Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-05

D
/ did me rall Issued By me romm 'ttee
/ for the e0nfenti0n Of 1912. tie man
ner of rhooslR. both delegates %
large and district delegate. POI The
future national conventions and
that tho National Committee may
provide. loo CALI issued ilr ,.tlro
con ,eutlOns. thar deieZlfes a. large
and from c0ngremi0n1 dHtrIfr may
Boz chosen in conformity vim me
laws of the state loo which ihr cleo.
! tior occurs. aud may alter the man
ner of choosing such DELEGATES a.
occasion may require Fo a. 600 con-
form with such lave t- fhe sevnfnl
states may adopt from .imr to 'im"
subdivision o. of fnis second
question d.
Has tho Na'.0r1| Committee aI-
th0rIiy 20 change fHn manner aud
method Of choosing delegates 20 fi-
tlre national con n1toHH 20 as 90
provide that an delegates from any
tate may be- cho on from tho state
at large. or part from fhe state 20
largc and part 'rou congressional
/ districts In conformity with the
laws OF tho state 600 which the cleo
tion occurs?
The opinion rho the rules adopt
cd by past nalioua conventions pro-
r.dIng Tor the election of delegate
from each c0ngre uull district and
SAYS no question would lrs" a. 90
neither OF not fUn National Com
mIttoe possessed tHo power 90 alter
the manner OF choosing delegate O."
thc national conventions so aH 90
abolish congressional district repre-
auIaii0u were Or NOT for the word
Ing OF rule i2. as adopted by fh"
conventions OF zoos and 1912
The provision 20. rule ~. now
under consideration aa adopted hy
, tho convention of zoos Dr. 'OfuoaI
proceedings. p. iI'I.
Such committee toua' Com
mteoI shall issue fhe. aIl for the
meeting OF the national convention
Within sixty DAYS 20 least before the
time fixed for said meeting and dol
/ erstos 20 the national convention
shall be- chosen n such manner as
the national Committee shall pro.
. vide
The opinion continues
The facts recitol from me his
tory of the party show thar the p".
ition Of the party is Boo favor of rep
rpsentation from congressional dis
tricts Neyerthelcss the elimination
fro mthe rules adopted hy the con-
yenuons Of 1908 aud l4l2 of AN
reference either 40 delegates from
congressional districts. or to dele
Fates-ai large. and the elimination
OF the provisions. found boo former
rules. proscribiug the manner ~
eloctlng delegates. lo't according 20
tho terms OF the rules the National
COMMITTEES clothed with authority
10 provide in the call the manner OF
choosing delegates for National
,The .an-,1;Tt undoubtedly be-
/ lloied .ir yiew oc the historic posi-
tIon ~ the party On he question of
congressional district representation,
| that the National Committee would
not issue call for a National con
youuou which did not provide for
/ the election of delegates from con-
grcssional districts iu an states
having no laws providing for the
Z election of an delegates from the
state 40 large. but the convention
evidently provided, by the terms OF
rule D.. as adopted a method of
avoiding conflicts between the cali
issued hy the National Committee
and the laws of the several states
whether already enacted or there
after enacted
Under the terms Of the rule adopt
cd by the 1905 and 1879 conyen-
tions. the National Committee can.
the opinion SAYS. avoid conflict be
tween the law OF a state and the rule
OF the party by providing in ts can
that delegates may be- elected Boo con-
tormity with the law OF the state In
which the election occurs
Therefore. d is the opinion ot the
committee In deciding the second
question. that the National Com
mittee has authority under the word
ing of rule l2 a. adopted by the
conventions Of 1905 and 1919. 10
adopted by the conventions of zoos
aud 1919. 90 prescribe in its call the
method of choosing delegate to fu-
turc National conventions. including
the authority 90 provide therein that
AN delegates from any state may be
chosen from the state at alrco. or
part from the state at larlc and part
from congressional districts go ac.
cordauce with the laws OF the state
boz which the election occurs
pom the third question ronsId-
cred. has the National Committee
authority 10 call q special National.
convention OF the party, the opin-
ion says the National Committee Is
tho only machinery provided by the
various national conventions to isl
suo lbs call and that the rules DO not
refer 90 special convention. nor %
convention for nominating oandt
d1ie- for President and Vice prest.
dent The opinion declare.
The method provided can prop
or'y Doe invoked FOR the purpose or
calling special convention. and it
d. ffp pnfuton aT tDur rom rtt 10 ,,p