Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-05-06

ohOul0 oCfth ANt
$4,000 or more votes be cast for the
Republican nominee for Congress in
1914 in any congressional district not
entitled TO two delegates on the basis
Of the vote cast for presidential elect
prs in 1908 such district would be en-
titled to send two delegates to the
convention of 1916.
Some members of the party may be.
lieve that greater reduction in the
southern representation would have
been advisable. Without going into a
discussion Of the merits of this ques-
ton ii will be apparent that a great
step Will have been taken toward as.
surfing a convention in 1916 that will
voice the principles and wishes Of the
great mass OF the party voters when
the voting strength OF those states in
which the number OF delegates should
be reduced has actually been reduced
by such large proportion.
1t is evident that the Republican
voters in all the states desire the pres
ent basis of representation changed
and the basis proposed by the National
Committee made effective for the con.
Yention TO be held in 1916.
The convention to be convened in
that year will, OF course, have com.
plete Jurisdiction OF the entire ques
ton, and IL the majority of that con.
vention desires to establish a new
basis of representation for future CON
ventions it will be entirely within its
province so to do.
The resolution relating to the change
In the basis of representation adopted
by the committee provides that the
change will become effective only IN
the event that conventions held in Dur
suance of the laws of the separate
states or called by the Republican
State Committees of the separate
states, in the number of states entitled
to cast majority of the votes in the
present electoral college, which is
equivalent to the number of states en-
titled TO cast, on the present basis OF
representation, majority of the votes
III National Convention of the party
shall ratify the action of the commit
tee before January /, 1915.
The resolution as adopted and pro
posed by the National Committee. q
copy of which is appended, can there
fore be ratified by any state convention
under the laws of the state for the pu.
pose OF nominating candidates for state
Offices, or for the purpose of adoptins
party platform, or by any convention
called by the Republican State Com
mittee and held within the time desig
mated.
The committee appointed to present
the proposed plan to the state conven
tlons believes that it is desirable from
every point of view that the action OF
the National Committee be ratified and
made effective. All who are opposed
to the fundamental principles of the
Democratic party should join in the
election of delegates to the Nationa
convention to be convened in 1916
The basis proposed for the election OF
delegates assures the states having the
greatest number of Republican voters
larger proportion of voting strength
in the supreme council of the party
and by the changes made in the rules
the way is open for the separate states
to enact laws for the election of dele
gates in primary elections, and fol-
the majority of the voters participants
In the primaries TO elect delegates wht
VIII voice the sentiment of the major
ity.
charles b. Warren, of Michigan.
VIM. r. Borah, of Idaho.
Henry ID. Hatfield, of West Virginia