, 1923-10-01
The Next National Convention

On june 5, 1920 Just before the meeting of the
Republican National convention, the national
committee adopted the following resolution:
"Whereas it is increasingly apparent that the
so-called Solid South is in fact, on economic is
sues strongly inclined to the principles of the
Republican party; and
"Whereas, it is obvious, from the repeated con-
tests before the national committee and other
facts no less noteworthy that Republican votes
in these states are not increasing in proportion
to the increasing belief in Republican principles:
"Be 1t Resolved, that the chairman Of the Re
publican national committee appoint a special
committee of three of its members of which the
chairman and secretary are to be ex officio
members, one of whom shall be from the south,
who shall very carefully and impartially study
she whole political situation In the south and
also its relation to that in the north, with a view
of reporting, at the next meeting of the national
committee or as soon as the special committee
thus appointed shall be ready, how the Re-
publican party in the states of the south may be
reorganized or constituted to make 1t a more eff
fective agent for the spreading and recording of
Republican principles and of electing Republic
A few days thereafter on June IL, Just before
adjournment the national convention adopted
this resolution:
"Resolved, that in order to effect proper and
necessary changes in the present apportionment
of delegates in proportion to the Republican vote
actually cast at general elections throughout the
various states of the union and in order to in
spire a greater effort to erect and maintain sub
stantia1 party organizations in all the states,
the national committee, Notwithstanding any
rule heretofore adopted, is hereby authorized
and directed within twelve months from the date
Of the Adjournment of this convention to adopt
q Just and equitable basis of representation in
future national conventions, which basis shall
be set forth in the call for the next convention
and be binding upon the same and all other fu-
ture conventions until otherwise ordered"
This subcommittee reported to the national
committee on June s, 1921 as follows:
"Your bcommit appointed pursuant to the
noaun1 Inv u 1nG Pnpnh1tCn, rnt
fonal convention and by his committee at its
meeting in Chicago, June o, 1920, having fully
considered the condition of the Republican party
with particular references to the features men
toned in the resolutions, hereby recommend that
the following rules be adopted:
Only legal and qualified voters shall partici-
pate in n Republican primary, caucus, mass
meeting, or mass convention, held for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to a county, district
or state convention. Only such legal and quail.
flied voters shall be elected as delegates to coun
ty, district and state conventions.
State and district conventions shall be COM
posed of delegates who are legal and qualified
voters. Such delegates shall be apportioned
among the counties, parishes and cities of the
state or district having regard to the Republican
vote therein.
also conventions thereafter until otherwise or
dered, shall be composed of delegates as follows:
Four delegates-atlarge from each state.
Two additional delegatesatlarge for each rep
COMMUNICATING IN congress from any state.
Two delegates-at1arge each for Alaska, Dis.
trict of Columbia, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippine Islands.
Two additional delegates-atlarg from each
hate casting its e~lectral vote, or a majority
thereof, for the Republican nominee for presi-
lent in the preceding presidential election.
One district delegate from each congressional
district maintaining therein n Republican dis
trict organization and casting $500 votes or
moro for any Republican elector in the last pre-
ceding presidential election, or for the Republi-
congressional election.
One additional district delegate from each con
gressional district casting 10000 votes or more
for any Republican elector in the last preceding
presidential election or for the Republican nonl-
inee for congress in the last preceding congress
sional election.
One alternate delegate to each delegate to the
national convention.
That the total number Of delegates to which
any state is entitled shall be chosen from the
state at large, II the law of the state in which
the election occurs so requires.
That, in the case of any state electing all rep
resentatives in congress from the state at large,
such state shall be entitled to as many delegates
elected at large, as though the state were divided
into separate congressional districts.
This report was adopted by the national com.
mittee.
Upon the basis agreed to the delegate repre-
sentation to the 1924 convention will he as fol.
lows:
Alabama IL Arizona 8, Arkansas Is, califor.