Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-26
"Details Of kon That Deprives
Hawah g * Votes for
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av<ohcan party p>sar the IN, ey
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sffions has been taAe $3.50. 80
vets two Young 1870 ss@The ~ y,
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tonight 9auonai COMM na.es,n y, marty \
procedure labor Iot o. comnaier,
Tor a reuni39d iauncnsa AZ s1amanfs by
adonting 4 rsol Waftins .,5Sirg For
k~dicaI chanea Nte 49, - rsnre.
sel,at;on I'm. natiht n ie 49, con.
yentN 81. which WON, 49, n.anna ,ha onota
lof SIOUX statas ~ reu % - M ner
cent Of th conysnt;on.S s -
The actioAo Of the cosSss,ittae. criti-
tcised in yigor6Sx farms hsSsav.rai OF
Its members, but Saaa ,,nar ,s,,c,,. he.
fore adjournment, s, 10 indo.ssd Nv
states entitled to caSs 3 ma ioSsty az
votes Ia the electoral 6,iaes hsfors
1t becomes party law.
In order that such action be
taken as promptly as possibt tha
committee appointed sub-comhittee
OF three. consisting Of Charles B. Var!
rem OF Michigan. Senator Borah Of
Idaho and Governor Hatfield OF West
Virginia, TO prepare an address to tAf
states. urging immediate ratification d
the proposal S.. $3.50
Hopes for Approval. 81 "a
{ This address will be drawn up short
~ after the christmas holidays, and
leading members OF the COMMITTEES
hope tonight that Il would be met By
early action. approval by the states
Will insure call from the national
committee for The national convention
OF 1916 along me lines laid down to
day
The REORGANIZATION plan adopted
came as compromise which reflected
the views OF many cornmit teemen that
southern represe ntation shonld be re.
duced, but not brought to the vanish.
ing point. It rRds as follows:
onnuenl lnlt lne. acllon OF THIS
coilllllttse. repI iseli1Ins ~ az ~ does
psasIlcaliy me InanlInous sentimens
OF the hepuplca electors OF tna
states, VIII pc ra5lned spy, the HepuD.
Acan electors qI Ehe states; I, !.
Basis OF REPRESENTATION.
BE Il resolved That this committee
snail issue g call tor the national con.
Vention 20 pc men IN 1915, to nomi,
nate candidates fd president and vice.
president. IN accodance With N1e fok
lowing basis q representation
Each state sl1al be entitled In con.
yentipn 10 tour dellgates st large;q one
delegate at large fpr each representa-.
tive in Congress- q large from any
state; one delegates nom each con-
gressional district IN which the vote
either Tor presidential electors in 1908
or for the Republican candidate for
Congress IN 1914, shall not have been
less than 1900. and That for each dele
gate CHOSEN an AFFIRMATIVE delegate
snail pc CHOSEN 10 me same manner
Z at the same tine o. act ~ the
absence OF the gdeiestte S.
Provided. however, that the above
basis of representation shall not be
made the basis OF the call for the ma
tional convention to be held In the
year 1916. unless, prior to january I,
1915, Republican stite conventions,
neld under the laws VI the states, or
called by the Republican state com.
lnittees OF the states IN such number
Ct states as are entitled to cash q ma
jority Of the votes in the present cleo
toral college, shall ratify theaction OF
this committee in respect to deter
mining this basis of representation. =
z The vote on the resolution was 38
% z. Gs a1}ts.$2Ef ~
Reductions by New Plan. =, 49,
According to the figures submitted
by the sub-committee, the new plan
would reduce the total number of del.
sgates from 1918, as in 1912, to $685..
Under 1t these states would lose dele