The Daily Missoulian., 1913-05-12
PROGRESSIVE MEMBERS OF THE
PARTY WILL DISCUSS ITS
REHABILITATION.
CONVENTION PROBABLE.
Liberal Leaders say They Would Not
30 Averse to Resignation Of the Ma
tionai con,n;ttse-convention for
Reorganization May Be Called Some
Time This Year.

Chicago, May 11.-A concrete pro-
posal for the rehabilitation of the re-
publican party is to be. presented to-
morrow to the conference of repub-
lican senators and leaders here by a
committee Of five appointed tonight
after the conferees had fully discussed
the situation. s &
Tomorrow's discussion is to revolve
about the report which the committee
drafted tonight and which is to ex-
press the consensus OF opinion OF re-
publican leaders attending the meet
inging. E#
The committee Is camposed Of Rob-
ert Luce, Massachusetts,; Senator
Borah, Idaho; State Senator w r.
James. Michigan; United States Sem
ator w. S. Kenyon, Iowa, and State
Senator james Trautman, Kansas.
The conference discussed what ac-
ton should be sought at the meeting
OF the republican national committee
at Washington on May "a, looking to-
ward ''reorganizing the party along
progressive lines" and as to whether
there should be republican national
convention this year. Although the
public was not admitted, Senator AL
bert b. Cummins stated it was "mere-
" an informal talk; a sort Of round
table discussion of what may be done
for the best interests of his party by
reorganizing it along progressive
lines"
Presided over by Senator L. Y
Sherman of Illinois. the discussion
was participated in by Senators Cum
Minis, Iowa; Borah, Idaho; Crawford
South Dakota; Gronna, North Dakota;
Kenyon, Iowa, and congressman
Hayes, California, and Good of Iowa
and many members of state leglsla-
lures.
As to a Convention.
Ibid you come to a decision whether
there ought to be national conven-
tion this year," Senator Cummins
was asked.
1--WE did not decide on that, but
every one seems to! feel that the con-
dition of the party will necessitate 9
convention this year. Our informa
talk today will be followed by more
formal conference tomorrow when for.
mer Governor Hadley of Missouri viii
be here We shall issue a statemen
telling what we-think ought to b.
done Wlth1n the party.
Somebody asked Senator Kenyon
whether there was to be an effor
made to get a new national commit
tee.
''That subject did not come up bu
most of us would have no objection i
the present committeeman resigned,
replied Senator Kenyon.
When the meeting adjourned for tn
day. Senator Sherman gave out wha
he said was synopsis of the discus
sion.
1--WE considered whether the ma
tional committee should be as inflex
ible in character as it has been. Th
opinion was that the committe
should be amenable to public opinio
and keep pace with what Is going OF
There was no definite action on tn
question Of calling q national con
vention this year. A call. of cours'
would have to come from the nations
committee. The question then aros
as to whether the committee would is
sue a CALL and we felt that the com
mittee would yield to the sentimer
Of republicans generality on that poir
as last years election was prett
positive indicator that radical change
should be made. -
I'VE agreed that southern represer
tation in the convention should be cl
down according to the strength of IL
party in each southern state. "
did not take UP the details as to ho