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Show I SENATORS TALK OF DIRECT PRIMARIES WASHINGTON1, Dec 5. The lasua of direct presidential primaries brought Into discussion by President Wllson'n meo-xnjee. meo-xnjee. promlne to bo an lmrortont factor In the deliberations of the Republican nn-MonRl nn-MonRl committer here December 16. Many icllevc confrres mny provldn primaries hat will do away with the need of any i.omlnntlnR conventions before the next presidential election. It was pointed out today that If a dl-et dl-et primary law wero panned beforo the DJ6 elections tho neel for a change of ;lrmbllai.n representation would disappear. disap-pear. Senator Jonea. a member of the law 'ommlttce. returned to Washington to-and to-and nld plans were going forward fjp a national convention, "I am In favor of some form of a dl-e dl-e 't prlmnry." he nald. "One plan that nppcars to bo eound would provide for direct primaries In the ntaten with national na-tional conventions In which delegates tou!d sit In proportion to the vote In tu statei. "EUch state would apportion lt5 dole-sntcs dole-sntcs according to the strength of the respective party candidates and the na-Monal na-Monal convention would make the final holce." Senator Cummins, one of tho moat active ac-tive advocates of rules revision and chairman chair-man of the conciliation committee, appointed ap-pointed In Chicago last spring, declared today that discussion of presidential prl-1 manes should not Interfere with the hold- ; Ing of a special convention. "I am strongly in favor of direct primaries," pri-maries," he raid, "but there la no as-Mirnnre as-Mirnnre that the direct primary lawn will passed or at least that they will not 'oiifT deluyed." |