Show republicans FOR LEADERS OF PARTY DISCUSS METHODS OF harmonizing PARTY FORCES national committee decides to change basis of representation in conventions vent ions affecting south and recognize primaries washington after five hours houra of debate the republican national committee on tuesday night determined it was clothed with ample power to readjust the composition of the bartys national conventions and had authority to make changes in convention rules and ana procedure that have been demanded by many elements since the convention of 1912 lind and the democratic victory at the polls last Noy november embr with little bitterness and no tangible evidence that aba differences which arose over methods could not bo be reconciled the committee took steps which have been agitated in the party for thirty years yeara and which have been vital factors in many exciting conventions la in its latter day history without a dissenting vote the committee decided to make a change in the basis of representation in national conventions which will greatly affect southern states gave full recognition to the principle in the primary election of delegates approval luch laws adopted by several states which provide that all delegates be selected at large and accepted the principle that delegates properly accredited by state authorities shall be placed on the temporary convention roll informally it had bad been agreed that the new basis of representation should be referred to tle the republicans in the various states for ratification the only difference ot of opinion that developed on the surface was over the question of the machinery to be used to effect the reforms of the forty nine committeemen who voted on the one roll rol call leall taken fourteen favored the calling callin of a special convent convention iod to bring about these changes and thirty five declared themselves opposed |