Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17
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STATE DELEGATE
TRIMMING PLANS
Reducing Process Would Cut
Off One Delegate from New
Jersey Quota.
REINFORCEMENT BASED
) ON TAFT'S FIGURES IN 1908
Southern States Will Be Hard
est Hit, as Being Hope
IessIy Democratic"

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-After
several hours of discussion, the Re-
publican National Committee today
recommitted to a subcommittee,
which will report late today the plan
for reduction in representation at
national conventions.
An agreement on a plan Is looked
for tonight. National Committeeman
Howell, of Nebraska, led the fight for
a radical reduction of Southern repre-
sentation. National Commit eeman
Remmel, of Arkansas, violently op-
posed such a plan, He said that the
history of Republican conventions
showed conclusively that the South
ern contingent always had followed
the lead of Mort hern majority in
support of presidential candidates.
Are you going to kick US out and
make the Republican party q Sec
tional party?" he asked, shaking his
fist at Mr. Howell. Treat us fairly.
Encourage us. as we deserve to be en-
couraged, and don't try to throttle
u.s.
The Republican National Committee
met again today to conclude the re-
form measures it has undertaken to
? reunite the party, to clear Its conven-
tion machinery of certain features
and to reduce representation in ma
tionM conventions from Southern
States and congressional districts
which are regarded as hopelessly
Democratic.
The decision to trim Dixies quota
was based upon figures which elected
Tan in 1908.
Only two propositions remained to
be acted upon today and a report
from q special subcommittee headed
by National Committeeman Warren,
of Michigan offered solution of
each. Under the proposals of the
subcommittee the change in repre-
sentation would give to each State
four delegates t-large, one from each
congressional district and an addi-
tional delegate where the Republican
1vote bears a certain ratio to the
total vote The exact ratio which
shall determine when district shall
have an additional delegate had not
been agreed upon; but no serious
9 trouble was expected over that fea-
ture
Unanimous on Rule Modification.
The subcommittee presented q
unanimous report for a modification
OF the party's rules, providing for the
recognition of State primary laws,
the aeceptance of the right or a State
80 choose all or part of its delegates
-large to national conventions, and
Greed that in future conventions
S,felegates presenting certificates from
broper state authorities should be
splaced on the temporary convention
roll.
The latter feature promises to do
away with troubles which have arisen
at previous national conventions over
contests and deprives the national
committee of arbitrary power to seat
delegates.
The subcommittee report on
primaries and procedure reads, in
part, as follows:
"Be it resolved, that this commit
tee when it issues the call for the
national convention to be held IN the
year 1916 to nominate candidates for
President and Vice-President shall
provide in such call:
(A). That in any State which shall
have provided by law, prior to the
election of delegates from such State,
for the election of such delegates to
national conventions of political par
ties at direct primaries, such dele
gates from that State shall be elected
In conformity with such law.
OBJ That all delegates from any
State may be chosen from the State
at large. or part from the state at
large and part from congressional
districts in conformity with the laws
of the State in which the election
occurs.
co. That delegates presenting GER
tificates of election from the can
vassng board or officer created or
designated by State law to canvass
the returns and issue certificates of
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