Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-16

lBy leased Wire 20 Evening Herald. !
WASHINGTON Dee. i6.--Two pro-
posals for re-organization Of the Re-
publican party and methods OF fixing
basis upon which discordant eie-
, menu can unite, confronted the RE-
publican national committee today.
Foremost was proposal for n
special national convention 10 read .
just tlc system OF dsloeate repre-
htHauuu. ihe other was That that no
rnnFeutiou he called but that the na-
I 'lnhal committee nN plan OF reap
lui uunmeut Tor ratification by Re-
iuhilnAu stale conventions.
a resolution ior a special conven-
tl"n was prtpugCd Dy a special conn
Wilir, winch also frHmcd another rea-
uluiita iu accordance with a cOmuro.
misc usgestion hy Charles Il. War
rem of Michinnn, chairman OF the law
committee. proposing thnt after tho
national committee fixes "a basis ot
itlcgatc rC-Hpuortioumeut. tho pinn
h, ratified hy tWo-thirds of the staies
"h,n '1st tcuuDlican pluralities for
president in 1905
on the special committee drafting
ll' resolution were Committeeman
warren of Michigan. Borah of Idaho.
itlbFt "I missouri, who also holds "a
n.
dnd ilnHcII ~ Nebraska. They went
into sion oariy today to report Inter
q" inc cutIro committee.
'rmsny NJ llurg who represented
thc tuusrNrit forces in tho contests
preceding The chicago convention last
tcHr addressed thc committee ln op-
position to a special convention.
the committee has power to
rnll convention. 10 has power 10
change representation. III this com.
luittcc bias de idad that abuses should
ne corrected % ghouid maufully SO nn-
hounct such course win restore
tn VDrF large cStcnt tho confidence ~
ihn nDuplC Who must become ndher-
cnis of the Republican party IN lt is 20
"" successful at the next national
c.nrllon Tho old ndaRc. "A wrong
confessed is half rcdrcssod' Win have
"hoicsoIuo and practical application
at this critical luncture Ia our party
uNairr"
spcHkius OF enc Chicaso contest. Nee
Hurg 1iG - know ihHt Roosevelt
"us defraudcd and "a majority of the
members oi thnt oumltt.o knew that
Doe Wus ieIrJudod Wnd I remained si-
lpul frequently haunted Wlth the
stHf'meu that proceedings wore in-
siliutpd nlei} ter the purpose OF cone
'usIue and ugiuEsluE thr committees
and Whlt ! chen protested aguinst
s pfe. Isely thar which sou admit
now"
Informal discussion among commit
irem.u developed "a somewhat general
opinion in favor of thr proposal for
the committee Goo change the hass of
reprDsD uWNun and MOTOR 90 90 state
conventions which meet next year
fhn tHu resolutions finally were pre-
.cu The first specified that "a
spD.n convention should be- Called
'lur nn purpose ul taking such ace
tiou aa shall bo deemed adV sable in
frtueel tn changing The present basis
ui representation ana for the trans
action uf au business thut may prop
trli como before such convention"
Tho second WAS in part as follows
'tnudtuf that the action OF this
committee, representing as 10 does the
practically unanimous sentiment 0f the
Republican electors of the country,
wiil Do r1t0ded by tio Repuolieans
electors of ihe nation. the national
convention of tho party when con-
vcncd in 1916 and by state conNen-
tlons of the party. wherever held.
"Rtsolted that it ne the sense on
thls committee that the committee
shull forthwith proceed to determine
on basis of representation in future
national conventions of the party, ana.
"f. it further resolved, that tho
the convention tu he convened in 1916
fu nominate candidates m ucCordanco
with such basis of roprcsentation ua
shall b, now determined on by thia
committee
Both resolutions provided rccog-
milton uf enc primary laws nf the ware
ious statos and aeroed chat certificates
~ election from proper stnte author-
tiles should bc sufficient ground for
placing the name of u delamt, un tho
temporary ron of the convention
Ihc SECOND resolution also rtcoe-
nn,a One mvfhnag adopted GA Can-