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Charles B. Warren to Ask State Pri mary Laws Be Recognized in Se lection of Delegates, Washington, Dec 13.—Such mem bers of the republican national com mittee as have arrived here indicated an almost even division of sentiment on the question of party reorganiza tion, which will be taken up at the conference beginning tomorrow. Forces opposed to the extraordinary convention were lining up against the proposed reduction of southern repre sentation. In addition to members of the committee, who expect to speak, Ormsby McHarg has asked for a hear ing. It is understood he has prepared a brief against the right of the na tional committee to call an extraordi nary convention. Draw Up Tentative Plans. If the committee decides tomorrow to call an extraordinary convention, it is highly probable there will be some discussion of how best to reduce the southern representation in future con ventions. ‘The republican congressional com mittee has drawn up several tentative plans for presentation to the national committee. The plan which met with the greatest favor by the congression al committee proposes four delegates at large from each state, and a num ber in proportion to the republican vote cast in the election of 1908 in each congressional district. This plan was discussed today with favor by some of the best known members on the committee. They pointed out that since the election of 1908, there has been a census and congressional reapportionment so that many states have not the same number of repre sentatives now that they had that year, and that in other states the democratic legislatures had made re apportionments. ‘The new proposal, rowing out of that plan, was made by several committee men. It proposes four delegates at large from each state, and one from each congressional district where the republican vote cast bore a certain ratio to the total vote. Southern com mitteemen object to such a compro mise plan. Among the cities contesting for the extraordinary convention, should the committee decide to call one, are Phil adelphia, Indianapolis, St Louis and Denver. Representatives of the latter are on the ground with a promise of $50,000. Charles B. Warren of Michigan, chairman of the law committee, con ferred at the capitol with Senators Cummins, Nelson, Root and others, and announced that Senator Cummins had no intention of demanding that the national convention should adopt a general party platform. « ‘Senator Cummins does not expect to appear before the national commit tee, or to submit further views to it,” said Warren “He does not arge that the convention go further than the proposed changes in the delegation representation, and party rules” Reorganize Primary Laws. “T svill offer a resolution,” said War ren, “providing that in the selection of delegates to the proposed conven tion, state primary laws be recog nized. This, and the fact that the convention is called for the purpose of reapportionment, will show plainly the attitude of the national commit tee on these matters.” —* Former Governor Hadley of Mis souri conferred with representatives of the “conciliation forces” of pro gressives and republicans —Recogni tion of state primary laws and the re duction of representation of the southern states In national conven tions, does not satisfy the more rad ical forces, who intend to demand the convention shall take away from the national committee its power to make up a “temporary roll” at the conven tion and shall give the republican or ganization in each state the right to settle its own delegate contests. That the change and provision that each Presidential campaign should be run by a newly elected national com mittee, instead of by a “holdover” committee, wold satisfy practically all demands of the so-called “protrev alve republican forces,” is certain,
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Moline Daily Dispatch
Moline, Illinois, US
Mon, Dec 15, 1913
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