The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-02

Whatever in party conventions no.
cause the Democrats had first denied
Inem the right of citizenship at home
ms would work a double iniust;ce
70 Republicans of such districts and
would lend encouragement to further
ulSirsnchlsement of southern Republi-
cans by the dominant Democratic
machines of the Solid South
The 1924 apportionment. however
raises from $500 to 10000 the min.
ih'um Republican vote necessary IN
give any congressional district an adj
oItlonal delegate. This rule gives en-
ira representation in the party con-
ventlons to those districts which
furnish the Republican vote on cleo
zion day. In spite of this increase
OF 1900 in the basic vote necessary
to give any district two delegates
the Solid South gains nine district
delegates over 1920. This proves a
healthy increase of Republican partv
strength IN the South which should
be rewarded.
Another very important chance
IN the 1924 apportionment is the
granting of three additional dele
gates-at-large to every state which
cast its electoral vote for the Repub-
llcan party candidate. While this
does not decrease the actual Southern
representation in the next Republican
national convention, it does decrease
Its relative strength.
The best way to visualize this
fact IS to compare the net result of
the 1924 apportionment with that of
1920. There were 984 delegates to
the 1920 convention. There will be
l,lO9 in the 1924 conveiton-an in
crease of 125. OF this increase the
states carried by the Republican pres
idential candidate in 1920 will get
ll6, while the Democratic states of
the Solid South will get only nine"
The percentage of southern dele
gates in the 1924 convention to the
total number of delegates will be the
smallest in the history of the Re-
publican party. In 1912 the Solid
South had 228 delegates in the ma
tional convention out of a total num-
Der OF 1888, which gave the Solid
South over 81 per cent of the dele
gates of the convention. In 1916
the Solid South" lad 152 delegates.
The percentage in 1920 was Is per
cent, and the percentage next year
will be Ia per cent.
A significant feature in connection
with the call of the convention is a
proviso that in selecting delegates no
state law win be observed by the Re-
publican national convention which
denies to any citizen of the United
States eligible under the United Sta
ties Constitution to the office of
President or Vice President the right
or privilege of being a candidate IN
der such state law for the nomina,
ton for President or Vice-President."
This proviso was inserted because
recently the Alabama legislature en-
act a law which prohibited anyone
not 9 CT izen Of Alabama from be-
a C 7CiGate for President and
seeking delegates to the national
conTentl n irorl TIA state. The law
was enacted by Senator Underwood's
henchmen for the purpose of "freez-
ing out any Democratic opponent to
Mr.. Underwood and insuring a solid
Alabama delegation for Mr.. Under
wood. The Law, however, in effect
denies the right of any American cit
lzen eligible to the residency or Iiv-
ing outside of Alaboma to enter the
to secure the alabama delegates
presidential nomination.
The law also provided that the Ala
oama delegation in either national
convention should be "a. The Repub-
AN&AA AbLOAA NO1ANGAAbiOII GAIL uISfE-
yards this proviso by stain that it
will refuse TO recognize a delegation
any state to the national con- I
1ention the number of which is diff
from that fixed in the call. The
all gives Alabama. IS delegates.
Alabama Delegates-at-Large 2
Delegates each from the 7th and 10th
congressional Districts; 1 each from I
Districts;-total 16.
Arizona-9 Delegates-at-Large
Arkansas Delegates-at-Large; 2
.ach from the Sd, 4th and 5th Con q
'ressional Districts. 1 each from the
st, I'd, 9Th, and 7th Congressional
)istricts-total IA.
California; Delegates-at-Large; q
rom each Congressional District
otal %. Il
Colorado Delegates-at-Large q