The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-08
B0RAH SAYS
COMMITTEE APPROVED
is RECEIVING MANY LETTERS
FROM ALL PARTS OF couN.
TRY COMMENCING ACTION

The prominent part taken by Sem
ator Borah in the party reorganiza-
ton plan adopted by the national COM
mittee has placed him in position to
determine party sentiment toward the
action more definitely than anyone
else. On this point a Washington
correspondent says:
Senator Borah of Idaho, who was
the dominating figure at the recent
meeting Of the republican national
committee in Washington, is receiving
letters from all parts of the United
States indorsing the work of the COM
snittee In laying the foundation for
reorganization Of the party on pro-
gressive lines.
Il have had a great many letters
commencing the work of the commit
tee," sadi Senator Borah, and have
read a great many editorials from the
leading papers in all sections Of the
country and up to the present time
every letter has been commendatory
Of the committees action, and every
editorial, except two, has been of the
same tone. Both adverse editorials
had to do chiefly with the personal
side of the meeting, and had little to
say about the broad questions at is
sue"
All Well Satisfied.
Letters similar to those received by
Senator Borah have come to other
western republicans in senate and
house, especially those who have been
active in working for party harmony
and for reorganization on new lines,
and under new leaders. And practic-
ally all these advices from the people
have expressed satisfaction and ac-
Quiescence in the program mapped out
by the republican national committee.
While, prior to the meeting of the
committee, there was strong demand
In some quarters for the holding of a
special national convention in 1914,
those who took that stand seem to
agree that the course taken by the
committee was wise, and gives prom
ise Of satisfactory results.
At the present time, the republican
national committee is recognized as
the only recognized representative of
the republican party, other than such
representation as it has in congress.
And the national committee having
acted, and decided to submit its plan
of reduced representation to the states
for ratification, it is agreed that the
authority of the committee will not be
called into question, but that it's ad-
vanced step will meet with general APP
prevail in most of the states, includ-
ing some Of those Of the south which
are to suffer substantial reduction in
representation.
Readjusting Representation.
So far as the recognition Of dele
gates, elected at primaries. was con-
cened, the committees action was fl
nal, and could not be questioned. There
was. in the minds Of many republicans,
doubt as to whether the committee,
could Of its own accord, readjust the
basis of representation, but in the
manner in which this Is proposed to
be done 1t Is admitted that the COM
mittee will be sustained, and it is the
expectation Of party leaders in Wash
ington that this action of the commit
tee will be ratified prior to January l.,
1918, to make this decision final ana
binding.
Several states, 1t is reported, will
give early consideration to the propos-
ed reduction of southern representa-
ton. but 1t is understood that no ac-
.ion will be taken in most states until
conventions were to take UP party
business during the coming spring
and summer.
Returning to Fold.
The republican national committee,
according to Senator Borah, in taking
the action l. did was not leading the
rank and file Of the republican party,
but was bringing up the rear Of the