Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-16
TAKE FIRST STEPS
TO 'REUN|TE G.0.P.'
Republican Senators Hope
to Bring About Peace.
END CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO
Decide to Ask National Committee, at
Its Meeting in Washington, to Is
sue Call for National Con-
vention This Year.

Chicago,-First steps toward "re.
uniting the Republican party" were
taken at conference of Republican
United States senators and other
leaders of the party here.
Ask for National Convention.
The conference decided to ask the
Republican national committee, at its
meeting May "a at Washington, to
issue call for a national conven-
ton. this year.
To reorganize the party "along
progressive lines" Senator Albert B.
Cummins of Iowa, Senator William
e. Borah of Idaho and, former Gov.
H. S. Hadley, together with the other
leaders at the conference, agreed that
the proposed convention shall change
the basis of representation in future
conventions and make other radical
changes so that the party shall stand
for constructive and progressive ac-
tivities in the affairs of government" !"
Does the suggestion to reunite
the party mean that those who Joined
the Progressive party are to be asked
to come back?" Senator Cummins
was asked.
1T means just as l have said be-
fore that the convention would be a
sort of Lords supper and all those
who believed might partake."
After the conference, which ad-
journed after being in session for
two days. the following statement
was given out:
Aim of Senator'S.
AT an informal conference of Repub-
licans from IL states held at Chicago
May II, 1913. it was voted that it be sub
mitted to the national Republican COM
mittee as the opinion of those present
that national convention of the party
should be held this year at as early a
date as may be practicable, for the pur-
pose of considering the eXpediency of
changing the basis of representation in
future conventions so that the delegates
shall proportionately represent Repub-
lican voters and not general populati ton,
to the end that the will of the members
of the party may be more accurately de-
termined; also for the purpose of chang
ing the rules relating to delegates and
members of the national committee so
that the primary election laws of the va
rious states shall be recognized and have
full force; and also for the purpose of
making such other changes in the meth
DDS of conducting national conventions
and campaigns as shall conduce to giving
the utmost possible effect to the princi..
pies and policies of the party.
1T was further the opinion that such
convention might properly and usefully
take any other action desirable to reunite
the party and to give assurance that it
stands for constructive and progressive
activities in the affairs of government to
the end that the common welfare may be
advanced
1T was the unanimous belief of those
present that the changes suggested
should be made forthwith and that the
national committee be urged to take such
steps to such an end"
A committee composed of Robert
Luce, former lieutenant governor of
Massachusetts, Senator Borah, Sen
ator William S. Kenyon of Iowa, W.
F. James, state senator of Michigan,
and James A. Troutman, state sena.
tor of Kansas, had been appointed
to draw up a statement expressing
the sentiment to the conference. This
committee drew up the foregoing and
1t was adopted.
Senator l.. Y. Sherman of Illinois
who acted as chairman, was instruct
ed to present the pronounciamento
to the national committee.