New-York tribune., 1911-09-25
TALK Of CHANGE
Republican State Committee Is
Upset by RaappOrtiOnment.
TO AMEND REPRESENTATION
Many Members Thrown To-
gether and Democratic sys-
tenn May Show Way.

Since the plan under which the Demo
cratic Legislature proposes to reapportion
the Congress districts in this state has been
made public there has been much talk
among the Republican leaders. particularly
those upstate. Of changing che system Of
representation in the Republican State
Committee
Now. there is ono member Of the state
committee 20 represent each Of the thirty,
seven Congress districts. in addition to one
member at-largc in this city. Not only
does the proposed reapportionment. which
IS almost certain of adoption. as reported
by the legislative committee, throw many
members of the present state committee
into the same Congress district with other
members. but it also gives all Of the six
new Congress districts to the city of New
York. This would mean that under the
present system Of representation in the
state committee that body would have
jwenty-four members from New York City,
not to count the member-at-large 10 nine
teen for the remainder Of the state.
THAT the upstate territory, which always
rolls up the big Republican maiorities at
elections, should be dictated TO and ruled
by the members from New York city,
which Is usually Democratic, is not to be
thought Of said am upstate member OF
the committee yesterday. 1T would not be
right and would be contrary to all Ameri-
can principles Of representation
It has been suggested that If the Con-
gress district is left as the unit Of repre-
sentatlon each member Of the state COM
mi.tee be allowed to cast votes in proper
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his district. This would not work out
very we'll" said the state committeeman
because il would mean that the smaller
number of members OF the committee
{ would cast the larger number Of votes'
Another plan suggested is that the Re-
publican State Committee be constituted
/ according TO Senate districts, as is the
Democratic state Committee. There are
now ffty-one Senate districts majority
! of which are upstate.
The Republican state Committee viii
/ be reorganizcd at the state convention for
! the election of delegates TO the Republican
| National Convention next April. The con-
/ ventiou is the Judge Of how the state
/ committee shall he constituted, and as its
/ delegates are apportioned according TO
| the Republican vote at the last guberna-
! torial election the upstate leaders will
! have the say as to what changes shall be
J made in the organization Of the state COM
mittec When the basis Of representation
/ is fixed the delegates TO the convention
/ from the several districts meet and elect
I their representatives to the state commit
/ tee. The new state committee is usually
| organized Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the state convention.
1t is certain in any case that the make
/ up of the next state committee will be
| materially changed from the present list
! In Kings County, for instance, the crafty
! reapportionmcnt tinkers placed four Of
| the six members Of the state committee
! I'm the same district They arc Timothy
| L. Woodruff, Lewis " Swasey, Naval Of
| fcer Kracke and Alfred T. Nass. In Man
| haitian number Of the state committee
/ men have been thrown into a district with
/ other members Of the committee.
| Upstate Philip Elting, of the Delaware
! OtseCo- Ulster-S Schoharie district. has been
| thrown into the same new district with
/ Louis T. Payn. William Ward, the
! Westchester leader, and James Kilby OF
! the Sullivan Orange Rockland district
! have been put together.
! Cornelius " Collins, Of Troy, has been
/ doubled up with William Barnes. jr.
| chairman Of the state committee