New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-10
BIG REPUBLICAN GAINS.
IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
Democrats Haze Only 60 Seats out
of tho 200 in Both Houses.

Tho Republican sweep has increased that
party's majority in the next legislature beyond
the expectations OF the most sanguine. On
Joint ballot the Republican majority will be so
votes. compared with 81 last year making
6ouby sure tho election Of Republican to sue
coed Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew The gain
is equally divided between the two branches,
the Republicans having won seven seats in each
house. The Senate will have SO Republicans
and IA Democrats. and the Assembly 1O4 Repub-
Ecans and 40 Democrats. The figures last year
were % Republicans and 81 Democrats 81 the
upper house. and 81 Republicans and SO Demo-
Gratis IN the lower. The greatest gain was made
IN Brooklyn where three Senators and three
Assen1byInen have been added TO the Republican
column. In the Senate district including the
counties Of Richmond and Suffolk a Republican
Senator will succeed the present Democratic
incumbent In New-York County two Senators
were gained. IN Oneida one. and in Erie one
For the first time In many years the upstate
Democrats will have representation in the
Senate. In the Assembly New-York County
Republicans gained three seats and lost two,
net gain Of one. A seat was also gained in
Oneida. Erie. Monroe and Duchess counties.
and one WAC lost In Schuyler.
The New-York City delegation TO tho logts-
lature VIII show many changeA OF the 10
Senators. will be Republicans, as against
last session The Assembly delegation VIII ooo-
tain 20 Republicans out of go, against IL
last session. gain Of 6. In Brooklyn the Re-
publicans carried several strong McCarren dis
tr1cts, defeating Senator Thomas W. Whttlook.
The Senate results In New-York County were
Etin more surprising. Senator George W.
Plunkitt known TO ell Taznnany men as Uncle
George" and proud OF the title OF Father Of the
Senate was overwhelmed by his youthful op-
ponent. Martin Sake.
A surprise in the Assembly results IN Brook
TN was the defeat Of Jacob D. Reusen who
was beaten q result OF the agitation against
the Remsen Gas bill OF last session. In Man
haitian the tidal wave swRrnped three TaInmaIg
Etrongholds south Of Fourteenth-st-the With,
Xth and XVIII Assembly districts, all OF which
elected Republicans In the XVIII Samuel
Prince, the labor leader, whose conflict with
election authorities caused trouble during regis
tration defeated by Gustav Hartman All
three Of these districts were affected by tbs over
whelrntng support of President Roosevelt by the
Hebrew voters Two Republican candidates for
Assembly, Richard Van Colt and josiah i.
Newconb, IN the With and XIIIth Assembly
districts, were beaten by narrow margins Les
lie ]. Tompiins IN the With by "a votes
Outside of New-York City there are few
changes. Ex-senator Henry J, Coggeshau a
veteran legislator. was reelected IN Oneiaa
County TO succeed Democrat. and Louis Fech-
ter IT, Unexpectedly defeated Senator S. j.
Rarnsperger, the only Democratic Senator from
Erie County. The Republicans gained an AS
semblyman IN Erie, Monroe and Oneida, and lost
one in Schuyler, which unexpectedly returned
Democrat
North OF the Harlem the Democrats have six
AssemblyInen ell Of whom were elected by slight
margins. Even SchohaIie lowered It's norma
plurality, but returned George NJ Palmer, who
Will doubtless continue as minority leader. 3
Fred Nixon Speaker Of the Assembly, was re-
elected by a greatly increased majority.