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CUT BY REPUBLICANS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Representation Is National Conven.
ton Reduced by Seven

ton Reduced by Seven
Washington, June 9.--Election OF
John T. Adams of Dubuque, Ia, as
chairman to succeed Postmaster
General Hays, whose resignation
was formally announced, and adop-
hon of new basis Of representation
at national conventions, resulting
IN a further cut in the number of
delegates from the South, marked
the meeting today of the Republican
national committee. Mr.. Adams,
who was vice chairman, was sue
ceeded in that Office by Ralph Will
Eams of Portland, Oregon. Mrs.
Leonard G. Wood of Pittsburgh, was
elected second vice chairman, an Of
flee created by committee action in
recognition of the woman member
ship in the past.
The change in representation bas-
ed on the Republican vote of the
last election reduces by % the num-
Der of delegates who were accredited
from the Southern states to the Chi
cago convention last June. This
represents cut Of II per cent. and
makes q total cut Of 40 per cent in
the number of delegates from those
states since the 1912 covention.
Under the new plan Of apportion-
ment, the next national convention
will be made up Of 1887 delegates,
IS more than the last unless there
are great changes in the state votes
of last fall, upon which the calcu-
lation was made. ..
The old system allowed for one
delegate from each congressional
district but under the new plan q
district must have cast $500 Repub-
Iean votes in hast preceding elec-
hon before it may send a delegate
to the convention. To have two dis
trict delegates there must have been
cast 10000 Republican votes or
q Republican representative must
have been elected to congress. Un-
der the former plan $500 votes
gave two delegates.
Provision also is made in the new
plan for the seating of two addi-
tional delegates at large from each
stste carried at the last preceding
election by the Republicans.
The plan was submitted by R. B.
Howell Of Nebraska, for. a subcom-
mittee. The presentation on the
floor of the meeting precipitated a
bitter fight by members from the
states affected. TIE principal drive
on the change was by Henry Lincoln
johnson, negro member from
Georgia, and n. L. Remmel Of Ar
kansas. The report, however, was
approved by vote Of IS to IL.
AS outlined by Mr.. Howell, the
new basis for representation will af-'
feet the Southern states as follows:
Arkansas increased 1; Florida in
creased 2; Georgia reduced z; Lou
>isiana reduced 8; Mississippi reduced
8; South Carolina reduced z; Ten
nessee increased 2; Texas reduced
2 Virginia. incSeased 1. The represen
tation Of North Carolina and Ala
bana remain the same. Mr.. Howell
said the net result was that these
states, unless changes come in the
voting, would send 144 delegates to
the next national covention instead
Of 167, by which they were repre-
sented in Chicago last June.
Mr.. Howell said Tennessee is no
longer considered a part Of the solid
South and is given an increased rep
resentation as a result Of last elec-
ton when the state was carried by
the Republican national ticket and
q Republican governor and five Of
the ten congressman were elected.
Although Mr.. Hays said when he
quit the. chair that he could spare no
further time to the cStamittee, it
drafted him as a membse Of the ex-
ecutive committee. The meeting ad-
journed late today and tonight mem
bers Of the committee were guests
at q dinner at the White House. D..