Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-05
REPUBLICAN,
COMMITTEE


Aabhtthhtu ifuii luge Ouc.
ional convention the name of fl
ancmhrr from such state oi the ua
sliouai committee.
"rhv nomination of mombors of
hc national committee has uniformly
Boon made in national conventions hy
|thc delegations from the several
.s,atct and torrturl,f hut th, clpc-
Non uf such committee has inyur-
4 mhly been hy tho national cunvcu-
( lon
The national committee is then
taho creature OF tho national CunNcn-
1tiou. 81 possesses no authority de-
rived from any other source what
tlcr. n obtains 400 its powers from
The national convention, and derives
lio authority whatever from amy fed
oral or stat, law
After examining iho PROCEEDINGS ui
paFt national conventions This com
ClusIon is announced.
"it is tho dplnion OF your commit
g., therefore. that tho national con-
Mentions of 1905 and 1919. us did
furm,r conventions ho-,uums with
thJt oi 1850. prescribe the present
busis cot representation aud Nutiug bon
nutiuuul conventions of the party
that i-. that tho number of delegate
ffum each stHtr should bc double tho
number of senator's and representa-
tVos 100 congress from tho stat,, each
Entitled Co one vote, and that any
chaugc therein must Doe madc hy %
Rational convention cor with th" uu.
thorit, OF "a national convention
Tho second question considered lH
HAS the national committee uu-
ihurity Geo chaugc the manner of
Choosing delegates Co future uauuuo
Conventions SEQ ns Go provide ul thai
dclogntcs both from tho states col
barge and from congressional dis
tricts may Doe chosen 300 such manner
b. the laws ot tho several states may
FROM tim, tu time provide, and 81,
as Geo proyld, CO. that AN dclogutr
irum ans stat. may hc chosen from
Tho state 700 large. or part from th'
EtJtc Jt large and part from congress
iIoual Districts n conformity VIII
Tho laws ui tho state ben which th'
Election occurs
Iu rouadorus subdivision Gl "
thp question Iulc o., adopted ny th
Conventions OF 1905 ana 1919,
quoted us follows
.su.h committee shall issuy OBJ
,uu fur th, mc,llus 90. the uauonH
Convention Within sixty days, at lcus
Before th, time fA,l for said meet
luu. uuI d,lr-ut.s lu the n1uon1
Convention shall bc chosen boo suc
manner us the national uommi'te
shall provide
Upon this point lno eummitic, say
D. Is fa opinion tuHt % is 100 'h
Present time Within the power OF th
national committee to prescribe, "a
al tnp clu issued by tbD cumWuo
fpr On, convention ui 1919. ih' m'u
n uf choosing both delegates
iargo aud district DELEGATES to tho lu
trc national conventions. 1ud thu
DC national committee may provide
IN calls issued for future convention
do delegates Ht wrgp, ana from con
gr,ssluuu districts moy Doc chosen
Uniformity with the laws OF tho stat
In which tho election occurs ami ma
nit,r the manner oi choosing sue
drlor1tcs us occasion may require
as to conform with such laws as th
acycral states may adopt from tim
10 time
subdivision "B' of this second cues
tion is.
"Hus the national committee ot
thorlty to change the manner an
method OF choosing DELEGATES to %
nre uatouai conventions so us
proIdc that am delegates from or
sinte may Dee chosen from the stat
al large or pnrt from the state
larlr and part from congressional dl
trlcts I'm conformity with th, laws
tn state in which the election o
currsf'
Tho opinion cites me rules ndopi'
by past national conventions provl'
ne for the election of dc'ceates fro
eaeh congressional district ana sa'