The Washington times., 1915-09-21
GERMAN.AMERICANs FAVOR G. O. P.

All this may or may not betoken q
Presidential campaign Of the lacksa-
daisicai sort. Democrats recognise that
the war, because it has brought q de-
gree of prosperity TO the industrial sec
tons which could not have been pos
sible otherwise, and in certain direc-
tions. has helped the agricultural sec
tions as well. Is Of great political ad-
vantage to the party in power On tho
other hand they are concerned about the
possible effect on certain elements OF
the voting community. notably the Ger
man-Americans.
torate are pretty definitely lost to them
Is generally admitted ~ most Demo.
Gratis. But there Is wide divergence OF
view as to the effect OF this loss: JUST
now q favorite Democratic speculation
deals with the voting strength to be
lost in this way. Some Democratic poll
ticians who have been looking into the
sit uatio have declared that S5 per cent
OF the German vote has in recent years
been Republican anyhow; therefore the
proportion of 1t that the Democrats
have a chance to- lose is calculated as
portion Of the German vote that has
been Republican is much less; COM
monty stated as about 80 per cent. since
1896 the German vote has tended strong
more recently It has been affected IN
that direction BY a feeling that that ,t,,e the
| ideas.
When the Republican national COM
| mittee meets here early in December
1t will issue the call for the national
| convention. select the place. and ADOPT
| the basis of representation. Indications
are that the convention will be com
| posed Of a little fewer than 1000 dele
gates. .or about 100 less than the 1912
gathering: the reduction representing
chiefly the reduction in Southern States
ratios under the new apportionment.
New Basis of Representation.
| In December 1918. the national COM
mittee met and adopted resolution es-
tu blishing a new basis OF representation
that WAS intended to put an end to the
! criticism that the non Republican South
had too much power In making nomina-
,ions. The old system had for many
years given four delegates at large to
n State. and two to a Congressional
district The new plan as proposed by
| the committee, after two days debate.
gave each state two delegates at large.
| two for every Congressman at large,
one for every Congressional district. and
an additional one for every Congress
sional district that In 1905 or 1914 cast
1900 or more Republican votes Tho
ing OF delegates chosen by primary un-
der the States laws.
! A careful computation has recently
been made Of the delegate strength Of
der this plan When the national com
mittee meets 1t will have to consider
the various apportionment calculations
and adopt one Of them. making It Of
fetal. The best computation thus far
prepared. though Of course t has no
official standing. gives the sections
votes as follows:
New Engiand-Maine. New Hampshire.
Vermont. Massachusetts. Connecticut
Ess;eas eas @ sss,es-New York New jersey. "
Pennsylvania, Delaware. are.................... Iss
Southern states-virginia, North Caro-
lima. South Carolina. Georgia Florida
| Alabama. Mississippi. Tennessee. Ar
kansas. Texas. Louisiana. ................ ia
Border States-Maryland. West Virginia,
kentucky. Mississippi. Oklahoma. ::.:.. Iit
RADIO. Wyoming. Idaho. o..................... Il
Southwestern states-Arisona, New Mex
Paeinc stat.s-Cai,fornia Oregon, wash: ~
Central statss, east Of tn. Nr,ssiss.pp,- "
Ohio Indiana Michigan. Illinois. wis.,
Central States. west Of tho Missiasippi-
North Dakota, South Dakota, Mime
sofa. Iowa Nebraska, Kansas. ........... loa
Alaska District Of Columbia. a................
Total ............................s -
Would Reduce Convention.
There were LOS voting delegates ir
the convention OF 1919: so that II the
foregoing apportionment should bs
adopted It would reduce the convention
Just ninety. Most of this would be lost
to the States of the solid South
These eleven Commonwealths. withou,
snso :ssUIs snsncs sots xdn ths sst.s
in 1912; this would be reduced, under
the foregoing computation. to III.
loss Of seventy,eight. Porto Rico. tn,
n s tssy s"s are sven h.a none total it S
new plan.
There has not been universal salts
faction with the new apportionmen
mittee two years ago: some OF tn,
critics have insisted It still left tn,
soil South with too much power. Blu
i Is pretty pretty O,, certain te be confirmed a
has not been changed. and the argu
ments that can be made now were al
employed two years ago, objectors L
syste%n ner noW xbs are
vention next year. and to attemp
adoption of a plan that will still fur
ther reduce the representation o
states that have not In long period
say twenty years-chosen any Repub
lican electors.
Chicago Wants Both Conventions.
Where the next Republican conven
tion Will be located 10 a matter Of in
teresting speculation. with ths chance
seemingly strongly in favor Of Chicago
In fact. the Illinois town claims (,
have a majority Of the entire nationa
committee fiatly pledged to support 1t
and furthermore. It claims to have tn,
about as firmly In it's grasp.
However, there are several unterri
fed aspirants for the gathering. Phiia
deiphia Is putting up big fight for y
wins; Minneapolis. ST. Louis, and Sal
Francisco have all made proposition
! Tor the Gathering; and some eths