The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-07
The legislature

Tn. character al the present cam.
palgn has been such that nf nrcrsSit ,
attention has been concentrated or
III" fight of Mr.. ROOSEVELT : candidate
IN the state rather than on any nj her
portion Of the Republican struggle tc
retain control in the legislative "a well
AZ tho executive departments Of State
Government. For many wears now il
has been an axiom in local politics that
however close tn. vote might b. in the
state contest. the Legislature was sure
To be safely Republican. Vet in the
present wear thor. ar" circumstances
which are not unworthy IF mention.
since they reveal al least the pOsslbil-
| Nv of a change,
The present complexion OF III" state
senate shows - Republican and ~
! Democratic members, of these latter
fourteen come from districts in this city
and two from M State To control the
Senate, therefore. tho Democrats must
make a gain of az least ten members
1 | nder the present airport comment there
are twenry-rhree senate districts wholly
or in part within This city. and NJ present
the Republicans hold nine Of them Not
even "A sweep oi all the local districts
therefore, a thing exceedingly unlikely.
would supI.ly the gain necessary for
Democratic" control.
In 1907 however. when BIRD y GOLFER
carried New York city by plurality of
l23.WG, but two Republican senators
survived the local landslide In the
present year the faCtonal fights in
Brooklyn and the antl-Roosevelt feel
ing in tho strong Republican districts
nf thus county combine 10 form a sit,-
alton which IN the judgment If ex-
perienCed observers makes the pros
poets IN more than half OF the districts
now represented by Republicans ex-
ceehnklv dubious Thus If tho land
slide 81 the Golfer yer is repeated. "a
many expect. tho general belief is thar
not more than four Republicans will
represent the city in the NEXT senate.
with nineteen Democrats
Up the state moreover. the Senate
situation on the Republican side Is oven
more unsatisfactory. In one district the
Niagara Orleans. the Republicans failed
to make a nomination. In four. those
represented nv EMERSON. RnsE. ALLEN
and DAVENPORT. there are factional
fights which NJ prt~en, seam likely N
result IN the return Of Democratic sem
ators. In the lister Greene Columbia
DutChe~= and IN one Erie district. there
are also conditions which are disa,Iie,-
ing To Republican Leaders On the face
Of these facts. therefore. II Is easy 10
$40 that the possibility If q Democratic
landslide means for Republicans very
zeal chan"e Of losing the upper branch
of tho Legislature
Tn" situation IN tho 'ase ~ tho \ ssarn-
blv Is perhaps materially better for the
Republicans. Thus. last year Republic
an tss.mhlv1n@n were elected in ~ Of
the II" districts To caprure the Assem-
at least twenty seats. One interesting
detail IN this count however. is the far,
that IN that wear no less than twenty
Democrats wer" elected in upstate dis
'rl"rs. Il number not eaIIalled IN fifteen
wears. On m" ether hand as a result
Of III" Heart Republican fusion in tho
Navoral'v elartion the 10, al Democratic
representation fell 10 thirtv-six
Looking back 10 Tho Color year again
tn. Democratic victory IN New York
CIV IN that wear resulted IN the election
"f n" loss than SO ont - ~ Democratic
Assemblvmen. while M STATE twelve
Democrats were cle, tai despite h. high
Republican phIra!ltIcs IN that region !
In the city territory under the ne,
there are now sl1,y-
thr"" Assembly districts Demo.
cratic landslide iocalv. therefore might
not lmposslblv rey""a' tho Ioler Incl
dent and give 'he Democrats ar l.as,
~ # the ~ city members in the lower
branch ~ N" Lag stature A. ,he same
time ~" conditions which mako ahnr,,
half DOZEN ~ tho Upstate senate dis
fric's doubtful Will naturally affect tho
Assembly districts which in majority
II casess were Republican n wear ago
Democratic control II m" State Sen
n" in l9o3-oi was prevented only bv
'norn"us Republican pluraltie- w the
state. and even then the Republican
majority WIS only six Only "A similar
tidal way" below the Harlem can max.
1r-Sibl" Democrats" control this wear
tu' IN" conditions up IN" state ar" such
HAT. gir"n a Golfer wear south IF The
Harlem. IN" election of a Democratic
nit"I states Senator is mrch more
IkeIy than y has been in recent years.
several ~ the officers If the National
iunrd N Texas have resigned their com
n--I"n@ and the disbandinx II a cnmpsuy
4 n" Third Regiment has been suggested
o""aTSe a member ~ the conpanv who