Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-13
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under administration behest. the vote
was 80 for Cleveland, 10 for San
francisco and one for Des Moines,
Gut Cleveland's selection later was
MADE unanimous. Chicago will now
attempt to obtain the Democratic
national convention which is to be
fixed here at a meeting of the Dem
ocratic national committee January
Is.
With the choice of Cleveland
foregone conclusion, the unexpected
hight over the convention reappor-
tionment furnished the Chief inter-
est of the final meeting today of the
Republican leaders. The proposal for
restoration of the southern delegates,
promptly developed into a new cam
patgn issue. 1t was attacked vigor-
ously by Senator Howell of Nebras-
ka, who led an unsuccessful fight
against its adoption, as distinct
backward STEP" He expressed fear
THAT the seeds sown" might reap a
harvest similar to. the bull-moose
breach of 1912.
Supporters of the new reapportion-
ment plan, however, declared 1t was
Just and fair" giving no political
advantage anywhere, in that much
larger increase was given northern
ANSPQOllCdu States tIIttu I'LL ~ Vi lnc
solid SOUTH" Senator Pepper. of
Pennsylvania, author of the COM
mite resolution revising the conven-
ton roll. declared that through the
larger proportionate increase for the
north and the reStoratitn of a dele
cato to each congressional district
of the country it Was fair and
equitable basis.
After completing the convention
plars. the national committee and
the associate women members were
guests of President and Mrs. Coolidge
at Luncheon at the white house.
There were no speeches. but the Re-
publican leaders were photographed
with their chief.
Before adjournment Chairman
Adams appointed committees on
convention arrangements, policies
and platform and delegate contests.
The new convention roll. of ] ,109
was adopted after viva voce vote,
upon motion of Charles d. Hilles
New York member, to reconsider
the reapportionment providing for
1.O3G delegates with reduced south
ern representation as ordered by the
1920 convention.
This followed the protests against
the 1.036 basis yesterday by south
ern commitment and a delegation
of negroes. They demanded what
the committee today provided--that
one delegate should be given each
congressional district regardless Of
the Republican vote cast therein.
The reappointment of 1,036 would
have deprived several southern
states of mang delegates.
The new reappointment was Or
n n 20
SertfonS that the committee had no
power to upset the plan reducing
the southern strength. He declared
this was foreclosed and warned the
committee that. in face of a popu-
lar belief that southern delegations
were often controlled by the admin
istration, the increase would do an
injustice to President Coolidge.
Under the new basis of 100 dele
gates, the net result will be to in
crease the 1924 convention, over the
last meeting, by 125 delegates. Of
these only five more than in 1920
will be added to the eleven southern
states carried by the Democrats in
1920.
Senator Pepper in proposing the
larger reapportionment' declared
that it was unfair to deprive any
congressional district of representa-
ton in the party, councils, provided
that the influences of northern Re-
publican states was at the same time
strengthened. This was ACCOMPLISH
ed by increasing from . to 3 the
delegates at large for the 81 states
which sent Republican in 1920.
Senator Howell in a statement to-
night declared that the committee
had no legal power to enlarge the
1924 roll beyond the original figure
of 1.O36 and that only the next con-
vention could change that plan. The
committees action. he said. would
give many southern states a tire
mendous advantage in the next con-
vention over those states upon
which the Republican party must.
depend for success.