Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-02
NEXT REPUBLICAN
NATL. CONVENTION
Plan OF Executive Committee Ratified
by states-5asis Of Repre-.
sentatlon Fixed.
(By Associated Press.)

that the new plan of representation
in the next Republican National Con
vention proposed by the Republican
National Committee, has been APP
proved by States representing 200
electoral votes some twenty-five
more than necessary under the condi'
tlons made by the National Commit.
tee-and will be put into effect when
the committee meets to arrange for
the next National Convention.
Secretary Reynolds statement says:
AT q meeting OF the committee,
held In Washington in December, 1913,
Il was decided that the basis Of repre-
sentatlon should be changed, n Re
publican state Conventions I'm States
representing q majority Of the votes
IN the Electoral College, which would
be equivalent TO the majority Of dele
gates IN the National Convention.
should authorize the change. At that
time the following resolution was
passed:
Confident that the action OF this
committee. as II does, the practically
unanimous sentiment Of the Republic
can voters OF the various, Estates, will
be ratified and be made effective.
"'Be II resolved, That the commit
tee shall issue the call for delegates
to the National Convention, TO be held
IN the year 1916. to nominate candi'
dates for President and Vice Presl-
dent. in accordance with the following
basis Of representation:
Each State shall he entitled IN
such convention TO four delegates at
large
1.-Two delegates at large FOR each
Representative at Large In Congress
elected from any State entitled TO one
or more additional Representatives IN
Congress under the apportionment
made in accordance with the last cen
sus. but in which STATE no new Con
gressional district has been provided
by law.
lone delegate for each Congress.
sional 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 1900.
Provided, however, That the total
number OF delegates 10 which any
State is entitled shall be chosen from
the State at large II the law Of the
State In which the election occurs so
prescribes.
Provided, further. That in the
case Of any State elect.ng all Repre-
sen;atives in Congress from the State
at large. such State shall be entitled
to as many delegates, elected at large,
as though the State were divided into
separate Congressional districts"
The resolution also provides for al.
ternates: delegates from he Distric,
of Columbia. Alaska and the insular
possessions: and the approval Of the
new system in such number Of States
as are entitled to cast majority Of
the votes in the present electoral col
lege.
Mr.. Reynolds statement further
says:
THE States that formally ratified
this plan, and the electoral votes that
they represent, are as follows:
Arkansas, Q; California. -; Colo.
RADIO, 6; Connecticut :; Idaho, 4; iii.
nois, 90; Indiana, 10; Maine, 6; Mas.
sachusetts, 49, Michigan, 10; Mis-.
souri,, 49, New Jersey, IL New York,
As; North Carolina, 70; Ohio, "a; Ok
lahoma, 10; Rhode Island, >; South
Carolina, 9; Tennessee. ~ Vermont.
4; Washington, Z; West Virginia, s.
There were, in addition to these,
several States which were in favor
Of the plan, but which held no state
convention during 1914"
The membership of the next Ma
tional Convention, in accordance with
the above plan, has not yet been work
ed out in detail by States, as this re-
quires a canvass of the votes in each
Congressional district in order to de.
termine the additional delegates to
be allowed The result by States will
be made known later by the National
Committee.
The statement further says:
THE official returns that have been
compiled by the Republican National
Committee show that on National is
sues the vote of the country in No
vember as: Republican, 5,915,27O
Democratic, 5,752,5SO; Progressive, l..
474243."
This compilation was made on the
vote for United States Senators and
Representatives in Congress, and not
on the vote for Governors or other