Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-11
|CHICAGO,LANDS
G. O. P. CONVENTION
National Meeting Of Republicans to
!, Be Held Juno s-severai States
Have Representation Reduced -
\ New Governing Body Created.


: ywashingt9n. Dec. l1.-Altho the re-
publican national committee has ad-
journed it's sessions here after select
ing Chfeaso and June as the place
and time for the national convention.
political circles were kept alive by the
booms for the various candidates for
the repuf.. can nominsti0n In 1920.
Mangoies, r. have rst1rned to their
homse .bui.s o las. number remained
for the nseefSHb cc state chainmen who
had organization questions to discuss.
supporters. Of various 1candid dates have
been very active. but SO far very few
candidates have appeared tn the open.
Senator Watson. who had been ads
yanced as O possible nominee, de-
clared In formal abatement that he
was not seeking the nomination and
would not permit personal ambition to
interfere with party harmony.
The convention will consist Of SS4
delegates, seven fewer than the MEN,
bersAip of the. 1916 sbody. New York
and, North Carolina gain one delegate
each, making their representation re-
spectively SO and %. The losses are:
Alabama, Q; Arkansas. o; Massa-
chusetts. / Tennessee. I; Texas, g..
The basis Of representation is that
ordered by the 1915 convention. which
allows one delegate for each senator
and member of congress and one addi-
tional delegate in each congressional
district where at least,7 800 votes were
cast for Hughes for president in 1915.
The Committee adopted radically
new policy. A party council is created.
to consist of twelve members OF the
national committee and twelve outside
Of tho committee, four Of whom are
women, whose duty it will be to dellb-
crate on matters touching the party
welfare and to make recommendations
for the consideration OF the national
committee. The, council viii consider
subjects to be embodied In the 1920
platform.
4 The same twelve national COM
mitteemen will be members Of a pre-
liminary committee On platform.
Thirty eight additional members are
ITO be named by National Chairman
Hays. This committee will deal i'm
mediately with platform subjects. IL
is to maintain permanent headquar-
tors in Washington. Jehn Callan
o,Iaughlin is to be executive secre-
tary of thiy committee.
The proposal Is to have tentative
draft. of the party platform prepared
two weeks ahead Of tho national con-
yention, for submission 10 the resolu-
tions committee. rSs n
Organization and coordination
methods for the coming campaign
were discussed today at aSmeetins OF
republican state chairmen. Will H.
Hays, the party national chairman.
and the officials OF the national organt-
zation participated In the consideration
of measures to insure harmony among
state organizations. Every stats was
REPRESENTED.
s9 Tho meeting was executive and It
was said most OF that time was taken
In exchanging views without any at
tempt to fix policies. There was
understood to be general agreement
that Chairman Hays planned to de-
centralize the contributions to the
campaign by limiting them 70 $1,000.
While the state leaders were in con-
ference officials Of the national con1-
mittee began laying details for the
national convention. At. Hart, the
Kentucky committeeman chosen chair
man of the convention COMMITTEES. was
flooded with applications for tickets.
Friends OF Chairman Hays stated .
movement to insure his retention thru
out tho campaign. - The usual custom
OF giving management Of the CAM
rpaign to an active urs-convention
supporfer Of tHe nominss, they assert
Cd. would bs /disrsgarded IN 1870.