New-York tribune., 1911-11-09
DIVISION OF POWER
IN IN THE LEGISLATURE
Assembly Overwhelmingly Re.
publican, but Senate Re-
mains Democratic.
FIGHT OVER SPEAKERSHIP
Merritt and Parker Will be Can.
didates for the Office, but
~ Younger Republicans
May Have Man.

The election OF Republican Assembly
leaves the two branches OF the Legislature
OF this state controlled by opposing no.
lltical parties for the first time in twenty
wears Under Governor David E. Hill the
Senate was Republican and the Assembly
Democratic in 1891. reversal OF the con-
ditionS which will begin on January I,
1912 Completed returns show that The
rev Assembly will stand Republicans lO1.
Democrats IS. Socialist t. on Joint bal
lot the Republicans will number 122, 20
the Democrats IS
10 is probable that there will be q fairly
HyeA contest among the Republicans over
the srganization of the new Assembly. Ed
win 4. Merritt ir., who was the Repub-
ncan floor leader under Speaker Wads-
worth, and minority leader this year, IS
f. line for the Speakership in point OF
service and seniority. He wanted to be
Speaker when Wsdsworth was chosen.
Assemblyman James s. Parker. Of Wash
irgton County. also viii be a candidate.
While Merritts ability Is unquestioned.
hls point of view ON things political is
not that Of many Of his fellow Repub-
( Jeans and he made no ccncealment Of
rthe.fac that he did not agree with some
Of Lhe progressive planks in the Repuo-
. rrsn state platform, notably the direct
primary pledge. As minority leader he
spoke and voted against direct primary
bills
Under Speaker Wadsworth Merritt was
one of tho stanchest Of the "Old Guard"
Republicans who fought some of inc
Hughes policies though he worked hand
f. hand with Governor Hughes on other
matters As for Parker. he is much Of
Merritts point OF view, rather an old
Guard Republican than progressive. az
the distinction was made when the Re
puelicans controlled the legislature II
fha contest We're between him and Mer-
rit only Merritt undoubtedly would be
the victor. There has been much talk that
tha Younger Republicans would try TO So
loct candidate who could be nut forward
- having been free from tho factional
fighting Of tho Hughes years, and be &c
csptsbe to all elements Of tNo party They
sdmit there would be some difficulty in
finding such man.
For Majority Leader,
II Merritt became Speaker the choice
for majority leader undoubtedly would lie
between two men. Frank T. Young, Of
Westchester. and Harold J. Hinman Of
Albany. Both have made reputati tons m
th@ Assembly for effective floor work.
Iinman is q young lawyer and IS 80"
rarded bv the Barnes Albany organization
as an acquisition because of ability and
cleanness Young is able and intelligent
but his health has not been good for a
couple of wears. and he is not anxious for
any place involving responsibility and
work which might easily oyertsN his
strength.
There will be two candidates for the mi
nority leadership-S Frisbie, VINO
was minority leader before the Democrats
gained the Assembly. and Alfred T. Smith,
Democratic leader this year. Smith rep
ressnts Tammany. and is proud cf a. He
developed a force and ability as floor
leader which constituted Tammany's
greatest asset in difficult situations. While
the Speaker. on points Of precedence
might have first claim 10 the place, Tam
many undoubtedly will want It, which will
mean that Smith in AL probability will
get it, unless Tammany tries 10 efface IT,
self this coming session. That isn't Tam
r1snvs way ordinarily.
There Will be one Republican member
Of the Assembly who made his campaign
for nomination as an outand-out anti
machine man and his campaign for cleo
ton as q progressive OF pronounced stripe.
He IS Theodore Douglas Robinson. OK
President Roossvelt's nephew. The ma
Iorlty OF the Republicans will be new men.
including IN that category members ~ho
have served only one or two terms pre-
viously. Hardly 4 dozen Of them have
served more than five years
Revised returns snow that CLAYTON L.
Wheeler. the Democratic candidate in
Delaware County. was reelected by
margin Of about fifty votes The Repub
licars. who carried the entire county
ucket with this exception. refused TO con
,ede his election until YESTERDAY. George
A Blauvelt, Democrat, vas elected IN
Pockland COUNT, Thomas shannon. Re
publican, was reelected in the lst Dis
t~ict Of steuben County, A II. T. Banz-
hof. Republican. defeated Edmund OCon
nor. Democrat and Independence Leaguer
ir the 9th District of Kings County,
Charles Schmitt, Republican, defeated J.
II. Donnellv. Democrat, in the 18th Dis
trict. Thomas Vilmott. Democrat carried
the 18th District. and William Mathewson,
Republican. defeated Louis Goldstein.
Democrat. in the sd District With these
exceptions, the table published in yester-