The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-12
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS
DISCUSS PROPOSALS
REORGANIZE PARTY
SIX SENATOR'S AND THIRTY
TWO OTHER REPUBLICANS
MEET AT CHICAGO.
Discuss Plans for Best Interests
Of Party by ReOrganizing
Along Progressive Lines.

CHICAGO. MAY IA 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 discussed iul-
ly the situation.
To-morrows conference Is TO re-
volve about the report which the com
mittee drafted tonight and which is
TO express the concensus OF opinion
OF the Republican leaders attendin.
the meeting.
CHICAGO. May ll.-Proposals TO
reorganize the Republican party We're
discussed AZ q conference today be-
tween six Republican United States
senators and b other RspubliCan lead
ers. representing nine states.
The immediate subject before the
sont. renee was aS To- what action
Sh"ll ice sought ~ the meeting uf the
i;spIblican national committee at
Washington on May "A. looking to-
ward r-organizine the party along
progressive lines and as to whether
th.r,. shall he a Republican national
convention this year. The conference
lasted for more than four hours and
Was held in a hotel overlooking the
ia's' IN room wher- the seven COVER
Inrs last year drafted the letter urG-
4t-- ftl'ffl'-l tNtff-fsht' t'lt 10 lte "A tdHll 10
dut' for tn" pr, Sidcncy. Although the
l''''.c was not admitted Senator A.
ltit a. tummins stated 1t was
n'r' iy an informal talk. sort "f
ro tuo table discussion of what may bt
G"nc for the best interests ~ the
narty hy rcorganizing - along pro-
tIsssiNc lines"
Sherman Presides.
Presided over 10y senator l.. Y. Sher-
I+rt!, ipatcd in 10y SENATORS Cummins.
Nllliam T.. Eorah of Idaho: g. !.
Crawford. 6f South Dakota. \. !.
tJ"rna of N"rth Dakota. William =.
ksn-"n. OF Iowa. Congressman Hayes.
90 california; congressman W. j.
Good. "f Iowa and many members Of
s'Ht' legislatures.
Did YOU come To q decision Whetn-
or there ought 10 be national con
vention this year Senator Cum.
Minis was asked.
We did not decide on that. but
everyone seems 10 fee that the con
dition OF the partv seemed 10 neces.
state a convention this year. Our
informal talk to-day will be followed
by more formal conference to-mor-
row. when former Governor Hadl@y.
of Missouri. will he here. We shall
then issue a statement telling just
what Ve think ought to he done in be-
EdU OF tlf party.
Largest Since Convention.
The conference brought together
the largest assemblage of Republican
leaders in Chicago since last year &
convention
When the meeting adjourned for the
day senator sherman gave out whit
he said was q synopsis OF the discus
sion
We considered. he said. "whcth.
"r tho national committee should ~
as infeXible In character a~ ~ ba
been. The opinion Wd- thar the com
Wit'op should b" amsndable 10 pub.
lic opinion and keep pace with WIN
= going on. There vas no definite
action on tho question OF calling q
national convention This ,ear \ call
~ course. would have 20 come from
Tho national committee. TIE question
then arose A. 20 whether the com
miftc" would issue ~ cali. and IS
felt That tho committee would sic :
20 the sentiment of Republicans gen.
FraIlv on thar point. ~ Iasf year
election v.- pretty pusifito indt
cation thar radical changes snouid b.
made
We agreed Thar southern repr.
s"ufatitps iu tho convention -louI
y" cI' down according 20 the -tronefa
~ tho parry in each southern state