New-York tribune., 1905-07-06
c. u. "SIZES UP" SOLONS.
ONLY THIRTEEN PRAISED.
-Four Tammany and Three McCar
rcn Men Worthy of Endorsement.

The Citizens Union made public its final esti-
hate of the legislative career Of the local rep
resentatiyes at Albany yesterday I'm a doeu-
rnent replete with scorching criticism and un-
conscious humor The statement ends with a
Recommendation that the union join with the
locsl Democratic organizations in the renonli-
nation of four Tammany and three McCarren
Assembymen, a recommendation foreshadowed
ia The Tribune weeks ago.
From the sixty local Assemblymen. Demo-
cratic and Republican. the Citizens Union COM
nlittee has selected the unlucky number OF thir-
teen as worthy Of Citizens Union commendation
and votes. or the six Republicans included In
this list five come from Manhattan. They are
Agnew, Beihif, Prentice, Stanley and Young.
The sole Brooklyn Republican thus commended
Is c. f. Murphy. and the general trend OF the
report indicates that his name may have helped
him
The fortunate Temmany members are Assem-
blymen Calm. Salomon Smith and Tompkins
The Brooklyn Democrats are Dodd. Fuller and
Snanahan- II should be noted. however. that
Senator Jacob Z. Marks the Tammany success
sor OF Justice Victor J. Dowling, figures as the
ideal legislator. and his name is several times
mentioned with praise. while Senator Gardner
Of Brooklyn. is certainly the little black man"
OF the story.
TEST OF CANDIDATES SIMPLE
The test of legislative virtue by which the
Citizens Union committee tried OUT the can
didates for fits role OF honor" was simple In
The Senate votes for the Elsberg Rapid Transit
bin and the SO-cent gas BILL which the union
Itself never even indorsed, although II opposed
certain other gas measures. and against the
niagara grab" earned the Citizens Unions
praise Senator Page. whose labors for the gas
hills occupied his time during the entire ses-
sion, is dismissed with the words otherwise
his record is fairly good" because he dared vote
against the rapid transit bill. Senator Els
berg. the author of this BILL is awarded the
bitter comment. Unless his next year shows
some Improvement. his usefulness as a public
officer is about ended" because OF his share in
the chain OF FIVE" Steinway tunnel grabs
and his effort revive the instalment shark
abuses both of which measures were fully ex-
posed in The Tribune.
Mention has already been made OF the names
OF the Assemblymen commended by the report,
OF them the report says:
In order that preventive legislative work may
hereafter be cumulatvely successful. 1t is essen
tial that the Citizens Union must realize that
members Of the legislature who have fought
against legislation inimical TO the city, who
have accepted the exact position of your Com
mittee on Legislation. and because of that have
opposed their party leader on the floor Of the
Senate and Assembly, that is the men who CO.
oPVTdteu Win the Cltzens Union, deserve CO.
operation from the Citizens Union in the mat
ter OF their reelection. Because Of their un-
hinching loyalty to its legislative principles
your Committee on Legislation strongly recon-
mends that the appropriate district organiza-
lions should nominate them as their own candi-.
dates
or The" Mcmahon il is written: Said TO
have greater possibilities for good in his make
up than his record shows" AssembIyman Hart
man. Republican. OF Manhattan, is briefly dis
missed as well intentioned." Charles F Muir
ply, Republican, of Kings, is fine type of
man; Prentice Republican. of Manhattan, has
withstood the severest sort of pressure in ad-
herring TO what he thought right: Tomp-
kins, Tammany, of Manhattan is IA tower of
strength for those who desire good govern
ment." and Young, Republican, of Manhattan.
in addition TO other statesmanlike qualities, has
a peculiar faculty for making friends"