Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-15
TO RE0RGANIzE
REPUBLICAN,
PARTY
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO TAKE UP
THIS MATTER At MEETING TO-
MORROW, and DIFFERENCES DE-
vELOP As TO HOW BEST TO
GO ABOUT IT.
WARM SESSIONS
ARE IN PROSPECT

Washington. d. G., Dec. 15.-Sucf
members of the Republican nationa
committee as had arrived here toda!
indicated almost an even division oI
sentiment on the question of party re
organization, which are to be taken W
in conferences beginning tomorrow,
The forces opposed to an eXtraord
mary convention were lining W
against the proposed reduction il
southern representation. Some com
mitteemen regarded it as probable tha
before actual work of the committed
begins tomorrow, there will be three
divisions of opinion. In the first viii
be found the national committeemer
who favor the calling of convention
Immediately; in the second will bt
those who are opposed to any conven
ton at all and in the third will be 9th
ers who are willing to have a nationa
convention, but who do not see any
pressing need for it.
The first and third groups are eX
pected to join against the second ant
the odds are said to be in favor of {
convention. According to predictions
Of Chairman Hilles, the convention
probably will thresh out its differ
ences in open session and the advo
Gates of all proposals will have an op
portmity to give their arguments.
to hn nf
committee, who expect to speak, Orms
by McHarg has asked for hearing.
MIR. tIcHarg is understood to have
prepared a brief against the right o
the national committee to call AN eA
traordinary convention. Cnalrlhai
Hilles said today that he was not at
tempting to use the power of his posi-
ton for either contention and holds tt
the view that it is question to bt
settled by majority of the commit
tee. Informal conferences between
committeeman marked the day, bu'
the real work will begin tonight When
the entire committee will be guests a,
a dinner of Chairman Hilles All fac
tions are expected to have clearer
understanding of the situation when II
is over.
Aside from purely legal arguments
one principal point against calling a
national convention is being made by
committeeman who do not believe use
can be made of the primary ma
chnery provided in several states for
the election of delegates. Many state
laws provide that elections for dele
gates to nominating conventions shall
be held every four years. Those who
favor an early convention contend
that recognition of the principle OF the
primaries by the national committee
would be sufficient guarantee to the
good faith of the party.
If the committee decides tomorrow
to call convention, it is highly prob
able that there will be some discus
sion of how best to reduce southern
representation in future conventions.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee has drawn up several tentative
plans for presentation to the national
committee. The plan which has met
with greatest favor in the congress
sional committee proposes four dele.
gates at large from each state and
number proportionate to the republl-
can vote cast in the election OF 1913 IN
each congressional district.
The plan was discussed today with
favor by some of the best known men
on the committee. They pointed out
that since the election of 1908 there
had been a census and congressional
re-apportionment; that many states
had not the same number of represen-
tatives now that they had in that
year, and that in other states Demo
cratic legislatures had made reap
portionments.
A new proposal growing out of that
plan was made by several committee
men. It proposes four delegates at
large from each state, one from each /
district, where the Re- |
publican vote cast bore certain ra-
ito to the total vote. Southern com
object to such comprc
mise plan.
The view that the committee may
not decide to call convention is not
shared by boomers from several large
cities whose representatives were on
hand early today, stocked with cash
and prepared to press their claims to
the limit.
Among the cities contesting are
indianapolis, Cincinnati,
st. Louis and Denver. The last named
'ity was on the ground with promise
of $4,000. st. Louis was said to be
'eady with $4,000 and other cities
will back their attractions s
With moEey if the situation tomorrow
Charles B. Warren, president of the
aw committee. conferred at the capi-
al today with Senators Cummins. +,
'elson, Root and others, and announc- t
that Senator Cummins had no in
sntion of demanding that national t
onvention should adopt general r
arty platform. i
Senator Cummins does not expect