New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-07
LEGISLATURE CHANGES.
Some Familiar Faces Missing-Gain
IN Republican 4ssemblymen.

Albany. Jan (SpeciaD.-Many familiar faces
were missing when the two houses of the State
Legislature were called to order and small share
OF the changes is in the delegations representing
greater New-York In the Senate the two years
of office leaves the membership of that body
unaffected by the recent election, in the case
of Charles 2. McClelland. the former Democratic
representative of the XXIId Senate District, whose
successor Francis NJ. Carpenter. elected to
the vacancy made by ex-senator McClelland's ac-
ceptance OF the federal appointment offered him
by the President But the change adds vote to
the Republican majority. and the Senate now di-
vdes % TO q on party lines. The presence of
Senator Horace White. whose Illness forced him
be absent during most of the exciting time OF
the last session, also contributes to solidfy the
ranks OF the majority
But If the Senate shows only change, the
Assembly presents an entirely different situation
The recent November election changed the politl-
cal complexion of the Assembly by eight votes
swelling the strength of the Republican majority
from So TO 81 and similarly diminishing the num-
Der of the minority from 81 to SO. Five of the
new Republican Assemblymen come from greater
New-York In Erie. Niagara, Rockland and West
chester counties the Republicans regain one seat
their only loss being one Assemblyman in Duchess
County.
The thirty-fvs Assembly districts OF New-York
City show eighteen changes in representation. In
only two Of these. however. is the change due to
the reversal OF the Democratic majority. Among
the Republicans who DO not return-none Of them
because or defeat at the pOllS-are Howard COnK-
ling In the XVIII Assembly District and George
B. Clark In the XXIXth The latter's meteoric
career during his single session. which eliminated
in sweeping charges OF corruption. sufficiently
spectacular TO make his absence felt at the pres
ent session. Josiah T. Newcomb. who went down
In the landslide of 1902 In the XXIIId Assembly
District. returns TO Albany more. while +.
II. Wallace succeeds a Democrat in the normally
Republican XXXIst Assembly District.
In the Democratic delegation the most notable
change is the absence of Richard J. Butler. Dew
erys labor Assemblyman. whose picturesque po
litical career has apparently terminated. "Issy'
Cohen, from de Ate the successor Of Charles
s. Adler who held during his term the lightweight
record in pounds for the Assembly. also did not
return. Harry Ia oxford. a close friend of the
Sullivans, has been taken of in the present
New-YOrk City administration and does not
appear at Albany this year.
Statistics OF the occupations of the greater New
York Assmblymen reveal the fact that the legal
profession furnishes many more legislators than
resentatives OF greater New-York give their bust
ness the law. Eleven Assemblymen from the
surance business during the months OF the year
when they not occupied with the States bust
ness. There are three clerks, three hotel keepers,
while three cigar dealers swell the total. There
are, besides. two brokers two manufacturers, two
importers, a stenographer, a secretary, a sales
man and a printer in the list.
In the Assembly at large eleven members have
been courageous enough to admit they are farm
ers while a single Democrat Robert W Chanler
his name the occupation OF gentleman" Erie
Der Republican, George Ruehl. Suffolk County
furnishes dentist in Willis a. Reeve; Saratoga
counties send Physicians Charles +. Brooks. OF
Erie County. IS the sole newspaper man OF the
Monroe. writing himself down a merchant and
newspaper man.