Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Republican National Commit
tee Will Be Urged to Make
Call for Next Fall.
REFORMS WITHIN PARTY
NECESSARY, SOME THINK
Representation of States Also I'm
portant Subject to Be Discussed.
Meetings Held Here.

The special committee of progressive
republicans. headed by Senator Cummins
Of Iowa. whose purpose it Is to bring
about at early date as possible a
national republican convention to make
number of reforms in the organization
of the party and its representation in ma
tional conventions, has been having a
two-day session here. making plans for
urging upon the republican national
committee the necessity of calling con-
vention some time this fall
Former Gov Hadley of Missouri, a
member of the committee. met with the
others, who in addition to Senator Cum
minis. are Senators Jones Of Washington
and Crawford of South Dakota. and Rep
resentatives Anderson Of Minnesota,
Cramton of Michigan and Rogers Of
Massachusetts. Gov. Hadley will be in
the east for some time. and, Senator
Cummins said today it was planned to
hold another meeting of the committee
next Saturday. Gov. Hadley will be in
New Jersey this week delivering q series
of lectures.
May Address the Public.
If the present plan of the committee
is put into effect an address to the pub
lie will be given out by 1t before long.
explaining what the committee believes
is an imperative need for calling to-
gether a republican national conven-
tion as early as possible. The commit
tee intends to press It's campaign OF
publicity along these lines, campaign
which has already been begun Mem
bers of the committee feel that it is of
the utmost Importance to get all the
republicans in the country lined up
this year, instead Of waiting until Eext
year, when the campaign will be on
for the election of another House Of
Representatives. many senators and
governors of states.
The executive committee of the re-
publican national committee has an
nounced Its intention OF calling a
meeting of the national committee soon
after Congress adjourns at the close
of this special session, for the purpose
OF considering many Of the matters
The progressive committee is anxious
to impress upon the national commit
tee the need of holding a national con-
vent1on as quickly as possible
Expect Reforms to Be Made.
1t is believed that all of the reforms
asked by the progressive republicans will
be brought about. But some of the re-
publican leaders are now urging that
these reforms can be made by the re-
publican national committee without a
call for a national convention This the
prOgressives do not believe would be the
best plan, fearing that 1t would not have
as good an effect upon the public. or that
1t might be found that the national COM
mittee did not have the requisite power,
and that its acts might be questioned
in the future.
The representation which is to be al
lowed the various states in the repub-
lican national conventions is one of the
matters which will be considered and al
tered. and the progressives feel that Il
the representation Is lowered in the
southern states, as 1t will be, the state
organizations may question the right of
the national committee to act in such a
matter.
Senator Cummins said today that the
prospects for holding a republican ma
tional convention this year for the pur-
pose of making many needed reforms
were growing brighter all the time.