large in Congress at the
above ratio. comparing the full vote
OF the state with the total OF the Re-
publican vote in the state"
south Would lose out.
Upon this basis representation from
the southern states would be dimin-
ished For example. Alabama would
lac reduced from ~ to Is delegates:
Georgia from rs to Is. South Caro-
lima from Is TO II. and other Southern
States accordingly.
New York would be increased from
80 to 102; massachusetts from 81 10
A; Illinois from 5S 10 6l and so on.
alternative rcapportionment plans
suggested are:
Four dclcSa tes at large for each
state. and, In addition thereto. one dele
gate form each 10000 voters or major
fraction thereof cast for the Repub-
lican candidates for presidential slac-
ors III 1908, or four dclcgatcs-at-
large for each state. and for each
congressional district. ono delegate ;or
each 10000 votes or major fraction
thereof cast for tho Republican can
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