Evening star., 1915-02-02
NEW DELEGATE PLAN IN
NEXT c. 0.P. CONVENTION
Secretary Reynolds of National
Committee Issues a
Statement.

The new plan Of representation in the
next national convention that was sug-
gested by the republican national COM
mittee has been adopted by the re-
publicans Of the country, and will be
put in effect when the committee meets
to arrange for the convention, accord
ing to the announcement made today
by Secretary James B. Reynolds of the
committee.
Secretary Reynolds statement says:
AT a meeting of the committee in
Washington in December, 1913, it was
| decided that the basis OF representa-
tion should be changed. if republican
state conventions in states representing
a majority of the votes in the electoral
| college, which would be equivalent te
the majority of delegates in the ma
tional convention, should authorize the
change. At that time the following
resolution was passed:
Resolution Adopted by Committee.
Confident that the action Of this
| committee, representing. as it does,
the practically unanimous sentiment
of the republican voters of the
| various states. will be ratified and
be made effective,
BE it resolved, That this COM
mittee shall issue the call for dele
| gates to the national convention. to
be held in the year 1916, to nomi-
nate candidates for President and
| Vice President, in accordance with
tho following basis of representa-
tion:
Each state shall be entitled in
such convention to four delegates
at large;
1.-TWO additional delegates at large
for each representative at large in
Congress elected from any state en-
titled to one or more additional rep
resentatives in Congress under the
apportionment made in accordance
with the last census. but in which
state no new congressional district
has been provided by law:
One delegate from each con-
gressional district;
IAN additional delegate for each
congressional district in which the
vote for any republican elector in
1908, or for the republican nominee
for Congress in 1914, shall have
been not less than seven thousand
five hundred G,500);
| Provided. however, That the
| total number of delegates to which
| any state is entitled shall be chosen
from the state at large if the law
| of the state in which the election
| occurs so prescribes; and
| SCdICo AAdI xSdL4AcO 11dQs
| Provided, further, that in the
| case Of any state electing all rep
| resentatives in Congress from the
! state at large such state shall be
| entitled to as many delegates, elect
| ed at large, as though the state
| were divided into separate congress
sional Districts"
| The resolution also provides for al
| ternates; delegates from the Distric
of Columbia, Alaska and the insula
possessions, and the approval of tn,
| new system in such number of state
as are entitled to cast a ma ajority o
the votes in the present electoral col
| lege.
Mr.. Reynolds statement further says
THE states that formally ratified thi
plan and the electoral votes that the,
represent are as follows:
ARKANSAS, 8: California, 10; Colorado
6; Connecticut. Z: Idaho, 4; Illinois, 29
Indiana, Is; Maine, 8: Massachusetts
Is; Michigan, Is: Missouri, 1S: New
Jersey, IA; New York, As; North Caro-
lima, II: Ohio, "a: Oklahoma. 10; Rhod
Island, 5; South Carolina. 8; Tennessee
II; Vermont, 4; Washington. Z; Yves
| Virginia. s.
There were, in addition to these
| several states which were in favor o
the plan, but which held no state con
Vention during 1914
Membership Not Yet Worked Out
The membership of the next nationa
convention, in accordance with tn
above plan, has not yet been worke'
out in detail by states. as this re
ouires a canvass Of the votes in eacl
congressional district, in order to de
termiue the additional delegates to b.
| allowed The result by states will b.
made known later by the national com
| mittee.
The statement further says: The of
! fetal returns that have been complies
| by the republican national committe
| show that on national issues the vot
| of the country in November was
| Republican, 5.915.270: democratic, 5,
752,5s0, progressive, 1.474.243."
This compilation was made on tn
vote for United States senators an
representatives in Congress and not o.
the vote fer governors or other stat
officers.
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