The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-09
ADAMS CHAIRMAN
c. 0.P. COMMITTEE
Succeeds Postmaster General Hays,
Who Remains on COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON. June s.-Eloctlon
Of John r. Adams. Of Dubuque. iowa
as chairman. % succeed Postmaster
General Hays. whose resignation was
formally announced. and adoption Of
a new basis Of representation AZ ma
tionai conventions resulting ia
further cut IN the number 81 dele
gates from the south. marked the
meeting today 81 the republican ma 20
tional COMMITTEES. III. Adams. who
WIS vice chairman. was succeeded in
that office by Ralph + williams o.
Portland. Oregon. Mrs. Leonard q
Woods 81 Pittsburg was elected Sec
ond vice chairman. an office created
hy committee action In recognition of
tho women membership IN the party
The change IN representation. based
on the republican vote a. the last
election. reduces hy Is. the number
OF delegates who were accredited from
the southern states u the Chicago
convention last June Thss represents
"a cut of II per cent and makes
total cut ~ 20 per cent in the number
OF delegates from those states since
the 1919 convention.
Under the new plan ~ apportion-
meut. the next national convention
win be made up % 1.057 delegates 63
more than the last unless there are
great changes in the state votes OF
last fail upon which the calculation
was made.
The old system allowed for one
delegate frogn each congressional dis
trict. bur under the new plan a dis
"a
votes IN the last preceding election
before Il may send delegate 20 the
convention. To have two district dele
gates there must have been cast
10000 republican votes. or a repub-
tican representative must have been
elected 80 congress. Under the former
plan : 800 votes save two delegates
Provision also IL maat IN the new
plan for the seating Of two additional
delegates az large from each state
carried al the last preceding election
~ the republicans
The plan was submitted hy r. II
Howell. ~ Nebraska fer sub-corn-
mittee. Tts presentation IN the noor
az the meeting preclpitated bitter
fght BY members gron the states ar
fscted The principal drive on the
change was ~ Henry LINCOLN John
son. negro member from Georgia.
and m T. Reranei. Of Arkansas. The
report hewever. was approved by a
vote Of SO 70 re.
As outlined hy Mr Howell. the new
basis for representation win affect the
southern states a. follows.
Arkansas. increased /. Florida. IN
creased 2: Georgia. reduced ?, Louisi-
ana. reduced 8. Mississippi. reduced
neasee increased 2 Texas reduced
22 Virginia. Increased /.
The representation nf North Caro-
lima and Alabama remain the same
Arr. Howell said the ret result was
that those estates. unless changes
come En- the voting. would send Ia
delegates % the next rational conven-
ton instead - f6T ~ which they
were represented IN Chicago last June.
ar Howell. said Tennessee Is no
longer considered a part 81 the solid
south and u given an increased repre-
sentation az a result Of the last cleo
the republican national ticket. and a
republican governor. and aVe Of the
ten congressman we're elected.
Although Mr. HAYS said he Quit thu
chair taat ne could spare no further
time. II drafted him a. member OF
the executive committee. The meet
ing adjourned late today and tonight
members Of the committee were
guests az a dinner AZ the white house.