The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-18
VERMONT GETS
TEN DELEGATES
Representation In Republican National
Convention Increased-MOve to Save
Both Vermont Congressman.

WASHINGTON. July 1S.-To YER
m0nts member of the Republican ma
tional committee. Col Earle s. Kinsley,
of Rutland. leaders of the party here in
Washington are disposed to attribute no
small share of the success attendant upon
the task of preparing and putting through
the new plan for apportiOning delegates
to the national convention under which it
is expected materially to strengthen the
party in the North.
In company with those other common
wealths whose electoral vote was cast for
President Harding. Vermont. under the
new rule. gains two delegates-a large
giving the state total of III by the plan
of representation Of states in the conven-
ton just adopted.
This comes about in this wise: Under
the new apportionment plan each state
has at least four delegates in the national
convention. Then. each state whose cleo
toral vote was cast for Harding in 1920
gets two more. as a sort of reward OF po-
litical merit. making n total of six dele
gates-at-Iarge for each Republican state.
In addition each congressional district
which satisfied certain conditions as set
forth in the new rule TALL of which were
met by Nermonts two diStrictS) Is en-
titled to one delegate. Thus far that gives
Vermont eight delegates Further. how
ever. each congressional district whose
vote exceeded 10000 Republican ballots.
has an award of an additional delegate.
At the last election the Green Mountain
states first district rolled up a total OF
30 $50 for Harding. and the second dis
trict gave him 3;l.262 50 that each district
comes within the favored class for an adj
ditional delegate. giving Vermont 10 in
oil - ha 81 inns In
rock ribbed Republican rewarded in the
general process of increasing the strength
in the party StrongholdS and distributing
I he representation more in conformity
with that strength. which of course lies
chiefly in the North.
The Vermont delegation in congress is
watching carefully the trend of proposed
legislation for reapportiOnment in the
house. and is prepared TO carry on Wig
orous fight against any reduction in the
states representation Colonel kInSiey
talked over the situation i'm that regard
with members of the delegation during his
stay in Washington. Should legislation
of an unfavorable nature come over from
the house to the senate n movement has
already been started with which Colonel
KinSley was i'm complete accord, to put
Senator Dillingham; i'm the way of posi-
bly, saving the day for Vermont in the
upper branch. Since the senate commit
tee on the census was legislated out of
existence at the opening of the present
congress. any proposition of this nature
sent over from the house would have to
be the subject of n new committee refer
ence in the senate. and it has been Sug-
gested that the committee on privileges
and elections would be an entirely proper
reference. Senator Dillingham; is chair
man of this committee. and the Vermont
ers feel that the states cause ought by
L.
hands, for they are certain that he would
do all that would be humanity possible to
prevent 30 per cent reduction in the
Vermont representation in the house.