The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-03
yEw Yoax.s THIRTY AssEMBLYMEN.
who nnd what Politically the RePresc-ta-
tlyes Eject from tho city Arc.


Albany. Dec 2.-when tho Legislature as
se,nblcs in january the metropolitan coun-
ties Now York and Kings for the first tmo
in long period OF years. will have. in conse-
aycnco OF the new apportionment made last
spring and since uphold BY tho courts. their
appropriate numerical representation. Under
tho present Constitution tho first Assembly
which convened had 10 members from New
York city aud Kings aud ll9 from tho other
counties OF the State. This yoar New York
ond Kings hnvo together 4S members and
tho other counties o. tho State have so. Be-
filcs securing n larger representation. tho
people OF New York secure this year another
benefit in the way OF Legislation delegation
In harmony with the majority party.
heretofore Now York city's representation
has always boon largely Democratic. but tho
Assembly has usually been Republican. and
thus tho eighteen or twenty Democrats from
tho city have counted less In the way OF legis-
lntion or Of securing for their constituents
wlint thoy demanded than their half dozen or
less Republican associates Beginning with
the new wear all this will DO changed. and
henccforth New York city aud Brooklyn will
not only have u larger representation. but
their members will lie heard In nm Assembly
which Will be favorahly. and not preiudicially.
disposed toward the interests OF the metro
politnn section OF tn6 Stnt".
In the Assembly OF 1872 New York city had
twenty-onc Democrats. and this was consider
ed Il great achievement. for that BODY had
Democratic majority OF but two votes and
The loss OF II single city district would have
made the Assembly u tie. This year New
York city has thirty Democratic members. and
tho rartys lead In the lower House Is u SAFE
ono In length OF service Tim Sullivan OF the
Second district ranks rs senior New YORK
member. having been regularly returned from
that district since his FIRST choice In 1886 He
is u candidate for State Senator next year to
succeed William +. Brown. though not in tho
district no2 represented BY the latter. the new
Senatorial apportioninent (which goes into Of
feet next year. having carved it up almost BE-
yond recognition. The new district runs from
Spruce strnot 10 Fourteenth on the east side.
and has BROADWAY. to Canal street. and Ave-
nuo i as It's western boundaries. Duffy OF the
First district has served In five previous Leg
islaturss. but not consecutlvely. having been
first chosen In 1889. three years before Suli-
van became q monber. Roche or the Fourth
district has similar record OF five years OF
hayns SsInn n 1
,ee mt. and coz Webster 81 tho Twenty
enth have each served In three or moro LcEis.
and ser 81 II ths Tenh has had
three.
New York's ,leirgaton of thirty Democrats
is especially strong in new men--that is. young
mch who havo still their political spurs to
cain and laurels to achieve. and who vii have
next year. No prev gus delegation from New
iock rity mas c29.1ta ' AS many rev mS i.i
cal record. but This Is not truo Of all Hum
Twonty-sixth Reilly Of ne Twsnty;;eiehth.-
what thcy can do early In the session in tho
way Of farorng new measures and backing
S up r0p ~ tn. s a he
n;.n- American OF somewhat scholarly ac-
Guircmonts md (which is much more rare
o!o1nrnce. Arthur Butts. who will represent
II. new Twenty,ninth distrlct: beyond the
weh y s1s so he he'd tho oeo e Of Surr o.
gate. Iii ison Of the Twenty.third district sue;
In oens n neral
were doomed to DO wholly in favor Of tho Re.
publiGans. He Is said to be- strong man no.
The old Eighth district. 8, un as, roIi.cs
tho chang: in desissation hes come also .
ash is share S Of lie and dash 10 Kibany and
" johnny BrodsGy, Silver dollar Smith. or
Phi. "ssfg. these three voluble and ornate
ss6 d snapa
for fifteen years: but the glory OF tho Eighth
IN this respect at least. seems to
year. is rJsssph %smoer
aDly Disposed. uneommnnicatiya: and trust :.,
Eesuiiar fln;ss. il The safe BUSINESS % snd
tn. sreilbinders who predicted during ths
locality would this year. thanks to tho new APP
port!onment. have safe representative
had ssc sour majority in tho Twenty rst lis:
trict this year. and L. generally counted upon
to show NOR: , activity now that his reelection
Albany are very little known. Fame does not
reputeI to have a lovely waxed moustache.
TIE ends q T th turn %G in harTonX with
named In some quarters In connection with
tie post Of Speaker which may fall to, the
Manns. his eoileasuo from the new EiShteent f
Peso 0 Hs Viii ns 81 ons
the Legislature not IN accord with the regular
haSb bs%.sn tSs
over tho Tssaisr Tammsn, eandidate.
new Ss Was ana stsd VIII sH
Iammany's endorsement. but this yeur.
s ss OF s Of MS iH1 b Essaesf
procured Republican enforcement and was
or. rather. If the Assembly was close. for the
| Senate Is sufficiently close rs It's az to Is
| cl-McManus's position might be
| a commanding one. especially II he had an
associate or two from New York city elected
| under similar conditions. AS it Is. he will
| probably vote with the Democl ats on all party
| matters. and will certainly do so on tho ballot
| for United States Senator. McNIanus Is u
| young man, a hard hustler. and he has proba
! bly, q good political future In a district where
| political honors outside OF the pale Of Tam.
| many are hard to get and harder to hold.
The Constitution fixes at 12s the quota Of
Assemhlymen. and % members are. or all pur-
poses Of legislation. q majority. .Thirty-three
| in caucus is majority Of U5. and accordingly
| New York city IL hut three votes short OF n
working majority exclusive OF aid or CO. pera-
| ton from any other county. New York and
| Kings have together 4U members. which Is
more thln "a tw0-thirds majority on the Demo.
| cratic side. and when these facts are consid-
cred 1t can be seen how much. greater the in
fluence OF the metropolitan district Is to be
| next year when compared with previous SEES
| stons. There IL. Of course. no reason to sun
| pose that there will b. any friction between
| the Democrats from the two ends OF the State.
but II there SHOULD be. those from the region
| OF the lower Hudson would have next year
| tho majority; whereas In many previous years
| they would have run good chance o. being
| outyotsd.
Tho nbsentees from the Assembly delega
| tion OF a yenr ago from New Yorl: are not
numerous, and most Of them, particularly