Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-16
Justice fOr the
 Blacks of South
ARGUMENT AGAINST EW BASIS
 OF REPRESENTATION
SET FORTH BY HnLES
National Chairman Addresses Msra. bers of Republican National Gem.
 nnittee-FIvs Questions to hs Decided

bers of Republican NatIonaI oens.
 nittee-FIve Questions to hs Decided
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 Washington, Dec. 15.-victory for the administration forces in the first test of strength on the currency reform Dill marked today's session of the sen ate. The vote, 40 to 36, tabled & sub stttute offered by Senator Hitchcock for section two of the administration Dill, proposing a system of four re- g1onal banks, with possible increase to eight, the regional bank stock to ba owned by the public,
 The defeat of this amendment prac- t1cally insured the adoption of the Owen plan which provides for from eight to twelve regional banks, with the stock owned by the national banks. The 0emoeratic leaders olaim- Cd that tss result of the test vote. in volving one of the most important fea,- lures of the fight, indicated the com plete success of the administration measure.
 Final Action Expected This Woek.
 Efforts to get an agreement for A time to begin final voting on the bill were not successful today, but leaderw on both sides of the chamber looked forward to an eorly termination of the ueDaCe ana Tor Hnal action before the end of the week.
 When the Hitchcock substitute had been tabled, Senator Reed made & speech vigorously defending the Owen bill and replying to Senator Root, who on Saturday attacked the measure and called Secretary Bryan ''the iomfnat- ing influence" behind the proposed new currency system.
 Reeds Reply to Root
 stNo one has the right to stand on the floor of this senate and undertake to alarm the business interests of the country when there Is no just cause for it. I doubt the high patriotism of the man who will stand here and cry Wolf wolf, when there is no wolf: who will take this chance of injurinE the multitude who may be nnisled by such a cry"
 Senator Reed said a "typewritten document" proposing Senator Root for the presidency had been prepared and given to the press before he made his speech. Tt is not difficult then to understand why the secretary of state the voice of ambition is calling to higher honors, 1t is not difnculf to understand that men win sometimes let their interest overcome thear spirit of fairness and candor.
 Bankers Wiu Be to Blanae.
 eff we ever have imitation of the currency under this bill it viii be caused by the bankers of the country and by no one else. Even if MT. Bryan was all that he has been painted by his enemies; even if he favored inffa- ton of the currency which no one has the right to charge; even if his iT1- nuence was to stand back of this pro- posed federal reserve board and to con- trol the men who will be appointed bV nraGi6enf AA rAs1k out one dollar of additional currency until there has been a call made upon 1t by the regional banks. whose boards will be controlled by the sound money men, who run the national hanlz&."
 Turning Over Reserves to Bankers.
 Senator Hitchcock made 8 sharp att tack on the proposed control of the regional reserve banks by the banking interests of the country, He declared this feature of the bill would turn over the country reserves to the use of these bankers and would legaliEe the meth ods and the combinations of control against which the country has lonH protested.
 Quoting the speech of Senator Stone. Saturday, in which the latter attacked A. B, Hepburn and Frank A. vandsrlip of New ork, and Milton Allies of as representatives of a class of bankers who were fighting ef- feotive currency reform. be insisted that under the democratic bill tho con- country would be turned over to the other banks
 Root a Great Man.
 Democratic senators renewed the criticism of Senator Roots speech al the night session of the senate. Son. ator Williams, referring to the preA- tdential boom launched for Senator Root by Senator Gallinger, declared it was wonderful what wreck can bA wrought in 8 sound mind by a pres&- dentiaI bee."
 He characterized Senator Root an a great man who had recently bean awarded the Nobel peace prise but added: 'T have never bean ab1e to satisfy myself why" He declared ths ator Roots speech as great attack on the currency bill, but he insisted that Senator Roots premises were sn~ tirely wrong, Nc imitation of the cur rency could result from the new pro posed law" he said, because of the TO- strafning influence of the federal re- serve board,
 Special Convention IHnmediaAely,
 Two distinct propositions to be aan- morrow were agreed upon late sodNy by nlembeFs af the eQPamEttee. who dined with Chairman Htlles and talked far into the night aver the pFegraKns for the meeting. The propositions are,
 That a special convention v2 the re- publican party be called immediately to revise the basis sf representation in future eohventiens and make esT- tain changes in methods of procedure.
 Basic of Representation
 That the eeEamittee itself fix basia of representatieR iR party c0nveE tians and suhnai tthem to the state reppb- lieaR conventions for ratification. the changes to heeame effective wheR ap- proved by the conventions of states in which was cast twe=thiFds af the total republican vote fn the election of 1908,
 Members leaving the conference said the meeting had been quite harH1o- nious. the oRIy Incident to ruf1e the clam being dispute between William Barnes, IT,. of New York and Sen atoT Befah over the 1872 convention.
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