Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-16

Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.-Two
proposals for reorganization OF the
Republican party and methods of fix
inc basis upon which discordant ele-
ments can unite, confronted the Re-
publican national committee today,
Foremost was a proposal for spe-
cja] national convention to readjust
the system of delegate Representations.
The other was that no convention be
called, but that the national commit
tee fix a plan of apportionment for
ratification by Republican state con-
ventionS.
A resolution for special conven-
ion was prepared by a special COM
mittee. which also framed another res
olution in accordance with a compro'
mise suggestion by Chas. B. Warren OF
Michigan, chairman Of the law com
mittee, proposing that after the ma
tional committee fixes basis OF dele
gate reapportionment the plan be rat
fled by two-thirds of the states which
cast Republican pluralities for presl
dent, in 1908.
On the special committee drafting
the resolution were committeeman
Warren of Michigan, Borah Of Idaho
Hadley of Missouri, who also holds a
proxy from Louisiana; Smoot of utall
and Howell of Nebraska.
They went into session early today
to report later to the entire commit
Tee.
Ormsby McHarg, who represented
the Roosevelt forces in the contests
preceding the Chicago convention last
year. addressed the committee in op
position to special convention.
"If the committee has power to
call a convention, it has power tc
change representation. If this com
mittee has decided that abuses should
he corrected, it should manfully so an
uounce. Such a course will restore tc
very large extent the confidence OF
the people, who must become the al
herents of the Republican party, II II
ie to be successful at the next nation
al election. The old adage, "A wrong
confessed is half redressed will have
wholesome and practical application
at this critical juncture in our part,
affairs"
Speaking of the Chicago contests
McHarg said;
II knew that Roosevelt was de
frauded and a majority of the mem
ters of that committee knew that he
was defrauded and l remained silent
frequently haunted with the statemen
lat proceedings were instituted sole
ly for the purpose of confusing ant
befogging the committee, and what
then protested against, is precisely
that which you admit now
Informal discussion among commit
tteemen developed a somewhat gen
eral opinion in favor of the propose
for the committee to change the DASH
of representation and refer it to state
conventions which meet next year
The two resolutions finally were pre-
sented. The first specified that
special convention should be callet
for the purpose of taking such actor
as shall be deemed advisable in re
spect to changing the present basis o
representation and for the TRANSACTION
of all other business that may proper
ly come before the convention
The second was, in part, as follows
Confident that the action of this com
mittee, representing as it does. tht
practical unanimous sentiment of thu
Republican electors of the country
will be ratified by the Republican elec
tors of the national convention of the
party when convened in 1916, and by
state conventions of the party wher
ever held.
Resolved That it be the sense O.
this committee that the committed
shall forthwith proceed to determine
on a basis of representation in future