New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CITIZENS UNION VIEW.
~ Senators and FIFE Assembly,
u Recommended for Reelection.

=. -. ,v-ertv-one Senators from New
o1' y-,-v we're recommended for reelection in the
SoTA : 80 t~irizens Union on the individual rec
report :. ,v,s legislators at Albany. made pub
ores % sex Three Of these are Republicans. Only
JIG Efs's, .,xt,--tnree Assenbygnen from the city
fTe q re legislative bureau OF that organizs-
in1p'e.. sr45cienf favor for II 10 recommend spe-
tea =, .bsir reelection BY far the greater num-
ciH0 be r;tv's representatives in both branches
ser OF legislature were either harshly criti-
Of I've t,rsr-,rlzed as inefficient showing no
ciseo ci.ss as legislators under machine con-
tTcl ,.-. - ea,s.,- Ncca-rs, ,cs-,s ,n
seo'e se.s- severe criticism The former said
f@ - retirement from public life and Sen
70 -r.Cs-ren was characterized as the most dis
- r..,.ss and vet one Of the most powerful men in
,be Senate.
- Arnevv the report said. had somewhat
- -oos rec ri by supporting some bad meas
~ ..sl-horch he ranks among the city's best
D7es ...i,,es Assernblynnen Robinson and Muir
,rsrs criticised failing TO fulfil the promise
f~ a-s last year. Assembyman DeGroot made
'Hes '.--us-ly bad record. according TO the report
=. added that he should -'unquestionably be
retired
=. -,,-7,re-s furnished by the report is marked
=. :. six Republican Senators from the city three
y. -,,g-,r7ended for reelection. and another was
.,.7 ss one Of the city's best representa-
T-r-
- ore was mentioned as worthy Of reelection.
80. <ou- Republican Senators Page. SAKE.
-r5s and Arnew. The lone Democrat is Senator
Fuller.
r,espite the fact that the number OF Democratic
.sss-7hvr7en Vas nearly double that Of Republican
..,f,s-s il the lower house. three Republicans
-s-e recon n5ended for reelection to two Demo
.s The former are Assemblynen Bennett. Fran
ss sn5 lee the latter Assemhlymen Lehman
err sho-rt. Assenbly-nen DeGroot and Weber,
ps1pbIoan. and FiackeJt and McCUe. Democrats.
rs-e recommended for retirement
The Citizens Union report shows even greater
-snonderan7e IN favor Of the Republicans when the
isrsstors are classed under the ''desirables"
~ -,yn5esrables" This classification includes not
,,lv he men recommended for reelection, but
nose whose records are favorable. Only Re
,ubican Senator was reported as undesirable.
zhrs twelve Of ths fifteen Democratic Senators
vs-e 50 classed as follows: Cullen. Grady, Hartes
E1sseufug Mccall. McCaTren, McManus, Mullaney,
Owens. Sohuer. Sullivan and Thompson.
Nne Republican AsseublyTnen under the
sssd Of desirable and three under undesirable.
x-e Democrats and one Independence Lacquer
were put under The former head and twenty-five
democrats under the head OF undesirable"
Tie report gives these Republican ''desrables":
ssssmbyraen Bennett, Conklin. Farrar, Francis.
Co7e. Lee surpless, Toomhs and Ward: and Demo
,rsts. Asse-nblymen Donihee. Grady, Klein, Lieb-
nam. NcGrzth. Shorrt. Az Smith. Stern and
r-or The lone Independence League Assembly
usn Is johnston
Of sezato- Page the report said Highly valu-
ss representative: watchfuI Of the citys interest;
ssured enactment Of much beneficial legislation:
hould he reelected Senator Page has announced
-hst he wiu not be a candidate for reelection.
Senator SAKE was also highly praised. was Sen
stor Fuller of Brooklyn
Senator NcCarren was severely criticised, and Of
ttn The report says: "Impervious TO pubic criti-
cisu dsvo1fnE his energies mainly 10 private in
fsgsts against the public welfare" Senator Nc
Nsnus was characterized the Lowest type OF
ais-nc Iader Senator" The report said that
ss1sim Easen7ug was. as in past years, a mere
rzbbsr stamp for NcCarren." This is the criti-
czz made OF Senator GIlchrist: ''One of the Re
rg5scans who voted against the anti-racetrack
.gkatior; fathered vicious bills 10 destroy value
Independent Endorsements; introduced indefensi-
Il attacks on tenement house laws; unquestion-
ally deserves retirement from public life"
Assernblynlan Warren I Lee and James A. Fran
us were praised in the highest terms.
Some surprise was caused by the following criu-
osn OF Assemblynan Beverley r. Robinson:
Active and honest, but falling and more
under -he influence Of the machine Was largely
rss90asible the defeat Of bill placing telephone
tte Public Service Commission. supported the Gil
christ bill 10 destroy the privilege Of Independent
Endorsements, which was characterized by the
Governor III his veto wholly tndefensible
rsasure' opposed many bills upon home rule
grounds. and then introduced the inconsistent
measure elative 20 dooruen OF police: Is not tu-
Senator Grady was scored. and Paradise Jimmy
Oliver a cne time the comic section" leader Of
ths minority. mildly criticised