The Washington times., 1913-05-24
G. Q. ?. COMMITTEE
TO CALL CONVENTION
FuA National Body to Meet
Here for Action Soon After
Congress Adoiurns.
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case for consideration of the national
committee. This statement was in pro-
cess Of preparation.
The lines are being drawn more and
more sharply between the uncompro-
missing "reactionaries' of the Barnes.
Gailinger. Smoot type, the moderates,
of the Root, Lodge, Crane class. and
the radicals. of the Cummns. Borah,
Hedley, Gronna persuasion. 1t was pre-
dicted this morning by members of the
executive committee that the decision
would be to call the national committee
together at no very distant date, in
Washington.
"Boss" Barnes Not Present
The Western element is insistent upon
an carly move toward reorgan:zing the
party, and seems to have the upper
hand in the committee. william
Barnes. boss of New York and its ma
tional committeeman, is not here. He
has a good reason, in that he is not on
the executive committee. He is head OF
the advisory committee, which was the
real power in running the campaign
last fall: but, in the present instance,
that committee doesn't exercise the real
power. Mr. Barnes is not here. and he
has no sympathy with what is going on
here. He sees nothing to compromise.
Mr.. Barnes, however, is in trouble
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Last night the New York State COM
mittee had q dinner, and to this Rath-
ering was read a letter from Senator
Root. urging the committee to adopt
resolutions in favor of a national con-
vention this year. Thus Senator Root
is lined up for the general program Of
the Western wing: and with him are
men OF the Lodge school, who would
like to see an effort to bring the old
party to gether. The news of Roots
definite pronouncement In his letter vas
taken generally as a sign that war will
be made on Barnes; and the reorganiz-
ing element claims to have a majority
Of votes in the New York committee.
with power to remove Barnes IL he will
not resign. All the commentators agree
that he will not resign. He isn't that
sort.
Financial Question Raised.
Most of the members of the executive
committee are here. Senator Jones has
q proxy for Mr.. Perkins, of Washing
ton; Congressman Pray, a proxy for
Mr. Mariowe of Montana, and Con-
gresham Hawley proxy for Mr.. Will
hams, of Oregon.
When the national committee meets 1t
win. of course, decide for itself what
to do. But the advice of the executive
iommittee win be highly potential.
The national committee has no money
tician in touch with conditions. 1T came
out of the fight last fall just about
even: I'm pretty sure 1t would feel
lucky today IL all the bills were paid
who's to put up money for further pro-
ceedings?"
That question was answered by an
other politician, who opined that the
present is an excellent time to raise a
moderate sum for reorganization of the
Republican party
Mckinley Opposes Convention.
"A Democratic tariff bill is on the
way to the statute books as fast as pos
sfble,. he said significantly. ''There'n be
. willingness to contribute, very soon.
from people who will begin to feel its
effects"
william B. Mckinley, jr.. former
chairman of the Republican Congress
sionai campaign committee and mana
ger of the Taft denomination campaign,
was on hand. and 1t was explained that
he believed most decidedly that the
Western element must be given its way.
He issued a statement which strength
ened a good deal the case in behalf of
q call for the full committee to meet.
In this statement Mr.. Mckinley in
dicated that he believed in immediate
reorganization work. but he didn't IA
vor q national convention. He declared
that the national committee has ample
power to do all the things that the
-Hadley people want a nation
al convention to do. The Cummins-
Hadley people think the representation
of Southern States in Republican con-
ventions should be reduced to the ratio
Of Republican votes, or something like
II, which would have the effect of TAX
ing away most of the South's power
The South nominated Taft-Tithout II
he would not have had a chance in 1872,
and II Is doubtful IL he would have done
much better in 1905 The Southerners,
of course. don't want their representa-
ton reduced, but most OF them see the
handwriting on the wall.
Beyond this, the reorganizers want
the country to be given assurance that