The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
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cessfully Senator Howell takes the
position that the committee having
reduced the southern representation
within year as ordered by the 1920
convention, had no power at its
meeting yesterday to reopen the
question.
Senator Johnson, in his conference
today with his campaign manager
and others made progress in the
plans for the Johnson campaign.
Upon receipt of Geographic advice
from South Dakota, that papers had
been signed to enter Senator John
sons name in the South Dakota prl-
mary, it was announced that SEN
ator Norbeck of South Dakota
would head the Johnson primary
candidates Senator Norbeck will be
candidate for delegateat-large on
the Johnson ticket,
Statement OF Adams.
The statement issued by Chairman
Adams was as follows:
"The apportionment of delegates to
the 1920 republican national conven-
tion gave every congressional dis
trict-north and south-one delegate
rega rdless of its republican
strength AS reward of party ac-
tivity it gave an additional delegate
to every congressional district cast
inE 1900 republican votes in the
prece ding presidential election.
THE apportionment of delegates
to the 1924 republican national con-
vention maintains the principle of
giving one delegate to every congress
sional district. 1t does this out of
Justice to congressional districts in
the south, where the democratic
party refuses free ballot and an
honest count to repupllcans, potE
black and white.
"For the republican party, 20
abandon that principle would be
equivalent to its denying republicans
Of those southern districts any voice
whatever in party conventions pc
them the right of citizenship at
home. This would work double in
Justice to republicans of such dis
triets and would lend encourage
ment to further disfranchisement Of
southern republicans by the domi-
nant democratic machines OF the
solid south
"The 1924 apportionment, however
raises from 1900 to 10000 the MIN
imum republican vote necessary to
give any congressional district an adj
ditional delegate. This rule gives
extra representation in the party con-
ventions to those districts which FUR
nish the republican vote on eleetloh
day. In spite of thi sincrease OF
500 in the basic vote necessary to
give anv district two delegates. the
solid south gains nine district dele
gates over 1920. This proves healthy
Increase of republican party strength
in the south which should be re-
warded.
Another very important change in
the 1924 apportionment is the grant
ing of three additional delegates-at-
large to every state which cast It's
electoral vote for the republican
party candidate. While this does not
decrease the actual southern repre-
sentation in the next republican ma
tional convention, 1t does decrease us
relative strength.
Senator Johnson's statement, issued
after conference with Frank H. Hitch
cock, his campaign manager, was as
follows
"The unfair and unjust representa-
ton from southern states In the re-
publican national conventions and the
scandals concocted with delegates
MANY years of agitation led finally
to the resolution of June IL, 1920, OF
the republican national convention
directing the republican national com
mitree within year to ADOPT lust
and equitable basis of representation
in future conventions. Within a. year
the national convention did adopt
new basis of representation and ever
since the republican national com
mittee has distributed as part of its
literature the representation thus
agreed upon.
IT take two states as illustrating
what was done and what now has
been undone. South Carolina polled
900 votes for President Harding;
Mississippi. 1880 votes. Under the
mandate Of the republican national
convention, South Carolina was
awarded four delegates and Missis-
sippi FOUR