The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-24
SOUTHERN STATES Lose POWER
WITH REPUBLICANS
DELEGATES CUT Down
National Committee Of the Repubi-
cans Resolves to Reduce South's
Representation in the Councils Of
the Party-G. o. p. Is Reorganized
on a Compromise Basis.

The Republican National commit
tee, in meeting assembled at Wash
ington wednesday night Concluded
its labor Of reform in party procedure
and launched it's campaign for re-
union of warning elements by adopt
ing a resolution providing for radi-
cal change in the basis Of representa-
ton in national nominating conven-
tions. which would reduce the quota
Of Southern States from 33 to 16 per
cent Of the Conventions total.
The action Of the committee, made
unanimous before adjournment, must
be endorsed by States entitled to cast
q majority Of votes in the Electoral
College before it becomes party law.
Ia order that such action shall be
taken as promptly as possible the
committee appointed subcommittee
Of three, consisting OF Charles B..
Warren, Of Michigan; Senator Borah.
Of Idaho, and Governor Hatfield, Of
West Virginia, to prepare an address
to the States urging their immediate
ratification Of the proposal.
Approval by the States will insure
a call from the national committee
for the National convention Of 1915
along the lines laid down at the meet
ing wednesday. The reorganization
plan adopted came compromise.
which reflected the views Of many
committeeman that Southern repre-
sentation should be reduced, but not
brought to the vanishing point. The
resolution provided:
"That this committee shall issue
a call for the National Convention to
be held in 1915 to nominate candi-
date for President and Vice-President
In accordance with the following bas-
is Of representation:
each state shall BE entitled to
four delegates at large; one delegate
at large for each Representative in
Congress at large from any State; one
delegate from each Congressional dis
trict: ec additional delegate from
each congressional district in which
the vote either for Republican Presi-
Dental electors or for the Repubh-
can candidate for Congress in 1914.
shall have been not less than $500
and that for each delegate chosen an
alternate delegate shall be chosen in
the same manner and at the same
time to act in the absence Of the dele
gate.
Provided, however. that the above
shall not be made the basis Of the
call for the National convention TO BE
hsld in the year 1915, unless prior to
January /. 1915, Republican State
Conventions held under the laws Of
the States. or called by the Republi-
can State committees Of the States in
such number Of States as are entitled
to cast majority Of the votes in the
present Electoral College. shall ratity
the action Of this committee in re-
spect to determining this basis OF
representation"
According to figures submitted by
the sub-committee the new plan
would reduce the total number Of
delegates from 1,07S to 993. The Dis
trict of Columbia and Alaska were
provided with two delegates each by
separate action. and the PHILIPPINE
Islands, Porto Rico and Hawaii also
were given two each without the
right to vote. The Southern States
would have 164 delegates in all.
r. B. Howell, of Nebraska, led the
fight against the resolution. He said
Republican voters would not be sat-
isfed with a reduction Of the sort
proposed and pointed out the COM
narrative strength Of the delegations
from several northern and Southern
states under it, giving also the per-
centage Of votes cast in these States
to show the Republican weakness be
low Mason and Dixon's line. and the
strength above 1t. Mr.. Howell was op-
posed by Senator Borah, former Gov
ernor Hadley, holding the Louisiana
proxy; Committeeman Remmel, OF
Arkansas. and McGregor Of Texas,
and H. L. Johnson. District OF Co.
lunmbia negro, who held a proxy
from Georgia.