Show OHN T. T ADAMS NOW NO NOt NOMi G t 0 P. P NATIONAL Mi r CHAIRMAN Mrs rs L. L G. G Is Second Vice Chairman in Recognition Recognition niti n of Women V s J WASHINGTON June Juno Election 9 Election of John T T. Adams of ot Dubuque Ia la as chairman to succeed Postmaster General General General Gen Gen- eral Hays whose resignation was an an- announced and adoption of a new basis of lot re representation at national conventions conventions conventions conven conven- resulting in a further cut in the Southern delegates marked the meeting meet- meet ring ing Wednesday of the Republican national national na na- national na- na committee Mr Adams who was vice chairman was succeeded by Ralph E. E Williams of Portland Ore Mrs Irs I 1 L. L G G. Woods of Pittsburg was elected second vice chairman an office office of- of fice ilce created in rec recognition of the women women women wom wom- en membership in the party The change in representation based on the Republican votes of ot the last election lection reduced by twenty-three twenty the number of ot delegates accredited from fromI 1 I the the- Southern states to the 1920 convent conven conven- t tion This represents a cut of ot 17 per perI percent I cent and makes a total cut of ot 40 per perI I 1 cent in the number of delegates from those states since 1912 I NEW REPRESENTATION I the new new plan the next convention convention con con- will be made of ot 1037 delegates i i three fifty-three more than th the last unless I there are great changes chan in the sta state te I I votes of ot last fall on which the calculation calculation calculation tion was made The olt ol old s system stem a allowed lowed for one delegate delegate delegate dele dele- I gate from each congressional district I but under the new plan a district must j I have e cast 2 2500 00 Republican votes in the thelast last pr preceding election before it may j I send a delegate dele To have two district I delegates there must have been I votes or of a republican representatives representatives rep- rep I must have been elected to I i congress Under the former plan J votes gave two delegates MAJORITIES RECOGNIZED I Provision Provision is also made for the seating seating seating seat seat- I ing of ot two additional delegates at large from rom each state carried at the last preceding preceding pre- pre I ceding elections by the Republicans The plan was submitted by R. R BHo B B. Ho Howell Howen well of ot Nebraska for a 1 i Its Its' presentation precipitated i bitter fight by members from the states affected ted The principal drive I was was by II H. L. L Johnson a negro member I from Georgia and G. G L. L Remmel of i Arkansas The report however was approved 35 to 12 As outlined by Mr 1 Howell Tennessee Tennessee Tennes Tennes- see is no longer considered a part of the Solid South and is given an increased increased in- in creased representation of two dele- dele Fated ates' ates as a a. result of ot the last election I when th the state t was carried bY by th the Republican Republican Re- Re i publican national ticket and a lican and five of theten the ten congressmen con- con pressmen gressmen were elected SOUTHERN STATES t The Southern states it was was w s anI announced announced an- an an an- I arc are affected affected- as follows Arkansas Arkansas increase 1 Florida in increase increase In- In crease 2 2 Georgia red reduced v 7 OUis- OUis ana Jana reduced 3 Mississippi reduced 3 S South Carolina CaroliTa reduced 7 Texas I reduced 2 Virginia increased 1 The representation of ot North Carolina and md I Alabama is unchanged Mr 1 Howell said the net result was that those states tes unless changes come in the voting voting vot VOt- ing would send delegates instead of ot in 1920 Although Mr 11 Hays Bays said he could spare no further time to the committee commit commit- tee It drafted him as a member commit I of the executive committee |