Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-26
Details of Action That DERIVES
Hawaii Of, Six Votes iors il
Nominations ta.ti,.

Nominations . faati,,
Republican party plans Tor the tu-
ture were outlined by the national
committee meeting at WashingtoR last
week. The following details arrived
byamail from the eoast, and 4 Is In
lteresting to note that .whilel all Of Ha.
walls voting strength In national con-
Iyentions has been taken away, Alaska
still gets two voting delegatesi : ID
WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE Re
publican national committee eeRchlded
tonight It's labor for reform in party
procedure. and launched its seampaign
Tor reunion of warning elements by
adopting resolution providing Tor q
radical, change in the basis Of repre-
lsentatione In national nominating con-
lyentions, which would reduce the qpota
| OF southern states from 80 to 16 per
Icent Of the conyentfonfs total. !, s.s2 l.
The action of the COMMITTEES. eriti-
icised In vigorous terms by several OF
its members, but made unanimous be-
fore adjournment, must be indpraed by
states entitled to cast q majority Of
votes In the electoral college before
II becomes party law. .sz.. 3 re, S
In order that such action shall be
taken rs promptly as possible, the
committee appointed a sub-c committee
OF three, consisting of Charles D. War.
rem OF Michigan. Senator Borah Of
Idaho and Governor Hatfield Of West
Virginia, to prepare an address to the
states, urging immediate ratification Of
1.-THE proposal.
Hopes for Approval. - 49, !.
This address will be drawn up short,
" after the Christmas holidays, and
!, leading members Of the committee
hope tonight that It would be met by
early action. Approval By the states
win insure. a call from the national
committee for the national convention
of 1916 along the lines laid down to-
day.
The reorganization plan adopted
came as a compromise which reflected
the views of manS committeeman that
southern representa- should be re-
duced, but not brought to the vanish.
ing point. threads as follows:
Confident that the action Of this.
committee. representing as it does
practically the unanit6ous sentiment
OF the Republican electors OF tha
states, will be ratifed sbs tho RepiiB
lican electors OF the stztes. Al. si'li
Basis Of RepresentstioH e 8 -
BE 1t resolved that this committee.
shall issue a call for the national corr.
yention to be held IN 1916, to nonf:
nate candidates for president and vice.
president, III accordance with sthe fol-
lowing basis OF REPRESENTATION
Each state shall be entitled in con-
yeption to four delegataP IT large; one
delegate at large for each representa-.
tive In Congress- at large from any
state: one delegates, from each con.
sgressional district III which the vote
either for presid ential electors In 1905,
or for the Republican candidate Tor.
Congress in 1914, shall not have been
less than 1900. and that for each dele.
gate chosen an alternative delegate,
shall be chosen In The same, manner
and at the same time to- act IN the
absence Of the delegate. s.' sd. 4,
Provided. however. that esaboVei
uas. . W REPRESENTATION sndM not pc
made the basis of the callt for the ma
tional convention lto be held In the
year 1916. unless, priof, to January 81
1915, Republican state conventions,
held under the laws OF the states, or
called by the Republican state com
lnittees of the states,in such number
q states as are entitled to cast ma.
lority OF the votes IN the present cleo
Ioral college, shall ratify the action 81
This committees IN respect TO. deter.i
mining this basis OF represents tioila Z
Inc vote on the resolutlon was 81
70 So ii ;. = s. 81 "a y 8ssss
sheductlcns ~ New Plan.
ACCORDING 10 inc figures submitted
py the subcommittee the new planl
would reduce me total number OF DEB
egates from 19IS,. as IN sls4l q to- 49,.
Under II these states would lose dele
Gates: ) -1=siss ssss,s, "a ~
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