New-York tribune., 1921-06-11
Republicans to
Increase Size
OF Convention
State Committee Adopts
Mrs. Livermore's Resolu-
ton Changing Basis of
District Representation
Duel Elected Treasurer
Miller Making Good on
Campaign Pledges, Says
Frederick Creiner, of Erie

The Republican State Committee
meeting yesterday at the National Re-
publican Club changed the basis of
representation so that the next state
convention will contain about 1900
delegates. instead of 1,103, the number
seated at the unofficial convention in
Saratoga last year.
Charles H. Duell jr. was elected
treasurer to succeed Joseph f. Davis,
resigned.
George A. Glynn. chairman of the
committee, said that under the law it
was incumbent upon the committee to
change the basis of representation to
state conventions. which under the old
law was one delegate for each Asesm-
Oily district and one for each 1000
votes cast at the last preceding cleo
tion for the Republican candidate for
Governor Mrs. Arthur L. Livermore,
OF the state executive committee. Of
fered resolution fixing the basis at
two delegates from each Assembly dis
trict and an additional delegate for
each 1900 votes cast at the preceding
election. This was adopted without
opposition.
Representatives from the nine Judi
ciary districts recommended, with few
exceptions, the new state convention
basis of representation in the judiciary
conventions. In all but one district
Judiciary conventions will be held this
year.
Two New Committeeman
Ellis H. Staley, of Albany County
and W. j. Wygant, of Orange, recentyl
have been elected state committeeman
10 f11l ola NJ
Staley, in the judgment of the politi-
clans, marks his advent as the real
leader of Albany County.
Under the new basis the number of
delegates from New York City will be
as follows: New York, 1877; Bronx. 45;
Brooklyn, 149; Queens, Al, and Rich
mond, II.
The meeting was largely attended.
Among the veterans present were Fred
erick Greiner, of Erie, and Collector of
the Port George W. Aldridge Mr..
Greiner, when asked about political
sentiment in western New York, said :
People generally feel that Governor
Miller is making good on his campaign
pledges looking toward economy and
better government. People are heart
lily sick of expensive faddism in gov
ernment. Governor Miller apparently
is saving valuable new ideas and dis
carding the rubbish. The people out
our way feel that he is as big man
as we have ever had as Governor Con-
cerning Senator Calder, who will be
up for reelection next year, it seems
TO me that he is sure of denomination
and reelection. He is great man to
attend to the wants and needs of the
plain people"
DuelI Protege of Roosevelt
The new state committee treasurer
Charles H. Duell jr., is a lawyer and
a son of the late Judge Charles H.
Duell, who was appointed United States
Court of Appeals judge by Theodore
Roosevelt, who was his intimate friend.
Mr. Duell also is a cousin of Elihu
Root. He is a political protege of
Colonel Roosevelt and State Senator
Holland NJ. Duell, of Westchester, is
his brother.
Mr.. Duell was on the finance COM
n,ittee of which Colonel William Boyce
Thompson was chairman last year, and
also took a prominent part in the state
campaign in behalf of Governor Miller
He was lieutenant in the United
States Navy during the World War,
being assigned to duty on the torpedo
boat destroyer Wickes, which was en-
gagged in chasing submarines in the
British Channel, and is credited with
having sunk a U-boat.
After the war Mr.. Duell represented
McClure's Magazine at the Peace Con-
ference. He makes his home at the
Yale Club.