The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-17
On Matter of App0rtionment
of Convention Delegates.
BACK TO THE SUB COMMITTEE
The Question Is Referred for
Revision of Plan.
Bull Moose Win All Other
Points ct Issue.

hours of discussion the RepuDncan
national committee today recommitted
to a subcommittee which will report
late today the question Of plan for
reduction In representation at ma
rional conventions.
An agreeu ent on a plan Is looked for
tonight. National Committeeman Howell
of Nebraska led the fight for radical
reduction Of southern representation.
National Committeeman Remmel OF
Arkansas violently opposed such
plan. He said that the history OF Re-
publican conventions showed conciu-
sively that the southern contingent al
ways had followed the lead OF a north
ern majority in support OF presidential
candidates.
'.Are you going to kick us out and
make the Republican party a sectional
party?" shaking his fist at Mr.. How
ell.
Treat US fairly. Encourage Us as we
deserve to be encouraged and don't try
to throttle u.s.
The committee met again today to
conclude reform measures undertaken
to reunite the party. clear its con-
vention machinery of certain features
and reduce representations in national
convention from southern states and
congressional districts which are re-
garded as hopelessly Democrat.
Only two propositions remained to be
acted upon today and a report from
special subcommittee headed by Ma
tional Committeeman Warren of Mich
igan, offered a solution Of each. Under
the proposals of the subcommittee, the
change in representation would give to
each tsate four delegates at large, one
from each congressional district and
an additional delegation where the
Republican vote bears q certain ratio
to the total vote. The exact ratio which
shall determine when a district shall
have an additional delegate had not
been. agreed on but no serious trouble
was expected over 1t.
The subcommittee presented n
Mnantmous report fDf modification Of
the party's rules, providing for recog-
milton of state primary laws, accept
ance of a states right to choose all or
part OF its delegates at large to ma
tional conventions and agreed that in
future convention delegates with prop
er certificates should be placed on the
temporary roll. The latter feature
promises to eliminate contests such as
have arisen at previous national con-
ventions.
The subcommittee report on pri-
maries and procedure reads, in part,
as follows:
BE it resolved. That this committee,
when it issues the call for the national
convention to be held in the year 1916
and vice president. shall provide in
such call:
How Call Shall Read.
'a-That any state which shall have
provided by law prior to the election
of delegates from such state for the
election of such delegates to national
conventions Of political parties at di-
rect nT1ma rfaQ Qllch da1o0afac hof
state shall be elected in conformity
with such law.
"b-That all delegates from any state
may be chosen from the state at large.
or part from the state at large and
part from congressional districts in
conformity with the laws Of the state
in which the election occurs.
"c@That delegates presenting GER
tfficates of election from the canvass
ing board or officer created or desig-
mated by state law to canvass the re-
turns and issue certificates Of election
to the delegates to national conven-
tions Of political parties in a primary
election shall be placed on the tenn
tee.'
The Warren committee finally
agreed on a plan of reapportionment
providing for four delegates at large
from each state, one from each con-
gressfona1 district and one additional
from each. district where the total
Republican vote was 35 per cent or
more Of the total vote cast. No dis
trict, however, would have more than
two delegates. no matter how large
the Republican vote. States having
congressman at large to be entitled to
one vote for each.e The congressional
election Of 1910 probably will be used
as the basis for determining the exact
representation in each state. Terri
tories and the District Of Columbia
would have two delegates EACH.
South Loses Sixty-Two.
The plan provides ALSO that It shan be-
come effective when IT is ratified by
electoral college. Under the Warren plan
representation in national conventions
TS~ % following % % named S states would iose
the following number Of delegates: Ala
Texas. il; Virginia, s: total loss for the
Jersey. /: New York. ! total loss for the
the Republican vote was more than 10
under it the north would lose proportion
York's Tepresentation would be cut BY 5.
Ohio by s. The subcommittee unanimously
agreed n on the he e 3 per cent plan; =. ..c..
governing conventions was adopted by the
On point raised by Committeeman
Chubb Of Florida. 1t was announced tina.
the resolution would be changed SO that
party shall hold primaries for :he elec-
tion OF delegates they shall be selected In
the old manner and q primary plan shall
be observed only in states where the law
provides specifically for such action
Washington. Dec. 17.-After five
hours Of debate, the Republican ma
tfonal committee determined that II
was clothed with ample power to re-
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