The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-09
LEGISLATURE IS DEMOCRATIC
CONTROL STtTE SENATE %, :
tSSEMBLy M ~
WIN Have Therefore Majority on Joint
Ballet and Next q. .. senator Frsus
New Nsrk VITA Ne . Remoerat-l -
state Republican Losses Large.


The New York state Legislature viii
he Democratic upon joint ballot hy a vote
OF Ii3 To- -. thus lnsuring tn" elect on oi
q Democratic United States senator nj
tke coming session Of the Legislature IN
January
While the Democrats carried the State
senate. el.C,lng % Senators. against
~ elected hv the Republicans the Assem-
bly, j. carried nv the Democrats nv a
q. vote ~ 81 oss
Last year the stat. Senate comprised
SIS Republicans ard IA Democrats, while
tha year th. Democrats come forward
with = gam of IL Senators.
The Republicans last wear had pS mem
hers 81 the Assembly, while tn" Demo
Gratis had - members. and there w"r" .
Independents. This fall there w"r" 81
Democratic Acknowledgment elected and
90 Republican Assemblymen
The Republicans lost ths First Senate
district. where Col Roosevslt'S candidate.
senator Orlando Hubbs. "A farmer repre-
santing the Suffolk Nassau district was
defeated for reelection.
The Fourth. Eighth. Ninth and Tenth
Senate districts IN Kings returned Demo
cratic Senators in place Of Republicans
senator George b. Agnew in the Seven
tenth. Manhattan. district Was defeated
by his Democratic opponent. John q
SAKE. and the Democratic candi-
date for Senator in the Eigh tenth dis
trict came within a small vote OF de-
fearing Senator Brough, who was mp for
rselection
I'm the Dutchess- Putnam Columbia dis
trict F. q. Roosevelt defeated Srnht or
John r Schlosser r. for reelection.
William P. Fiero. the Democratic can
didate IN the Ulster Greene district was
elected. Senator Cordts was not n can
didaie this year. having been refused n
denomination because he was an anti
organization man
Two wears ago Gov Hughes's friends
made contest in the schenectady
Schoharie- Mont gomery district and de
feated senator wemple for rejection.
II Was expected IN. Republicans would
regain this district this year. hut another
Democrat was elected. l. n. Ws''e ~
Schenectady. tho present Asssmblymam
frc-. ~: ,.'s.a'y.
As was generally expected. Ssna, - r
tresierIck VI Davenport was defsa tod
for reelection in the Oneida district
Senator James \ Mckenzie made a
foriorn fight for reelection in the Niagara
Orleans district despite he fact that there
was no regular Republican nomination
for Senator in that district and ha was
compelled o run in an dependent column.
thus losing over half ~ the regular Re
publican vote
In tn. Chsmung- Tioga- rompkins-
Oh, !,
bowman of Eimira was a candidate. but
an unsuccessful one The Republicans
were unable 20 do much for him.
Perhaps the surprise in the Senate
elections was the defeat for reelection ~
Senator Henry Wayland Hill Of Buffalo.
the author Of the sIoi GO oOo barge canal
folly. and the defeat Of his old comrads
in legislative circles. senator George A
Davis. also of Erie county Senator Hill
was an Assemblynan from Iss t" 1917
inclusive and served in tho senate 90 n
tinuou-ly from 1901 until 1910 inclusiv.
He - the chairman Of the senate Finance
Committee. the most powerful man IN the
upper branch of the Legislature. Senator
Davis has served in tn" senate con-
tinuoIslv since 1898 and for years has been
chairman 81 the Sanat" Judiciary COM
rritte~
senator Edgar r B-ackett county
OF Saratoga treated him =" IN" surprise
Of nis hfe senator BTaCAett los 'hIs
Republican county hv over lnb hscAIs"
81 the Democratic sweep ~ the county
hut his ra.iaction was pat beyond a doubt
through the > usp plurality StyeI him by
Washington county
Lat wear m" Democrats gained about
a dozen upstate AsSsmblvrnsn he~aus>
Of the direct nominal ions issue
While this question car no figure tins
wear IN n. legislaiiv. elections the Demo
crafts nevertheless made bigger gains
than eyp or up-s:i'a =. - Assembly cleo
ton
For instance George n Whitney ~
Saratoga was defeated for reelection
He has been in she Assembly continuously
since 1917
Another important defeat was that ad
nninistered to Assemblynan stephen {
Clark Of Otsago Mr. Clark was elected
last year nv small plurality. II was eS-
pec-ed he would have no troubls this
year Organization dis-en.ions. however
defeated him
Dr. Robert p. Bush. who waa Speaker
Of the Assembly back in the days when
the late David " Hill vas Governor
was elected TO the Assembly from Che
munE county again.
For the first time in thirty years Cayriga
county elected a Democratic Assembly
man and Montgomery Tioga, Tompsins.
Her kirn-r Clinton. Yates S~rond Steu-
ben and Lewis followed along In IL wake
Last year Erie county elected five
Democrats and four Republicans. while
this year six Democrats and thra" Re
publicans were elected TO tho Assembly
Kings county thl- year elected II Demo
cratic As-emblymen and the Republicans
9 Will. las year the Kings county repre-
sentation IN the Assembly was Il Re
publIcans and II Democrats Last wear
New York county elected u Democrats
and ~ Republicans This year the
Democratic approximation IL increased
by I
Assenblymsn Albert y Callan. the
author Of the Callan automobile law. was
defeated for reelection in Columbia