Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
c. 0.P. DELEGATION
r FROM SOUTH CUT
New Rule to Reward States
According to Presidential
Votes.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, June 18-The South
has been dethroned from the strategic
position it has hitherto occupied in Re-
publican national conventions. For
years there has been clamor to reduce
the power of the Southern delegations.
Examination of the report of the
Committee on Rules, which was adopted
by the Republican National Convention,
which has just closed, shows that here
after, beginning with the next national
convention, Southern delegates will be
apportiored on the basis of the num-
Der of Republican votes cast In presi-
dental elections.
Long Subject of Criticism.
1t has been estimated that the ruling
means a reduction of approximately
SO per cent in the number Of Southern
delegates, who no longer will be able
to influence the voting as before. Crit
icism of the part the Southern dele
gates have played in conventions has
been one Of the thornS in the side of
the Republican party. To gather up a
nucleus OF Southern delegates by astute
campaign managers has been easy. eSpe-
cially since the Republican party has
been in the hands of a few leaders in
each State. Charges have from time
to time been made that Southern dele
gates were given various inducements
to support particular candidates.
This time President Hoover's renom-
nation was assured any how and the
Southern delegates were not a deciding
factor. There was demand. however
for greater representation on the part Of
States which broke away from the Dem
ocratic column in 1923 and voted for
Hoover. So to meet the situation the
Rules Committee brought in the new sys-
tenn OF alloting delegates. Thus a State
which does go Republican or which
casts a heavy Republican vote will be
rewarded by being given more dele
gates at the next national Republican
convention, whereas, the States which
go Democratic time after time and
cast a small Republican vote will have
their representation cut down.
Sanders Popular Choice.
All of the Republicans have gone
home except for handful arranging
already the details of the campaign.
Selection Of Everett Sanders as chair
man of the Republican National Com
Mr.. Hoover was regarded by the vet
Grams as splendid move First, it
brings man into the picture who, BY
reason OF his close affiliation with Pres
1dent Coolidge, knows the Republicans
OF the various States particularly well
and can bring the oid-timers into line
bette than some of the latterday
Hoover men.
Mr.. Sanders comes from Indiana and
served creditably in the House of Rep
resentatives, where he was personally
popular. He has wide acquaintance
with public men and State leaders and
knows politics from the ground up.
PROFESSIONALLY he will be one of Mr.
Hoover,s important campaign advisers.
especially on the strategy of attack
and defense. President Coolidge has
always spoken of the great help that
Everett Sanders was to him in the
White House and especially in the
oftentimeS delicate relations with Cap
itol Hill.
The elevation OF Mr.. Sanders.
strong Coolidge man, to the national
Craftsmanship. Is the beginning of
campaign In which party harmony and
qualification Of the ranks of the regu-
lars will be the objective. And the
campaign may take on some of the
aspects of the old sound money cam
paigns IN which Republican conserva-
t!sm IS frankly championed in contrast
10 alleged experimentalism
The whole Republican platform car
-les out the idea of caution and con-
serVatlsm. which are to be the Repub-
Ncan battle cries in urging the country
not to change horses in midstream.