Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-17
National Committee Of Party
to Proceed With Revision of
Convention Rules and Pro-
Cedure,
REPRESENTATION FROM
SOUTH TO BE CHANGED
Election of Delegates by Pd-
mary Recognized Differ
ence of Opinion Over Best
Way to Accomplish Reforms

ay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL trsoro wsri
Washington. Dec. l6.-After five
hours of debate the republican MAJ
uonal committee tonight determined
that IL was clothed with ample power
to readiust the composition of the
party national conventions and had
authority 90 make reforms i'm conyen-
lion rules ana procedure that have
been demanded by many elements
since the convention of 1912. and the
democratic victory at the polls last
November. year ago. With little Bit
teruess and no tangible evidence that
differences which arose over methods
could not be reconciled. the comnlit-
tee took steps which have been agi-
tated IN the party for thirty years and
which have been vital factors in many
exciting conventions in it's latter dag
history
Without a dissenting vote. the com-
mittee decided to make "a change m
the basis of representation in nation-
al conventions which viii greatly af-
feet southern states. gave fun recog-
milton 10 Che principle Of the primary
I'm the election of DELEGATES TO ueh
conventions, approved laws regarulns
such elections adopted by several
states which provide that an dele
gates be selected at large and accept-
ca the principle that delegates prop
efly accredited by state authorities
shall be placed ON the temporary cone
venuon roll Informally it has been
agreed the .hc ueH basis 81 repres r.
aton should De referred to the re-
publicans in various states for ratlfl-
cation
The only difference OF opinion that
developed ON Che surface was over
the question of the machinery TO DE
used TO effect the reforms. OF the
forN-nine committeeman who voted
ON the one roH call taken, fourteen
favored the calling of q special COM
yention to bring about these changes
and thirty-dve declared themselves
opposed fhc roll call by states result
ed as follows
Nay-Alabama, ALASKA. Arizona
Arkansas. California, Colorado. Con-
uecticut Delaware. District Of Co
lumbia, Florida. Georgia, Idaho. IL
linoIs, Iowa Kentucky, Maryland,
Minnesota. Mississippi. Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey North Carolina, oregon,
ANiAhhN AoAHNlAtt tHNntlA N.hAbAAlAfAf ANAA
nessee, Texas Utah. Vermont, Nir-
sinia Wisconsin, Wyoming. Total 20.
Aye-Indiana Kansas. Louisiana,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Missouri,
New Mexico. New York. North Da
kota. Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota. Washington West Virginia,
Total a.
After this ballot, progress was
marked by a friendly spirit with an
expressed desire to harmonic and to
face the common political enemy
with a reunited and solid party.
The resolution adopted by its own
terms, expresses the partys faith in
primary selection of delegates and in
the right Of a state to choose them
at large, but details Of the method
Of reducing southern representation
We're left to a special subcommittee
composed Of Chairman Hilles and
Committeeman Warren, Of Michigan
Borah. Idaho Smoot Utah; Hadley
louisiana proxy Howell Nebraska
iaslabrook, New Hampshire: Barnes,
New York; Saunders. Tennessee, and
Kennel, Arkansas
The subcommittee expects to make
a report AT a meeting of the full com
rtt. -
mise between the plan advocated by
lhe republican congressional commit
ollu ny chairman iillieS anu o'''el
'VgueIs'
d..iS D'S pan MoulQ ploNlue lor io"i
s'g7ates "l large from each state,
ou5 lronl each c0hgresslonaI dlstrl[l
""o aoaluohal delegates from each
,',iiIii ,uii5ie esslohal district Where the ie-
pNnlIean vote pears certain ratio
me VIZ totdl vote
WIN the adoption of the report ol
VIZ sup-eonl mlttee' the hallGnai com
,nttee VIII adjourn pfopapiY uhlli
i'ip'
IN bringing 10 plan Tor Ieuuceu
agli htatlohs the sup-colnIl tlee WI,
ausbest now the plan shall pe fallIleu
y lhe republican voters IN an lle
S'arts'