The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-03
HOW CONNECTICUT
FARES UNDER NEW
DELEGATE SYSTEM
Republican National Con
vention Will Seat Seven
Delegates in 1916


Washington, Feb. a. Secretary
James B. Reynolds, OF the Republican
National Committee, today announced
that the new plan of representation
in the next Republican National Con-
vention proposed by the Republican
National Committee, had been APP
proved by states representing 290
electoral votes-some rs more than
necessary. under the conditio ns made
by the National Conmittee-and will
be put in effect when the committee
meets to arrange for the next nation
al convention.
Secretary Reynolds statement
says: cat a meeting of the committee,
held in Washington in December,
1918, it was decided that the basis Of
representation should be changed. if
states representing a ma jority of the
votes in the Electoral College, which
would be equivalent to the majority
of delegates in the National conven-
ton, should authorize the change. At
that time the following resolution
was passed:
Confident that the action of this
committee, representing. as it does,
the practically unanimous sentiment
of the Republican voters of the vari-
Gus states, win be ratified and be
made effective,
BE 1T RESOLVED: That this
committee shall issue the call for
delegates to the National Convention
to be held in the year 1916, to norni-
nate candidates for president and
vice president, in accordance with the
following basis of representations:
g Each state shall be entitled in
such convention to four delegates at
large;
Two additional delegates at large
for each representative at large in
ali es%-
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 delegates from each Con-
gressional district;
An additional delegate for each
Congressional district in which the
vote for any Republican e1ector in
1908, or for the Republican nominee
for Congress in 1914, shall have been
not less than seven thousand five hun
dred (7,5O0);
'' Provided, however, That the to-
tai 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
prescribess and
Provided, Further, That In the
case Of any state electing all repre-
sentatives 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 Congressiona districts Is
The resolution also provides for al
ternates; delegates from the District
OF Columbia, Alaska and the inslllar
possessions and the approval of the
new system in such number Of states
as are entitled to cast a majority OF
the votes In the present electoral
college.
Mr.. Reynolds statement furthe1
says: The states that formally rati-
i fed this plan, and the electoral votes
that they represent, are as follows:
i Arkansas, g.; California. 10: Colo.
RADIO, 8: Connecticut, z: Idaho, 4: IL
inois, %; Indiana, 49,. Maine. 6,
Massachusetts,, Is; Michigan, Is;
Missouri 10; New Jersey, Ia; New
York, 45; North Carolina. 12: Ohio
South Carolina. 8; Tennessee, ~
Vermont, 4: Washington, z; Yves
Virginia, 8.
4 There were, in addition to these
several states watch were in favor o.
the plan, but which held no sfat.
convention during 1914"
The membership of the next ma,
t1ona1 convention. in accordance witt
the above plan, has not yer beer
worked out in detail by states, as ttiI
Fequ4EeS a canvass OF the votes il
each Congressional district, In orde
to determine the additional delegate
to be allowed. The result by state
VIII be made known later by the ma
tional committee.
The statement further says: 18th
i eial returns that have been com
piled by the Republican Nationa
Committee show that on national is
sues the vote of the country in No
yember was: Republican, 5,e15. 27O
Democratic, 5,752,580; Progressive
1,474, 243.''
This compilation was made on tn
vote for United States senators an,
representatives in Congress. ana M
on the vote for governors or othe
stats officers.