The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-02-05

practically unanimous sentiment of
the Republican voters Of the various
states will be ratified and be made
effective.
" Be it resolved, That this commit
tee shall issue the call for delegates
to the national convention, to be held
in the year 1916, to nominate candi
dates Tor president and vice president
IN accordance with the following basis
OF representation:
Each state shall be entitled in
SAID convention to four delegates at
large:
The additional delegates at large
tor each representative at large in
congress elected from any state en-
TITLED to one or more additional rep
resentatlves in congress under the ap
port1onment made in accordance with
the last census, but in which state
no new congressional district has been
provided by law;
One delegate from each congress
sional district;
An additional delegate for each
congressional district in which the
vote for any Republican elector in
!9O8, or for the Republican nominee
tor congress in 1914, shall have been
not less than seven thousand five hun
bred (75OO)
Total Number of Delegates.
Provided, however. that the total
number of delegates to which anv
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
Provided, further, that in the case
OF any state electing all representa-
tlves 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 alt
ornate; delegates from the District of
Columbia, Alaska and the insular pos
sessions; and the approval of the new
system IN such number of states as are
entitled to cast majority of the votes
Ill the present electoral college.
Ratified BY States.
My Reynolds statement further
says; The states that formally rati-
he'd this plan, and the electoral votes
that they represent are as follows:
Arkansas, 9; California, ID; Colo
RADIO, 9; Connecticut, 7; Idaho, 4; lii
noiS, y; Indiana, Is; Maine, 6; Massa-
cchusetts, Is; Michigan, Is; Missouri
IL; New Jersey, IA: New York, as
North Carolina, II; Ohio. "a; Okla
homa, 10; Rhode Island, S; South
Carolina, 9; Tennessee, II; Vermont,
o; Washington, I; West Virginia, 8,
here were, in addition to these,
several states which were in favor of
the plan, but which held no state con
vention during 1914"
he membership of the next nation
al convention, in accordance with the
above plan, has not yet been worked
out IN detail by states, as this requires
a canvas of the votes in each congress
slonal district, in order to determine
the additional delegates to be allowed
The result by states will be made
known later, by the national commit
tee.
The statement further saws:
he official returns that have been
compiled by the Republican national
committee show that on national is
sues the vote OF the country in No
Vembcr was:
Republican, 5,9l5.270; Democratic,
SIS, $50; Progressive, l,474243."
This compilation was made on the
vote OF the United States senator's and
representatives. in congress and not on
the vote for the governor and other
state officers.