New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-17

pubIican. or possibly Republican. state
which will not have primary laws pe-
fore the time comes to elect delegates
TO the conventions which will be called
upon to ratify our action here
Senator Borah was followed by Mr..
Goodrich. of Indiana, who urged an
early convention in speech In when
he declared that there were only TWO
Republicans in Indiana, so far as ne
was informed, who did not favor an
early special convention, saying that
they we're both in the room. He re-
ferred to ex-senator Hemenway and
ox-Representative Watson.
Committee at Work on Details.
A committee was appointed to draft
the details OF the reapportionment plan
for submission to the whole commit
tee tomorrow. This committee met
tonight to work out the new system
II consists of Senator Smoot, OF Utah;
Senator Borah. OF Idaho, who holds
the proxy of the Idaho committeeman;
william Barnes, jr., OF New YORK eN-
Governor Hadley OF Missouri. VINO mas
the Louisiana proxy: r. b. Howell OF
Nebraska; F. w. Estabrook. of New
HAMPSHIRE: ex-senator Newell san
ders. Of Tennessee, and Charles 81
Warren, OF Michigan, Chairman
Charles ID. Hilles being an ex-officio
member.
Farnestness characterized the dis
cusslon Of the two propositions out
there was a conspicuous absence OF
any bitterness. the lines OF the So
called regular and progressive factions
or the party being freely broken with
the result that apparent harmony pre-
vailed throughout the day.
Behind the OPPOSITION to a special con-
ventIon in 1914 lurked the fear that
discord and conflict would develop as
result of the split in the party at the
Chicago convention. For this reason
more than any other, including the le-
gal and technical possibilities OF such
plan. neutral" members OF the com
mittee were moved TO oppose the con-
vention proposed for next year.
The vote on the special resolution
was as follows:
For convention - Indiana, Kansas.
Louisiana Governor Hadley), Massa-
chusetts. Michigan. Missouri, New
Mexico. New York. North Dakota. ok
lahoma, Pennsylvania. South Dakota
Washington and West Virginia-l4.
Opposed TO convention Alabama
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas. California
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware. Dis
trict OF Columbia, Florida. Georgia,
Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky. Mary
land. Minnesota, Mississippi. Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada. New Hampshire,
New Jersey. North Carolina, Ohio.
Oregon, Rhode Island. South Carolina.
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Vir-
eInia. Wisconsin and Wyoming-3o.
Reapportionmsnt Plans Submitted.
BEFORE the vote was taken there we're
speeches in behalf OF each side OF the
uroposition and several plans were
submitted for the reapportionment OF
delegates to the regular national con-
yention. one OF these plans. presented
by Robert NJ. Marsh. OF the Young Re
publlcan Club of New York. provided
that there should be four delegates-at-
large from each state; one delegate
from each Congress District where the
Republican vote is between 20 and 40
per cent of the total; two where the
Republican vote is more than 10 per
cent Of the total. and that each state
having a Representative-at-lar shall
have one delegate. This plan would
reduce the number OF delegates from
1.O7S TO 931.
The compromise" Of Charles B.
Warren, OF Michigan. chairman OF the
his scheme being the referendum. after
the national committee had fixed the
apportonment. the states being eligible
TO take part In the ratification being
those whose combined vote equalled
two-thirds OF the Republican vote Of
1908.
The problem" said Mr.. Warren, sis
to prevent the continued division Of
the members OF the party. Let us adj
minister our own corrective. Let us
not permit the Democratic party to
use a position gained solely by division
in our ranks to destroy the good our
party has done the nation.
mo one should expect representation
to be determined by rules providing for
absolutely equal representation. But
when one state sends one delegate to
national convention for every 1854
votes cast for the Republican candi-
date for the Presidency in the preced-
ing election. and another state one del
egate with but an equal voice and vote
for every 10,3OS votes cast; when one
state sends one delegate for every SS7
votes and another a delegate for every
1851 when one sends a delegate TOR
every AL votes and another delegate
for every l1,1S6 votes; when one state
sends delegate for every 30 votes
and another state delegate for every
11,633, all must know that such a
method and such a system must cease"
Senator Jones made a conciliatory
speech, and announced that while he