Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
REPUBLICANS MAKE MOVE
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for the betterrnsnt Of the party. and 10
make q recommendation TO the Ma
tionai Committee regarding the appor-
tionnent OF delegates To the next Re-
publican convention.
"A thorough consideration viii be
made of conditions as related OF the fse-
publican party In the several states and
localities In the South, In order that
full information may be avaiiabs upon
which to base decision. IL Win be
noted that this very likely may result In
something OF revolution In kepubli-
can party organizations In the South.
perhaps even a complete reconstruc-
tion In that region. Anyhow. oil sides of
the matter will be thoroughly invesu-
gated and an earnest and pafrfo'ic at
tempt made to perform a usefui service
not only to the Republican party but
to the country. The COMMITTEES VIII
meet at an early date and proceed with
| the work"
Efforts Of some elements in tho Re-
/ publican party have been made for
many years 10 bring about reforms In
the representation from the South.
| Fights before the National Committee
| over the contesting delegations have
| frequently stirred up scandals and BIT
ferness of feeling. The situation be-
came so acute at tho last National Con-
/ ventfon that Il was decided to hold the
| contest hearing in the open. The pic
ture then presented greatly strength
| ened the demands OF those who sought
| reforms.
| The reconstruction proposed involves
the negro question. and as the Republi-
can party has great strength among
the negroes of the northern tier of
t,.x. -.
adopting any policy of representation
from the South which would help 70
build up a white Republican Party there
But IL seems probable that some drastic
steps 20 end the Southern delegate
scandals now viii be taken.
Representative Sleu1p. Mr.. Kinsley
and Mr.. Howell have all made ex.en-
sive studies of the problem. Mr.. Howell
has been on several committees max
ing inquiries into conditions In the
South.
The resolution adopted at Chicago
presented by Henry $. Jackson Of
Georgia are quoted in today's announce
mont as follows;
Whereas II Is Increasingly apparent
that the so-caIled solid South In. ir
fact, on economic issues strongly IN.
slined 70 the principles Of the Repubii.
can party. and,
whereas Il i- obvious. from the re.
peated contests before the Nationa
Committee and other facts no less note
worthy, that Republican votes in thes'
States are not increasing in proportion
70 the increasing belief in Republican
principles:
RE IL Resolved, That the Chairman
Of the Republican National Commits
appoint o special committee Of three o
it's members Of which the chairman an
secretary are to be ex-officio members
, one Of whom shall be from hte Soutt
who shall very carefully and impar
{ TALLY study the whole political Bitua
ton I'm the South. ard also It's reIs
ton TO that in the North. with vie-
Of reporting at the next meeting q
| the National Committee, or as 500
as the special committee thus ar
pointed shall be ready. how the Reput
lican party in the States Of the Souc
: may be reorgauized or constituted {
make II a more effective agent for IN
spreading sfld recording Of Republica
principles and of electing Republica
Electors"
"A few days thereafter" says IN
. announcement. "and on June IL, Jus
before il adjourned. the Republican Va
tlonal Convention at ChlcaRo aGOpte
the following resolution. which wa
moved by the Hon. Paul Howiand. q
Ohio. chairman Of the Committee o
/ Rules and Order Of Business:
| Resolved, That, IN order 20 erac
proper and necessary changes in IN
o present apportionment of delegates I
, proportion to the Republican voi
/ actually cast at general election
? throughout the various States Of IN
Union, and IN order 70 inspire a create
> effort TO erect and maintain suhstanti'
: party organizations in all the States
+ the National Committee. notwithstanc
1 ing any rule heretofore adopted.
q | hereby authorized and directed. With
twelve months from the date OF n
. adjournment Of this convention,
: adopt a Just and equitable basis Of rel
t resentation in future national conveg
!. tons, which basis shall be set forth
the call for the next convention and
IS binding upon the same and all oth'
e future conventions until otherwil