Romney campaign, activists reach compromise on delegate rule

Lawyers for Mr. Romney last week proposed rules that would give the Republican nominee the power to control who gets picked to be delegates to the next national party convention.

Some delegates objected to the proposal, calling it a power grab that would make it too hard for disparate voices in the party to express their views and shape the party platform every four years…

Under the compromise, delegates would be selected by the state and local level without interference or control by the party’s presidential candidate. That would allow competing voices inside the convention, both sides said.