Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-04
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION CALL
eREATHEs SPIRIT
OF PEACE.
DELEGATES CHOSEN BY
PRIMARY TO BE SEATED
Assurances Given That Accredited
Representative. Wi; DC 1iven voice
in Deliberations-Tariff Figures For
Year Show Decline in Foreign Trade
Democratic Tariff Blamed.

Washington. Jan. 4.-In a proclama-
ton breathing the spirit of concilia-
ton and providing for a procedure de-
signed to prevent a repetition of the
tragedy of 1912. the republican nation.
al committee today issued the call for
the republican convention at Chicago
June Z next.
An invitation to the progressives to
return to the fold of the old party is
found in this language:
THE republican electors of the sew
efhl states and the District of Column
bia, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico. and
the Philippine islands. and all other
electors, without regard to past politi-
cal affiliations. who believe in the
principle of the republican party and
indorse its policies, are cordially in
vited to unite under this call In the
selection of delegates to said conven-
ton"
Seats For Primary Delegates.
The call promises that delegates
chosen in primaries in accordance with
state laws will be recognized and
placed on the temporary roll Of the
convention. This is an earnest that
the national committee will not pre-
vent the seating of direct primary
delegates, as ii did notably in the case
of two California delegates In 1912.
InasInuch as more than a majority of
the delegates will be chosen by direct
state primaries there VII! be iess -eaE!:
for the trouble caused in 1912 by the
national committees decision Of con-
tests.
. Procedure For Election.
The procedure for the election OF
delegates is thus stated by the call:
Delegates at large and their alter
rates, and delegates from congression-
al districts and their alternates. shall
be elected In the following manner:
u. BY primary elections, in accord
ance with the laws of the state In
which the election occurs, in such
states as require by law the election Of
delegates to national conventions Of
political parties by direct primaries:
provided. that to any state In which
republican representation upon the
board of Judges or inspectors of cleo
tions for such primary election is de-
nied by Law, delegates and aiternates
shall be elected as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Shall Publish Call.
"2. BY congressional territorial or
state conventions. as the case. may be.
, to be called by the congressional, ter
ritorial, or state committees respec-
lively Notice of the call for such
conventions shall be published in a
newspaper or newspapers Of general
circulation in the district, territory. or
state. In congressional district
where there is no republican con-
gressional committee the republican
state committee shall issue such call
and make said publication.
| Delegates presenting certificates OF
/ election from the canyassing boards or
officer created or designated by state
[ law to canvass the returns and issue
| certificates of election to delegates to
| the national convention shall be placed
! upon the temporary roll Of the con-
yention by this committed"
| Fewer Delegates Than in 1912.
| The convention will consist of 97e
delegates, as compared with LOIS ir
1912.
In accordance with the plan for re.
organization of the party adopted II
1913, the southern representation ha:
been reduced from $50 to ia.
i This win lessen, tho not entirely re-
move, the danger of defeat of the pop
ular will by boss control Of the "hant
| picked southern delegates. who con.
stitute little more than paper" rep
resentation OF republican electors.
The new plan OF representation L
stated by the call as follows:
I Said national convention shall con
sist of four delegates at large from
each state and two delegates at larg'
for each representative at large II
congress: one delegate from each con
gressional district: an additional dele
!! gate for each congressional district II
which the vote for any republican
elector in 1908, or for the republican
! nominee for congress In 1914 shall hay'
] been not less than 1900: two delegate
s each from the District OF Columbia
1 Alaska, Hawaii. Porto Rico. and thu
Philippine islands. All delegates from
any state may, however. be chosel
from the state at large, in the even
that the laws of the state in which thu
election occurs so provide"
4 Attack on Tariff Law.
The democratic tariff law impaired
American foreign trade and Injuries
| American lnQuSITlSS, dCCOTOIuS "
statement supported by statistics givel
out tonight by the Republican Pub
lipity Association.
THE war alone brought relief, ant
but for that war we would now b
suffering the worst industrial de
preston in the history of the nation,
says the statement.
The association then cites the fol
lowing figures from the reports Of tn
department Of commerce.:
During the first ten months of tn
democratic tariff October, 1913,
Inly 1919 under neane condition:
there was net decrease Of $15S,526.2S
| in our total exports and net increas
Of $40, 977,779 in our total import
4 Therefore, the impairment or disrup
ton In our International commerce ha
already happened before the Europsa
war set in, during the first year OF I'll
democratic tariff. The war months (
August and September, 1914. altho ful
Their disrupting overseas trade. did nj
materially change the effect Of Il
democratic tariff the first year.
- Some Parallels.
.Eliminate the countries Of Enrol