The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-02-05
ing the present administration.
cnnuEnr1oN WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE.

In view of the fact that Republican national con-
yenton will nominate the next president OF the Ol''eu
States; and in view of the further TACT tnat Aod"o Is
grooming that president; the manner IN which inc Son
venton will be made up becomes OF more than passing
interest 1t is claimed by the national committee that the
next Republican national convention Will be much more
representative of the people than convention OF re-
cent years The representation OF the Democratic south
has been greatly reduced and in consequence the pre-
dominance of the Republican north will be much more
marked At former conventions the south had IS per
cent of the delegates At the next convention 1t VIII
have only 10 per cent No longer will it be possible for
the man in the white house dictate the nomination OF
the Republican party by virtue of the fact that he con-
trolls the southern delegates
In discussing the convention and the representa-
ton of the southern the Portland Oregonian says
that comparison of the appotonmen with the vote
cast for the South in 1914 will show that
that section will still have higher ratio of delegates to
Republican votes than the North. Regardless OF the
number of Republican votes cast each Southern state like
each Northern state will have four delegates at large two
delegates for each and delegate
each congressional district This would give fourteen
delegates to Alabama which cast only 1888 Republican
votes in 1914 eleven Arkansas which cast only 4O&
Republican votes nine Florida sixteen Georgia, IL
to Mississippi although Republican votes cast
in any of these states in 1914 Northern districts do
begin acquire additional delegates offes this repre-
sentaon of this MISREPRESENTATION of few
until they have $500 votes to show, and
then they get only additional though the Republicans
may be three, four FIVE times $500.
The of Republicans in the black belt of the
South has complain of the basis of repre-
sentaon for the National Committee and the state con-
ventons which approved its action have erred the side
of generosity them For many the South has
grossly overrepresented build up
the party in the South Instead of building it up the few
handfus of Southern Republicans have maintained mere
skeleton of organization preex for securing the
Federal Offices whenever the Northern Republicans
National victory Southern delegates have been fruitful
of corruption scandal and dscord National con-
ventions and of the main the split in
l9Z Until they begin to represent real live aggressive
party the fewer of them have in National conventions
the better for the Republican party
BY recognizing state laws providing for direct primaries
and for election Of all of states delegates-atarge the
party has deprived California and other states of anv
excuse for boiling Except to its generous treatment
OF the South, the party is genuine representa-
tive OASIS The platform which adopts in 1916 will en-
body the principles to which the great majority of Re-
pubcans adhere and the ticket then nominated will he the
undlsPuted choice of the party The cause for division
among Republicans has been removed and every dav
furnishes new evidence that the schism healing so
pletely that soon little trace of it will remain