Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-15
TRIANGULAR SPLIT
IN REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE IS
EXPECTED
Some Favor Extra Convention
Now, Some After While and
Others Oppose 1t Entirely.
FIGHT ON CUT IN
sOUTH'S DELEGATES
0rmsby McHarg Prepares a
Brief Against Right of Com
mittee to Call Extraordin-
airy Session.

u
lBy l.sase,l Wire 90 evening Ticrnid.l
Washington, Dec. i5.--Such mcm-
bers of the Republican national com
mittcc us had arrived here today in-
dIcntcd almost an even division got
sentiment ON the Qucations nf part
REORGANIZATION. which are 10 he taken
up iu conferences beginning tumot-
row The forces opposed 20 an cN-
traurdinary convention were lninE up
against the proposed reduction tu
southern representation. some COM
mittecmeu regarded it as probable
that before actual work of the com
mittoc begin tomorrow thrr" wiz hD
threc divisions of opinion w The
first will bo found the national COM
mittcpmcn who favor the calling of
"a convention Immediately. in the ft'.
und viii bo those who are opposed
To- any convention at all ana in tho
third will be others who are Willing
tn havo 81 national convention. nut DO
not see any pressing need Tor &c.
The first and third groups are cN.
pCctod 10 Join against the Second ana
the odds are said Co bc In favor ot "a
convention. According to predictions
of Chairman Hillcs the convention
probably viii thrcsh out its differ
ences loo opcu session and the adNo-
Gates of an proposals will have
opportunity 90 give their arguments
ln public.
In addition Co the mcmbors of the
committee, who expected tu SPEAK
Ormsby Mcliarg has asked FOR a
hearing
MIR McHarg f. understood to have
prepared % hrief against the right oi
the national committee To call an eN
traordinnrv convention. Chairman
titles said today that hc was not at
tempting Go use the power oi ms po-
sitiOu for either contention ANA holds
. ,1 the view that it is question {" be
settled hy % majority Of the commit
tee.
Informal conferences between COM
mittcemcn marked the day, hut tho
real work viii begin tonight when tho
entire committee VIII he guests az q
dinner OF Chairman Hillcs. Al fac
tluus are expected to have clearer
uud, rstpndiug oi the situation when
DO is over.
Aside from purely legal arguments
one principal point against cnllhg "
rational convention ~ being made hl
committeeman who do not believe
. use can hc made of the primary ma
rhiupry provided in several states iul
y tho election Of dciogat,s. Many
state laws provide that elections iui
delegates Go nominating conventions
ul an he held every four years. Thns,
vho favor nm early convention con
tend that recognition of the principl'
4 of the primaries by the national com
u mittpe would hc sufficient guuranir.
r. to the good taith of the party
n the committee decides tomorrow
TO clu a convention Il is highly prob
" ahI, that there will Doe some discus
II sion &C how best TO reduce southeri
" representation in future conventions
Tho Republican congressional com
~ uit'oc has drawn several tentative
plans tor presentation 90 the nniiona
~ committee Tho plan which has me
with greatest favor in tho CongIcssiUn
a al committee proposes four dclegutos
"A ut-irtro from each state and % mum
A. her rupurtiunHtc Go the Republican
,- vote cast Boo tho election of 1908 n
81. each congressional district. The plul
b, was discussed today with favor D.
D. spu.e of the best known men ou M
g committee. They pointed out ou
lr That since the election uf 1905 thcr
'i had been "a census ANA 'ogrcF~inno
20 rr-Hupurt iunmtui. that many siut,
is rnd not the same number ut repre-
% snuf.ui,ps now that they had iu tha
,.ur aud that n other states Dem,
o. CrN, legislatures had made rear
por,lunmonts.
'' a now proposal growing ont uf th.
UlUu was made ht several tumml
tocmun, 10 proposes four dcl'-l
ut large from each state. ono 'ru
each congressional district whore ID
Republican vote .usl bore U Drt''
- ratio Co the total vote. Suuth''
'n committeeman object io such 20 COO
uI promise plan
d- Tho Wow that thc committee m
o. not decide to UIIl convention le 90
'' 4huIDd hN boomers from several WI'
Ar uItirs whose rrpr,sDutuiiNvs were
hand carly today stocked Win 0u
N and prepared to press their claims
h' the limit
to Among the cities contosung "a
Pee Philadelphia, indianapolis, Ciuci
Al. natl. St Louis and Denver The Ia
named o,iN was ON the ground with
promise ot s5o,oot 81 Louis ~
said to bC rcndy with $4,000 u
of .othog rltior probably viii back th,
mo- attractions with money DO thp sltu
n- ton tomorrow Warrants
49, Charles o.. Warner OF MiphigH
g. chairman of the law committee, Cu
&c. ferrcd at the capitol today with S'
he utofs Cummius Nelson, Root b.
,d. others. ana announced that Srnui
nd Cummlus had mo- Intention ut d
nf mlndno that the national conNo
tiun should adopt general pal
In platform
,'a "senator Cummins does not exp,
40 appear before tEc national col
mitttc or 90 submit further NlcWs
H." said Mr.. Warren "ii, docs :
urge that the convention g" turii
ss' than the proposed changes ln de-
ll- CATION representation ana pa
49, rules"
ted senator Boruhs demand that
her national committee go on record
nty to its own NicW of AN the propni
Is changes In party methods drew