The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-02
now HAWAII
!" WAS DENOTED
ponublican Reorganization Must
Be Endorsed at State
Conventions.


WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
Repohlicnn national committee con
e,rgcl tonight its labor for reform in
- hrocedurc. and launched its cam
paigD for a reunion Of warning elements
~ adopting a resolution providing for
= radical change in the basis Of repre-
sanitation in national. nominating con-
,ootiobs which would reduce the quota
30 sorthcrp States from thirty.three to-
sixteen per cent Of the convention 8
total. 49,. ...,..
..izeJ in vigorous terms by several Of
n, meml crs. Tut made unanimous be-
Co. odiournment. must be Endorsed by
e,at,s entitled TO east majority Of
votes In the electoral college before IL
become party law, In order that such
aetion shall he taken as-pfomptly as
nossiiIp the committee appointed a sub
committee Of three, consisting Of
CHARLES 3. Warren of Michigan, Sen.
aior porab of Idaho and Governor Hat
field Of West Virginia, to prepare an
address to the States urging immediate
ratification of the PROPOSAL This adj
dress will be drawn up shortly after
the Christmas holidays, and leading
members of the committee expressed
the hone tonight that it would be met
by early action. Approval by the States
-wifr rgrfe call from the national com
mitteo for the national convention for
1916 along the lines laid down toby.
i A Compromise.
The reorganization plan adopted camo
rs compromise With rcnecte thu
views of many committccmen, I a.
Southern representation should be re-
duced, hut not brought TO the vanish
ing noint. 1t reads as follows:
Confident that the action of this
committee, representing as IL does prae-
tieally tho unanimous continent of the
Republican electors of the States, win
be ratified by the Republican electors
of the States, 6t9@
"Re it resolved, That this committee
shall issue call for the national con-
Yentinn to be held in 1916 10 nominate
candidates for President and Vice PIesi.
dent in accordance with the following
bRsis of Representations: Each State
shall be entitled in such convention TO
four delegates at large; one delegate
at large for each representative in con
gress at large from any state; one dele
gate from each congress district; an
additional delegate from each congress
district in which the vote either for
Republican Presidential electors in 1905
OF for the Republican candidate for
congress in 1914 shall not have been
less than 1900 and that for>each dele,
gate chosen an alternate delegate shall
be chosen in the same manner and al
the same time to act in the absence OF
the delegate.
Provided, however, that the above
basis of representation shall not be
made the basis Of the call for the ma.
tional convention TO be held in the wear
l9lG unless prior TO January I, 1915
Republican State conventions held I'M
der the laws of tile States. or called by
the Republican State committees Of the
States, in such number of States az arr
emitted to cast majority of the votes
IN the present electoral college shall
ratifv the action Of this committee in
respect to determining this basis OF
representation. " -
The Vote. e .1 10
tn" vote on the resolution was as
follows; 80
Aye - Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware, District
OF 'olumbiaJ Florida, Idaho, Indiana
iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New
hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico
New York, North Carolina, North Da
kota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. Pennsyl
xah'a' Rhode Island, South Carolina
tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington
west virginia and Wiseonsin-3s.
NNayT-Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi
Sep.IaSEa, south Dakota, Texas, Tir
According to figures submitted by tn,
suDe"lamlttee, the new plan would re
.luee the total number of delegates from
ios'd, as in 1912, to 9g3. Under IL thes
states would lose delegates. - Z
ALABAMA, nine; Arkansas, three; Flor
,9a, four; Georgia, ten; Illinois, two
nen'uGSy, one; Louisiana, seven; Mis-
s1,sslpp', eightj New York, four; MORT
Saioina, three; Pennsylvania. one
Touth carolina, seven; Tennessee, three
lekas, fifteen; Virginia, nine; and liza
waii, four. - 49,
The Southern Statos ,,o,,l1 49, m
delegates in all.
| Alaska Fortunate.
The District of Columbia and Alask
We're provided with two delegates eac
~ separate action, and the Philippine
Ior'o Rico and Hawaii were also give
'w0 each without the right to vote.
II, b' Howell Of Nebraska led tn
nght against the resolution. lie sal
republican voters would not be sati,
heu with a reduction of the sort or,
Ppseu, and pointed out the eomparatiy
strength OF the delegations from Sc,
sral Northern and Southern states nj
YET III giving also the percentage Z
votes east in these State IN snow n
nnetpunnilean weakness below Mason an
Di&on ) line and strength above II. il
4 iiotoSea; as a substitute one Of ii
pianS submitted by the RepnbIieau NJ
S SnmI committee, which provided II
A tour delegates at large from each sta
gnI one delegate in addition for ear