Smyrna times., 1921-06-15
STATE REPUBLICANS GAIN
TWO SEATS IN CONVENTION
DELAWARE TO SEND EIGHT DEL
EGATES TO CONVENTION
South Loses % Delegates by the Re-
adjustment, and Increases Go to
States North and West

OuateS North and West
Delaware will have two additional
delegates in the next Republican
National Convention in 1924. as a
result of new basis of representa-
tion adopted by the Republican Ma
tional Committee at its meeting in
Washington last week. Delaware in
the past has had six delegates. I'm
der the new apportionment it will
have eight delegates. The basis
upon which the next convention will
be constituted under the new plan fol-
lows: Four delegates-at-large from
each state, two additional delegates
at-large for each representatives
large in Congress from any State, two
delegates at-large for each of the ter
ritories, two delegates-at-large from
each state casting a majority of its
electoral votes for the Republican
presidential nominee in the last pre-
ceding election, one district delegate
from each Congressional district
maintaining a Republican district or
ganization and casting $500 or more
votes for any Republican presidential
.elector or Republican nominee for
congress in the preceding election, ,one
additional district delegate from each
Congressional district casting 10000
votes or more for any Republican
elector or Republican Congressional
nominee in the preceding election, one
alternate delegate to each delegate to
the national convention. By this ap-
portionment Delaware will be allotted
four legates-at-large two additional
delegates because the State was car
ried by President Harding and two
additional delegates because the Re.
publican vote for Congressman was
in excess of 10000 in the state.
J.T.Adams Elected National Chairman
John T. Adams of Iowa was elected
chairman of the Republican nationa
committee to succeed Postmaster Gen
eral William H. Hayes who resigned
Mr.. Adams had been vice-chairmal
of the committee to which place Ralpl
E. Williams of Oregan was elected
The committee created an additiona
vice-chairmanship, to which Mrs
Leonard G. Woods, of Pittsburgh, wa
elected. Mrs. Woods is chairman o
the Allegheny county cmomittee o
the Republican women of Pennsyiva
mia. The committee received and re
cation, a resolution to enlarge the ma
ferred to a subcommittee forinvesti
tional committee by the addition o
one woman member from each Stat
and territory. The question must b
acted on finally by the national con
Vention, but leaders in the committe
declared on the floor that there is lit
tie doubt of a favorable recommenda
ton from the committee to the con
vention of 1924.
South Loses Delegates in Convention
A new basis of representation a
the next Republican national conven
ton, under which. there would be Gu
of % votes in the representation o
southern States was adopted by tn
Republican national committee by
vote of 36 to II. The reduction of
delegates represents a cut of II pc
cent. in. the representation from til
southern States since the last conver
tion, and a cut of 40 per cent. sine
1912. The % places taken away al
assigned to States in the north an
west which, along with other State
that went Republican in the last elet
tion, receive two additional delegate
The total of 1887 delegates decide
upon represents an increase of SO owe
the number seated at Chicago la:
June, 984.