Arizona republican., 1913-12-18
Republican National Com mittee Adopts Resolutions Providing for Radical Change of Basis of Dele gations, Reducing South eIn Quota
WOULD REUNITF
 WARRING FACTIONS
Action of Body Must Now Be Endorsed by the Va rious State Committees Before Becoming Law of the National Party
ASSOCIATED PRESS DrsPArcH1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The re- publican national committee concluded tonight it's labor for the reform of party procedure and launched it's campaign for the reunion of the warning factions by adopting resolutions providing for a radical change in the basis of represen- tation of national nomination commit tees which would reduce the quota, of southern states from thirty-thre to sixteen per cent of the conventions to- tai. This action of the committee, crit icised in vigorous terms by some of it's members, was made unanimous before adjournment and must be endorsed by the states entitled to cast the majority votes in the electoral college before it becomes a party law.
 In order that sucn action may be taken as promptly as possible the com mittee appointed a subcommittee of three consisting of Charles B. Warren Of Michigan; Senator Borah of Idaho; and Governor Hatfield of West Vir- ginia to prepare an address to the states urging immediate ratification of the proposal. This address will be drawn up shortly after the Christmas holidays and leading members of the committee expressed the hope it will be met by early action.
 Approval by the states will insure call from national committee for the national convention for 1916 along the lines laid down today. The re- organi- zation plan adopted came as a com promise which reflected the views of many committeeman that the southern representation should be reduced, but not brought to the vanishing point.
 resolution roads fplIoINs-
 "Confident that the action of this committee. representing as it does practically the unanimous sentiment of the republican electors of the states, will be ratified by the republican cleo tors of states.
 Be it resolved, that this committee shall issue a call for a national con- vention to be held in 1916 to nominate candidates for president and vice pres ident in accordance with the following basis of representation:
 Each state shall be entitled in such convention to four delegates at large; one delegate at large for each repre- sentative in congress at large for any state: one delegate for each congress sional district; an additional delegate from each congressional district in which the vote either for republican presidential electors in 1908 or for the republican candidate for congress in 1914. shall not have less than 7500 and that for each delegate chosen as alter nate delegate shall be chosen in the same manner and at the same time, to act in the absence of the delegate.
 Provided, however. that the above basis of representation shall not be made the basis of the call for the na- tionaI convention to be held in the year of 1916 unless prior to January l. 1916, the republican state conventions held under the laws of the states, or called by the republican state commit tee of the states in such number of states as are entitled to cast the ma iority of the votes in the present cleo orial college. shall ratify the action of this committee in respect to determ- ming this basis of representation