Evening journal., 1913-12-13
WILL PUT THE
C.O.P.IN SHAPE
congressional Committee Fe-
yOrs Special Convention
Next Year for Discussion
LEADERS WANT 1T
EARLY As POSSIBLE


WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-The ma
Jonal Republican campaign commit
ZEE went on record here yesterday as
fatoring a special national convcn-
ton Of the Republican party ncxt
year. and indorsed three plans as
suggestions for reapporfionment OF
delegate representation to future con-
veEuons.
Il was resolved BY the committee,
called together by its chairman. Rep
tesentative Wood, Of Iowa, that in its
Judgment
"A special national convention OF
The Republican party should be held
as soon as practicable for the purpose
OF taking action relative to the ap-
portionment OF delegates to the ma
tional nominating conventions of the
party; 10 the unit Of representation;
70 the full recognition OF the primary
iaws Of the various states pertaining
% the election OF delegates and mem
pers OF the national committees ana
he time when the latter shall take
,fice and to such other matters as
nay seem desirable"
This resolution will be submitted to
the Republican national committee,
which meets here next Tuesday, to-
sether with Che plans suggested. for
reapportionment Of the delegates 10
nationalf conventions. These viii be
presented. according TO resolution Of
the Congressional committee, with
out intending to assume any OF the
prerogatives Of the national Republi-
can committee. but merely TO contrib
ute to the intelligent consideration OF
the subject
The present plan Of apportionment
OF delegates, based on population.
provides for four delegates-at-larg
from each state. two delegates-at-
large for each eprcsentative-at-
large in Congress and Two delegates
from each Congressional district The
present delegate representation in a
national convention is 1.062.
10 Give I,0lf Delegates.
The first suggestion of the Con-
sressional committee. which woulc /
make the total delegate representation
.04l, is as follows:
For each Of such districts in which
he vote cast for the Republican can
lidate for Presidential electors ia
1908 was not more than 40 per cent
,f the total vote east for Presidential
electors In such district IN such cleo
ion, one delegate for each of such
districts IL which such Republican
vote was 40 per cent. but not more
than so per cent. two delegates for
each OF such districts in which such /
Republican vote was more than 60 per
cent. three delegates. In any State
where q reapportionment act has not
heen PASSED TO provide tho full num-
her Of Congressional districts, such
slate shall be- entitled 10 delegates-at-
large for. cae.h ebtesentatlve-at-la large
In Congress at thc above ratio. conl-
aring ibe full vote of the state With
the total Republican vote In the state.
In Arizona and New Mexico. the mp
p0rtionment shall be based on the
vote for delegates in Congress-
Nou'd Diminish Southern Vote.
Upon this basis representation from
the Southern States would be dimin-
ished and IN some States it would be
For example, Alabama
would reduce from "a to 10 delegates;
Arkansas from 1S to 10: Georgia from
2S to IS; South Carolina from is 10
n. and other southern States accord
'nEi[. New fOih WOulu De llCiCdotu
from 80 to 1902; Massachusetts from
s6 to a.; Illinois from SIS to 81. and SO
on.
Alternative reappointment plans
suggested are the following:
-Four delegatesrat-large for each
State and IN addition thereto one
delegate for each 10000 votes or
naior fraction thereof cast for the
Republican candidate for Presidential
electors In 1908. or
-four MISUNDERSTANDING for each
State and for each Congressional dis
.rict, one delegate FOR each 10000
votes OF major traction thereof cast
.ior the Republican candidates for
Presidential electors In 1905 Pro-
|yided that each Congressional dis
trict shall have at least one delegate
and there shall be two FOR each Con-
gressman-at-large
The former plan would cut the total
Delegate representative to 945 and the
latter to 1915. Members OF the COM
mittee who joined in support OF the
resolution represented 20 States.