The New York herald., 1921-06-09
G. 0. P. CUTS SOUTH
IN NEXT CONVENTION
Reduction of Twenty-three
Delegates Made by Vote in
National Committee.
PROTEST MADE BY NEGRO
Leaders Feel That Changed
Plan of Organization Will
Help Republicans.
PROTEST MADE BY NEGRO
specta, Despatch to THE NEW YosK HERALD

Special Despatch TO THE NEW yos1 HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. II. O., June ..
By vote of S5 to IL the Republican
National Committee to-day adopted a
new set of rules which will cause net
reduction of twenty three in the number
of delegates from the solid South to the
Republican National Convention in 1924,
figured upon the basis Of the Republican
votes cast last November.
The committee, however. points the
way by which these States may retain
their present quotas of delegates. and
even increase them through activities of
bona fide party organizations behind
real Republican candidates In the Con-
gressional elections in 1922
Although members OF the national
committee who supported the new rules
said II was not the intention by this
action to draw the color line, the plan
was bitterly opposed by national com
mitteemen from the solid South. who
represent more or less the old system
OF hand picked" delegates.
Henry Lincoln johnson. the negro ma
tional committeeman from Georgia,
made a vigorous speech against It, The
impression prevailed that the commit
tee has set out on a course of creating
a white mans Republican party in the
South IN so far as this may be done
under present conditions.
Johnson went so far as to charge that
the Republican Congress did not have
the nerve to enforce the Constitution In
the South, and that the new rules were
part of a scheme TO deprive the negroes
Of IL p1, Tf n
the discussion, which was public. the re-
firing chairman, viii Fl. Hays, gently
pounded his gavel and said to the Geor-
gia committeeman "Sit down. Henry /;
sit down. and Henry sat down.
The committee did not attempt to fix
the method by which delegates to the
national convention shall be selected,
but left that to the States and Con-
gressional districts.
Under the new rules each Congress
sional district which. maintains a Re-
publican district organization and casts
$500 or more Republican votes In the
last preceding general election Is en-
titled to one delegate One additional
delegate is given to each district cast
ing 10000 or more votes or which elected
a Republican Congressman.
The Republican leaders believe the
time Is ripe for the organization of a
real Republican party in the solid South.
They point to the big Republican gains
last November in these States and they
think that upon the tariff and other Re.
publican policies more votes can be
obtained IL the long standing evils OF the
so-called organizations in that section
are remedied.
Mr.. Hays presented his resignation as
chairman Of the oommittee. and accord
ing to the prearranged programme John
C. Adams OF Iowa was elected to sue
ceed him. Ralph Williams OF Oregon
was chosen vice-chairman to succeed
Mr.. Adams. A new Office of second vice
chairman ex otficio was created and
Mrs. Leonard G.. Woods Of Pittsburgh
was unanimously elected TO the nes
post. The meeting was held at tni
willard Hotel