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P ARE DIVIDED ON PARTY REORGANIZATION PLANS Arriving in Washington for Meeting Meet Meet- Meeting ing Tuesday National Representatives Representatives Indicate Indicate- There Is most niost Even Division of Sentiment Sen tin W WASHINGTON SHING N Dec Such 11 members ot of the Republican national committee corn com as had arrived here today indicated almost an even division ot of sentiment on the tho question on of party reorganization which are to be taken up in conferences beginning tomorrow The forces opposed to an extraordinary convention wore were lining up agi aest the in Bouth southern m representation Some Somo committeemen regarded It It as possible that at bof before ro the actual work ot of the committee begins tomorroW there be three divisions of opinion In the first will be found tile national corn cOm mitt em n who favor thc calling ot of a convention immediately 11 in the tho be those who convention at all and in be others other who are willing to have a convention but who do not see any need for tor it The first and third groups are e etc tc to Join against the second the odds odde are said aid to be bC in favor or of a convention According to predictions of Chair Chairman lElles the convention probably proba bly will thresh out its cc 3 in open session and the advocates of all proposals will have in an opportunity to jn public In addition to the members of the thee e committee minitte who ex expect t to speak McHarg baa haa asked for or a a hearing Mr is understood to o havo prepared a brief the the national committee itt 1 e to call au an extraordinary con con- Chairman saId today that he was w. not attempting to uso the P of hi hi position for lor either contention contention conten- conten tion and holds to tIle view that it is a 8 question t to bo be settled by a majority of the Committee d Dinner Tonight Informal conferences between committeemen commit commit- t emen marked the CIa day but the thereal real work will begin tonight ht when the entire committee will wUl be guests at a dinner ot of Chairman Hille An All factions are ex- ex expected to 10 hay have IL a clearer understanding or of orthe the situation when Jt it Is over If Ie the committee decides tomorrow to can call a convention It Is hl that there will be some discussion ot of how best to reduce southern representation In tu fu- ture tm-s conventions The Republican con con- commIttee has drawn up 80 era erl tentative for tor presentation to the committee which hu ba mt greatest f Savor or In the con con- conI I committee proposes four dele dele- gate s from such uch state and a number num num- ber t to the Pep Republican bUcan vote cut cast In the election ot of In fn etch each con con- district Tho plan wa was die cussed cuned to today with favor 01 by some omD ot of the but best known men on They pointed out that since the election or of there had boer botn a a. census and a congress tonal reapportionment that many states had bad not same number number- ot of es th that lt they had hi fn that year anti and that In other states state Democratic leg legisla- made reApportionments A ne new proposal growIng out ot of that plan was made by bi several committeemen It proposes pro pro- poses four delegates at at large e from each state one from each congressional lonal district dis- dis I and one onD additional delegato from I ucb where the thc theRe Republican Republican Re- Re ReI I publican vote cast cut bore a certain ratio to the total vote Southern rn committeemen committee committee- men object to such L The view that the committee may mar not decide to to call a convention Is not shared hared by homers from several large clUes cities whoso whose reni on hand I I tOday stocked with cash and prepared to press lr to tIme tho limit Contesting for Convention Amon Among the clUes cities contesting arc Ph 11 a. a Indianapolis Cincinnati St. St Louis and Denver The latter was or on the ground with a promise or of St SL Louis was said MId to be ready with other clUes cities wU trIll back their attractions with money it If the tho situation tomorrow warrants Charles H. H Warren or of Michigan n. chairman chairman chair chair- man ot of the thc law committee conferred d at the capitol to today with Senators Cummins Cum Curn nuns mins Nelson Root and others others' and on an flounced that Senator Cummins had no IntentIon or of demanding that 11 national should adopt n. n generAl party platform Senator does docs not expect to aPP appear ar before the national committee or to submit further views to It said Mid Mr Ir Warren lie uHe does not ur urge e that the convention go further the prop proposed se changes In delegation representation and party rul Senator demand that the tin tin- go On record as' as to Its Ite own view of all the proposed changes chanres In part drew thIs statement from Mr Ir Warren arren T The e action ot of the committee lr if It the plan I hope It will will wUl be a complete answer to that I win will offer n. n resolution providing that in the selection n not ot of delegates to the proposed convention state primary laws be recognized This coupled with the fact that the convention Is 18 called for tor purposes ot of reapportionment will show plainly the attitude O of the na- na lional committee as to these matte matters t Former Governor Hadley of Missouri conferred with representatives ent ot Of the c forces of Progressives and Republicans Demands Not I Recognition of state I mnary laws law and ini reduction of the from sou southern thorn states In the national convention conven- conven tion does not satisfy demands ot of the mole radIcal forces who intend to demand demend de- de mend mand that the tho convention shall take takeaway awa away from the national committee Its power to make mako up the temporary roll roil or of the convention and shall give to the Republican organization in each stat the rIght to settle its Ita OWn delegate contests That change and provision that each presidential campaign should be run by bythe bythe the newly elected national committee In instead stead of by the holdover committee e. e would satisfy MUSty aU all of the de- de mands ot of U the 80 so rolled called Republican forces Members of the nB- nB lionel committee still an effort to force torce the proposed convention to take up or of a new v party plat plat- form While the tho Hadley Hadle forces torce ma may not nol participate In the effort Senator La Follette Is expected to take au au outspoken out out- spoken B attitude Ir n favor or of Ruch R |