Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-09

We n, June S.-Election of John T. gof Dubuque, Iowa, as chair msS succeed Postmaster General II lose resignation was formally
 gd, and adoption of a new basis
 esentaton at national conven-
 resulting in a further cut in the
 1T of delegates from the south, Tn4,E ed the, meeting today of the repub- llcan national committee. MT. Adams Who was vice-chairman, was succeeded Tn that office by Ralph E. Williams of Portland, Ore. Mrs. Leonard G. Woods of Pittsburgh, was elected second vice chairman, an office created by committee action in recognition of the women mem bership in the party.
 The change in representation, based on the republican votes of the last cleo ton, reduces by 23 the number of dele gates who were accredited from the southern states to the Chicago, conven- tion last June. This represents a cut of r per cent. and makes a total cut of 40 per cent. in the number of delegates | from those states since the 1912 con- vention.
 Under the new plan of apportionment, l the next national convention will be made up of 1,037 delegates, 53 more than 1 the last unless there are great changes ] in the state votes of last fall, upon which l lIte CdNuldIlOn was mace.
 1 The old system allowed for one dele gate from each congressional district but under the new plan district must have cast 2,500 republican votes in the l last preceding election before it may send a delegate to the convention To have two district delegates, there must have l been cast 10000 republican votes, or a republican representative must have been elected to congress. Under the former plan, 7,500 votes gave two delegates
 Provision is also made in the new plan for the seating of two additional dele gates-at-large from each state carried at the last preceding election by the re- publicans.
 The plan was submitted by R. B. 1 Howell, of Nebraska, for a sub-commit- tee. Its presentation on the floor of the meeting precipitated a bitter fight by members from the states affected. The principal drive on the change was by Henry Lincoln Johnson, negro mem Der from Georgia, and H. L. Remmel,. oi Arkansas. The report, however, was ap- proved by vote of 5 to F.
 | As outlined by Mir Howell, Tennessee is no longer considered a part of the solid south and is given an increased repre- sentation of two delegates as a result o1 the last election when the state was carried by the republican national ticket and a republican governor and five ot the ten congressman were elected
 The southern states, it was announced are affected as follows under the new lplans:
 Arkansas increased I; Florida, in- creased ?; Georgia, reduced [ Louisiana
 reduced a. 8ilssissinpi reduced 8, Soutl
 Carolina reduced '; Texas reduced 2
 Virginia increased 1. The representation
 of North Carolina and Alabama remain the same. MT. Howell said the net re suit was that those states, unles changes come in the voting, would sen,
 IA delegates to the next national con vention instead of 167 by which the, they were represented in Chicago las June.
 Although MT. Hays said when he qui
 the chair that he could spare no furthe
 time to the committee, it drafted him a member of the executive committed { The meeting adjourned late today an [ tonight members of the committee wer guests at dinner at the White House