The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-13
WOULD CALL
I CONVENTION
This Is the Decision Reached
by the Repub-
Leans
RADICAL CHANGE
IN PARTY POLICY
1t Will Be Constructive and
Progressive in the
Future

| tnlcdgo, may To- hat tne uhi1iiiS
the Progressive party with the Repub
lican party is not only desired, but actu
ally sought, was the gist of sentimen
expressed at the close yesterday of {
two-days' conference at which Republi
can leaders outlined plans for reorganiz
ing the party.
Former Governor Hadley of Missouri
said a coalition was not TO be expected
by any mechanical scheme, but rather
BY the remedying of the causes in the
Republican party which resulted in the
| separation.
The statesmen who represent the Pro-
gressive wing of the party We're strength
ened yesterday morning by the arrival
of former Governor Herbert S. Hadley of
Missouri, while Senator Works of Cali
| fornia telegraphed that he hoped to
reach the city in time to attend the
afternoon session.
Other politicians from several central
states swelled the attendance to more
than fifty.
Senator Borah of Idaho is opposed to
calling Republican national conference
and his stand on this question was the
beginning of lengthy discussion. He
has asserted that it would be useless
to reorganize the party from the top
down, as any meeting which might be
held at this time would be controlled
by the men who dominated the conven-
ton last June. The senator has fought
the conference idea continuously since
his arrival and will continue to do so,
but is without much hope that his ideas
will prevail
He was the center OF discussion sec
ond time when he advanced plan for
the direct election OF delegates to ma
tional conventions, standing practically
alone on this issue
Hostility to the present national COM
mittee has been openly expressed by sew
eral of the Progressiyes. Senator Ken
yon's statement that most of us" would
have no objection to "most of the ma
tional committee resigning' is backed up
by Senator Sherman OF Illinois, who
said: "The feeling is that the national
committee should be less inhexible and
more amenabie to public opinion"
One of the aims of the conference is
to curtail the powers OF the existing
national committee.
Interviews have disclosed that the con-
sensus of opinion favors following the |
rule adopted by the Progressive and the |
Democratic national conventions, provid |
ing that members of the national com
mittee shall assume their duties immedi I
ately upon election, instead of waiting |
for the dissolution of the committee at /
the close of the national convention /
By such arrangement, the new commit
tee men would handle the credentials OF /
the 1915 convention.
The attendance of Senator Gronna of 1
North Dakota is said to have the dis
approval of Senator La Toilette who is
not in sympathy with the gathering.
The two men have strong political allies
md it is reported that the determine
ion of Senator Gronna to attend has
,aused dissension.
First steps towards reuniting the Re-
publican party were taken at the con
erence of Republican United States sen.
Itors and other leaders of the party later
yesterday. The conference decided to
SIX the Republican national committee at Z
IS meeting May Ia, at Washington, to
ssue call for a national convention. Ii
To reorganize the party along pro- s
nins of Iowa, Senator William f. Borah d
i Idaho and former Governor H. s. Had \
eys while the other leaders at the con- t
erence agreed that the proposed eonven-
ion should change the basis of represent In
alton in future conventions, provide for
ull recognition of state primary laws
nd make other radical changes, so that
he party shall stand for constructive T
nd progressive activities in the affairs
government.
docs the suggestion to reunite the
arty mean that those who Joined the a
progressive party are to be asked to Il
1me back?" Senator Cummins was d
sked. N
1T means just as | have said before, q
nat the convention would be a sort of Il
ord's supper, and all those who believed n
light partake" replied Senator Cum il
inns. +