The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-18
State Laws for Electing
Delegates are now
Recognized
SOUTH WILL LOSE
Sub Committee is Working
on New Basis of Represent
tation in Congress.

tallOn IN congress.
Washington, ID. C.-Only two pro-
positions remained to be acted upon
today by the republican national
committee.
These were to clear the party ma
chinery of certain features and to
reduce the republican national dele-
gates from southern states, and con-
gressional districts regarded as over
whelmingly democratic.
A subcommittee headed by War
rem of Michigan submitted unanimous
reports on both questions, offering Il
solution of each, including a modi-
fication of the rules which promises
to do away with the troubles which
have arisen at previous national con-
ventions regarding the seating of
delegates.
South Would Dose 90.
Under the Warren plan, the con
vention representation would be re-
duced by seventy. The following stat
es would lose the following numbers:
Alabama, 6; Florida, 2; Georgia,
6; Louisiana, Z; Mississippi, s; North
Carolina, 3; Oklahoma. 1; South Car
DINA, {; Tennessee, 4; Texas, IA;
Virginia, 5. Total loss in the south,
60.
Northern states would lose as fol-
lows:
Illinois, 2; Kentucky, /; New Jer-
sey. 1; and New York, 4.
State Laws Recognized.
The plan for additional delegates
where the republican vote was nor
than 40 per cent of the total was re-
jected because under it the north
would lose proportionately more than
the south.
The report of the subcommittee
on primaries and procedure vas
adopted by unanimous vote. In part
it is as follows:
when the call for the 1916 con-
vention is issued, the committee will
provide therein:
(A) That in any state which shall
have provided by law prior to the
election of the delegates, for their
election at direct primaries, such
delegates shall be selected in confirm
ity with such law. H.
"(Bl That all delegates from any
state may be chosen from the state
at large, or in part from the state
at large and in part from congress
%sional district in conformity with
the laws under which the election
occurs.
"(C3 That delegates presenting
certificates of election from a board
or officer designated by the state law
to do SO under the primary, shall be
placed on the temporary roll by the
national committee"
Warren Plan Re-COmmitted.
After a long discussion, the repub-
llican national committee this after
tee, which will report again late to-
day, the question of the Warren plan
for a reduction in representation at
the national conventions.
Committee Has Power.
Washington, d. After five hours
debate the republican national com
mittee determined that it was clothed
with ample power to readjust the
composition of the party's national
convention ana had authority to make
reforms in convention rules and pro-
cedure that have been demanded by
many elements since the convection of
1912 and the democratic victory at
the polls last November. With little
bitterness, the committee took steps
for reform which have been agitated
in the party for 80 years, and which
have been vital factors in many X X
citing conventions in it's latter day
history.
Without a dissenting vote, the COM
mfttee decided to make a change in
the basis of representation in the ma
tional convention, which will greatly
affect the southern states, gave full
recognition to the principle of the pri-
mary in the election of delegates to
such conventions, approved laws re-
garding such elections, adopted by
several states which provide that all
delegates be selected at large and ac-
cepted that the delegates properly
selected by the states authorities
shall be placed on the temporary con-
vention roll. Informally it had been
agreed that the basis Of representa-
tion should be referred to the repub-
lfcans in various states for ratifica-
ton.
Spirit of Harmony.
The only differences of opinion that
developed OF the surface we're over
the question of the machinery to be
used to effect the reforms. OF the 40
committeeman who voted on the roll
call taken, 4 favored the calling of
a special convention to bring about
these changes and IS declared them
selves opposed. South Dakota voted
in the affirmative.
After this ballot progress was
marked by a friendly spirit, with an
expressed desire to harmonic and
to face the common political
enemy" with a reunited and solid
party.
The resolution adopted by its own
terms expresses the party's faith in
the primary election of delegates and
in the right of a state to choose them
at large. but details of the methods
of reducing the southern representa-
ton were left to a special subcom-
composed of Chairman Hilles
and Committeeman Warren of Michigan,
Borah of Idaho, Smoot of Utah, Had
ley of Houisiana proxy, Howell of