The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
Der Of questions which have not yet
publicly been presented.
@ Per.cnpei Is Announced.

| Der Of questions which have not yet
publicly been presented
Perscnnei Is Announced.
The personnel Of the committee is.
Charles B. Warren. Michigan, chairman;
Senator Jones. Washington, holding 3
proxy: Roy o. West. of Illinois; Sherman
o. Granger, OF Ohio: James A. Fowler.
Tennessee: Martin Z. Olmsted, OF Penn
sylvania, and James r. Mann, Of Illinois.
The executive committee also author
lied yesterday the appointment Of COM
mittee to cooperate with the joint House
and Senate Congressional committee. and
another committee to provide finances
for the coming Congressional campaign
\ and for the opening and maintenance Of
Republican headquarters in this city.
The committee to cooperate with the
Congressional committee was named by
| Chairman Hilles as follows: Charles ID.
Hilles, chairman: former Senator w
Murray crane of Massachusetts,, Newell
Sanders of Tennessee. and Senator Jack
| son Of Maryland. all Representatives OF
their States on the national committee.
The finance committee will be named by
Chairman Hilles later.
The meeting yesterday early resolved
| itself into a love-feast, with the pro-
xressive elements in the saddle. Senator
| Jones. member of the committee des-
ignated by the Chicago progressive con-
| ference to present the progresstves'
views to the executive committee. was
perfectly satisfied with developments.
The personnel of the legal committee
was taken as a pledge of good faith on
the part Of the executive COMMITTEES.
The progressive element was in the
saddle from the outset. The Middle
Western States landed together, John t.
, Adams Of Iowa, who is relatively pro-
gressive; James p. Goodrich Of Indiana.
Thomas X. Neidringhaus Of Missouri,
who was a Roosevelt man until the
colonel bolted; Roy o. West Of Illinois,
and Charles B. Warren Of Michigan. had
given 1t TO be understood that they would
stand together for a move Of actual pro-
gressive direction, and Mr.. Neidringhaus
took the lead in suggesting action.
Besides urging broader recognition by
the national committee of the primary
laws of States, and depriving the national
committee through the credentials COM
mittee of the power to disregard primary
selections by seating contesting dele
cations, the legal committee probably
will recommend that incoming national
committeeman from primary States be
seated with the old national committee
and have voice in organizing the con-
vention Under the present arrangement
the convention does not, directly, recog-
nize the selection of national commit
teemen by Statewide primaries. and In
coming committeeman are not seated
until the convention has been organized
by the old national committee and given
an opportunity to select the new COM
mitteemen.
Two problems present themselves in re-
adjusting the plan of apportionment One
plan Is TO recognize the Congressional
district as a unit. selecting one delegate
from each Congressional district and
four observation-disclosures, regardless of
the Republican vote and adding to these
one delegate for every 1000 Republican
votes cast in that district at the next
preceding national election. Another
plan contemplates the selection of del
egates purely on the basis OF Republican
votes cast. doing away with the Con-
gressional district as a unit
The legal committee, which WIN in eff
feet be steering committee for the ma
tional committee will have its first full
meeting in Washington some time in
July. Before that time, however, Chair
man Warren will confer with such MEM
cago and outline a general plan to be
submitted to the other members at the
meeting in Washington in July.
The meeting of the national commit
tee probably will be held in Washington
shortly after Congress adjourns or short
ly before the next session convenes.
Chairman Hilles nominally will be in
charge of headquarters here, though
most of the work will be such as the joint
committee will be expected to handle.
Secretary James B. Reynolds. Of, the ma
tional committee, will be the active head
Of operations here. Quarters for the
committee have not been selected.
sText of Statement.
The statement read to the executive
committee by Senator Jones at yester-
days meetings was, in part, as follows:
"u We believe that an overwhelming
majority OF the Republican party have
reached the conclusion that the basis of
representation in our national conven-
tons is not only unjust. but contrary to
the fundamental principle of representa-
tive government. Assuming that the will
Of the majority in any organization ought
to prevail, il must be a real not a ficti
tious majority. An actual majority Will
not long submit to an actual minority.
The present system enables minority
Of Republicans to control national con-
ventions dictate party nominations, and
determine party declarations, and. how
ever praiseworthy may have been the |
motive for its original adoption, 1t Is no
longer defensible. |
I'VE earnestly desire the restoration of |
the Republican party to full strength and |
power. Its principles are sound. wise. |
and patriotic, and the body of the party |
viii apply those principles to the condi- |
lions of modern times in an enlightened, |
unselfish way IL they have a fair op-
portunity to do So To give them this
fair opportunity is the sole object Of our
request. So long as the voting Repub-
licans in certain sections Of the country |
have from eight to fifty times greater
in a national convention
than the voting Republicans in other sec
tons Of the country II cannot be said
that the act of the convention II the act
of the majority and discomfort followed
by revolt are the natural results.
Let US emphasize our meaning by re-
calling to you few figures taken from
the returns of the 1905 Presidential cleo
ton.
stntistics Are Presented.
In that year the States of South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi. Louisiana, and Arkansas cast lo1.-
s9S votes for the Republican nominee for
President The percentage of this Repub-
Iican vote to the total vote. Of course.
varied in the different States. but ran
down as low as to per cent in Missis-
,ippi and South Carolina. Yet these seven
States under the apportionment plan now
sent 40 delegates to the Re-
publican convention of 49,. Let US con-
trast this with the situation in some OF
The usually Republican States. Twelve of
such States. selected almost at random-i