Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-02
G. @. P. NEW PLAN
R PRESENTATION
Is ANNOUNCED
Secretary Announces II Has Been Ap-
proved by States Representing 200 Elec-
t0ral v0tesAWnl Be Put Into Effect al
Next Committee Session.
lEv Associeied prs...l


Washington. Fcbruar, o-Sccretary
James Il. Reynolds. nf the Republican
National Committee. has announced that
The new plan of representation ia the
next Republican National Convention
proposed by the Republican National
Committee. had been approved h, states
representing M electoral votcS-Snmc
. more than necessary under the cnndi
tIons made bv the National Committee.
had been approved by states represent
ing 40 electoral vutr~-Sumc - more
than necessary under the conditions
made hA the National cummittcc-and
will bc put in effect when the committee
meets 10 arrange for the next national
convention.
Secretary REYNOLDS statement saws:
Al 4 meeting Of the committee. held in
Washington ~ Dcrcmlrr. 1919. il was
decided that the basis IF representation
should he changed. if Republican state
Conventions in states representing a ma
majority Of the votes in the Electoral
College. which would be- equivalent to
the majority oi delegates in the National
Convention. should authorize the change.
Al that time the following resolution
was passed:
Confident that tho action Of this com.
mitiec. representing. ~ il does. the prac
ucaliy unanimous sentiment uf the Re
publican voters Of the V%ariuu> states.
will b. ratified and be- made effective:
BE IL Resolved. That this Committee
shall issue the rall for delegates To the
National Convention. to To- held in the
wear 1916, 10 nominate candidates for
President and Vice president. ia accord
n" with The following basis ~ repre-
scntation:
Each State shall ~ entitled IN such
convention to four delegates ~ large:
Two additional delegates al large
Tor each representative az large ia Con
.rrSS elected from amy State entitled To
one or more additional representatives
IN Congress under the apportiOnmcut
made IN accorlanrr with the last cru>Is.
but In which State no new congressional
district has been provided ~ law;
One delegate from each Congress
sional district.
An additional delegate for each
Congressional district ia which thc vote
Tor any Republican %rlrrtur in l9n>. ur
for the Rcpuhlican nominee for CON
.rc>S ia 1914. shall have been not lr>S
than seven Thousand five hundred
- 500
PROVIDED. huwr,rr That the total
umbc of delegates 4" which any state
Is entitled shall hc chosen from the State
Mt large IL the Law nf the State iu which
the election urcur> ~ pre>crihc>. aud
PROVIDED, Further. That ~ the case
If nnv State c%lrrtinc al Representatives
in congress from the STATE 1t large such
State shall he entitled tn ~ MANY dele
gates. elected At large. - ihur.h he
state were divided into separate Con
greSSional districts
The resolution also provides tor alter
mates: delegates from the District ~ rnl
umbia. Alaska aud The iu>ular in>>rS
>imns; and the approval ~ The urv ~,~
tenn in such number of states a. lrc 81
TITLED t. east a majority uf ~" VOTES ia
III" present electoral cnllc.r.
Mr.. REYNOLDS statement further saws.
The States that formally ratified this
plan. and the cifStorpl ,utc> that they
represent. are - follows: