The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-10-09
PLANS FOR APPORTIONMENT
END PROPOSED is REDUCTION OF
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION
Under Present Plan Iowa Has Twen-
ty-Six Delegates and Under Mex
Plan Thirty-TWo,


Washington, d. c., Oct. S.-The
tentative plans for the approportion-
ment OF delegates to the republican
national convention have been sub
mitted to the republican COMPRESSION
al committee appointed to consider
this matter, and one plan has been
offered by an Iowa representative
who asked that his name be withheld.
Copies of the Champion committee
plans have been furnished to the
press with the statement that the
congressional committee has no in
,tention of assuming any of the pre-
rogatives. of the nstional committee,
but simply has prepared this data for
the study and consideration OF mem
bers of the republican party.
In all of these plans, the appOrtion-
ment of delegates is based upon the
vote cast for William Howard Taft in
1908. Taft's vote in Iowa that year
was 275,210. .lG
The end proposed in every one of
these plans is either the reduction of
southern. representation or else an
increase in the representation from
states which have a large republican
vote.
The plan which seems to meet the
most favor with republicans in con.
gress is that which gives four dele
gates at large to every state and. in
addition thereto, one delegate for
every 10000 votes or major fraction
thereof, cast for the republican can
didate for president in 1905
The adoption OF this plan would
have the effect of increasing the rep
resentation in the convention of
states which cast large republican
vote and of cutting down the number
of delegates from the states where
the republican vote is small. ..'....
Under the present plan OF appor-
tionment, Iowa is entitled to 26 dele
gates in the convention - two for
every congressional district and four
delegates at large. Under the plan
proposed, Iowa would have 30 dele
gates.
New York, which in 1908 cast $780,
070 votes for Taft. would. under the
plan proposed, be entitled to have 81
delegates; ii new is entitled to 80.
Pennsylvania would be entitled to
70; it now is entitled to &C. Illinois
would be entitled to 81: it now is en-.
titled to So. Indiana would have 3S,
instead of 80, as at present.
The representation from the south
erin states where the republican
vote is negligible. would be greatly
reduced. Alabama in 1908 cast 25.30S
votes for Taft. Under the favorite
plan proposed, Alabama would be en-
titled to it's four delegates at large
and three additional delegates, seven
in all. Under present plan, Alabama
is entitled to "a delegates.
Other southern states would be cut
down in number OF their delegates as
| follows;
from IL to 3; Georgia, from 2S to g.;
Mississippi, from 20 to 8; South Car
olina, from IS to a; Texas. from 40 to
Ill.
The Iowa congressman's plan is as
follows:
Four delegates at large for every
state and. in addition thereto. one de.
Ilegate from every congressional dis
trict where % per cent OF the total
vote cast was for the republican can
didate for president, and two dele
gates where 80 per cent of the vote
of the district was for the republican
candidate for president
The effect OF this plan would be to
decrease the vote in the electoral
college and to place premium upon
political activity. Only few of the
southern states would be entitled tC
any more delegates than the foui
delegates at large.
The feeling is growing in Washing
ton that the national committee. al
its meeting to be held December l6
in Washington, will itself take action
with regard to changing the appor