Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-15
Republican Committee is
Not Agreed on Program
to ReOrganize.
SOUTH OPPOSING A CUT
Radicals Demanding ConCeS-
sions That Standpatters Say
They Will Not Allow.

Washing o., Dec. I5.-Such mem
bers OF the republican national com
mittee as have arrived here indicated
almost an even division OF sentiment
on questions of party reorganization
which Will be taken up az a confer
cnce beginning tomorrow. Forces op-
POSED TO an raordinary convention
were lining up against proposed re-
duction OF southern representation.
in addition TO members of the COM
mittee who expect 10 speak Ormsby
MCHarg has asked for a hearing u
Is understood he has prepared brief
Hgains- the right of the national COM
mittee 10 call an extraordinary con-
vention
If the committee decides tomorrow
10 call a convention 1t is highly prob
bile there will BE- some discussion OF
how best 20 reduce southern represen-
tstion in further conventions. The re-
publican congressional committee has
drawn up several tentative plans for
presentation to the national com nit
Tee The plan which met greatest
favor with the congressional commit
tee proposes four deIegates-at-large
from each state and a number proper
tened 70 the republican vote cast at
the election in 1908 in each congress (
sionsl district. The plan was dis
Cussed today with favor by some OF I
he best known on the committee.
Protest From South.
They pointed out since The election .
81 1908 there had been a census and .
congressional reapportionment in .
many states. There are not the .
same number OF representatives now .
that they had that year. and that in .
ether states democratic legislatures
had made reapportionments. new
proposal growing out Of tha- plan was
made by several committeeman. II
proposes four delegates-at-larEe from
each state and one from each congress
sional district where the republican
vote cast bore a certain ratio 10 the
total vote. Southern committeeman
ob ect TO such a compromise plan.
Among cities contesting for the con-
yention. should the committee decide
TO call one. are Philadelphia. Indian
apolis. ST. Louis and Denver. Repre-
sentatlves OF the latter are on the
ground with promise OF $4,000. T.,
Charles b. Warren Of Michigan.
chairman OF the law committee. con
ferred at the capitol with Senators
Cummins. Nelson. Root and others. ;
and announced that Cummins had no ,
intention Of demanding that the ma !
tional convention should adopt a gen
eral party platform.
'Cummins does not expect 10 appear
before the national committee or to Z
submit further views OF IT," said War
rem "He does not urge that the con {
vention go further than proposed
changes n delegation representation
and party rules
Recognize Primary Laws.
Il will offer n resolution said J
" arren. providing that in the cleo :
ion OF delegates 20 the proposed con I
rentiOn, state primary laws be reCog-
lized This and the fact that the /
f. called for purposes of I
will show plainly the
attitude OF the national committee Z
n these matters" s
Former Governor Hadley OF Mis- a
lourf conferred with representatives 2
u the Cancellation forces" OF the pro d
yressives and republicans. Recogni- a
Ion OF state primary laws and reduc- b
ion OF representation in southern /
tRtes in the national conventions does
lot satisfy the more radical forces. q
Who intend 10 demand that the con I
eEtion shall tske away from the na- /
lonal committee its power to make up Il
Temporary roll" OF the convention q
nd shall give the republican organ
lation Of each state the right to set : :
le its own delegate confess. That :
hange and 4 provision that each =
campaign should be run ;,
y a newly elected national committee
lstead OF BY a ~hOld-oyer" committee 9
-ould satisfy practically all demands >.
, the so-caIled progressive republican s.
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