The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
STATE SENATE WILL
HAVE LARGE EXODUS
Loss Of Many Members Will
Require Radical Re-
organization.
RIVAL CHIEFS LEAVING
Brown and Wagner to Retire
Cullen Will Seek Seat
in Congress.

Not in many years has there been
such an exodus from the State Senate
The loss OF many of its old members.
who are retiring this year for various
reasons, will require radical reorsan-
ization of the upper house In Albany.
Both the majority leader. the Presi-
dent pro TEN. as he Is called, and the
minority leader are to retire. Senator
Elon II. Brown OF WATERFOWL, the Re-
publican leader, whose long term OF SER
vice made him an expert in all legisla-
tive matters, Is not seeking reelection
because of dissatisfaction with the way
things have been going in Albany. as he
declared in a statement. Both the Pro-
addition interests and the woman sur
fragists had determined to defeat him
for denomination and he would have had
a close call IL he had sought another
term.
Senator Robert f. Wagner. the minor
ity and Democratic leader. who sue
reeded to that post when Thomas +.
Grady. the veteran of many years. re-
tred is leaving the Senate to accept
nomination to the Supreme Court. to
which he has aspired for some years.
Senator James A. Walker. another Tam
many man, is n candidate to succeed
Wagner as minority leader. Senator j.
iienrN w alters OF syracuse mas nbu nus
oyes on the majority leadership but he
LAS a fight on in his district and may
lave some trouble in getting back at all.
senator Cullen's step.
Senator Thomas II. Cullen, Democrat,
o. Brooklyn. sometimes referred to as
the Dean OF the Senate" because he has
the longest term OF uninterrupted SER
ice. is also leaving Albany to crafty
an ambition of long standing. He Is to
get a nomination for Congress in a sure
Democratic district. 1t was in 1899 that
cullen first went to the Senate and he Is
serving out his tenth successive term.
Senator Brown first went to the Senate
in 1898, but retired after serving three
terms and did not return until 1913.
Next year Senator Samuel J. Ramsper-
ger OF Buffalo will be the dean. lie first
went to Albany in 1899. but was out
rom 1904 to 1907. Since then he has
served continuously.
Senator August r. Farrenkopf. having
been denied a denomination by the Con-
molly Democratic machine in Queens. is
running for the nomination for County
Clerk against the regular designee.
In Kings county Senator William ],
Iieffernan. Democrat. resigned some
line ago to take the more remunerative
Alfred ]. Gllchrist has filed petitions for
the nomination for County Judge.
Senator Jacob Koenig, Democrat. In
New York county is forced to retire be-
cause his district has been thrown into
that of Senator Walker.
Having gone to France for war work.
Senator Cortlandt Nicoll. Republican.
will not seek a denomination. Assem-
b,,Tman Schuyler NJ. Meyer will he the
Republican candidate to succeed him.
Senator Cromwell's Decision.
Senator George Cromwell OF the Rich
mond county district has told his friends
that he does not care to go back 10
Albany. His work on the cities COM
mittee will be missed.
As he expects to be elected County
Judge In Westchester. Senator George A.
Slater IL willingly leaving Albany. He
! as been a prominent figure In the SEN
ate
In Saratoga county Senator George
IT. Whitney has fight on his hands, and
political experts of that part OF the State
say he cannot get n denomination. Senator
James \. Emerson of Washington. one
n. the picturesque figures of the Senate
for years, also has opposition. and the
chances are about even that he will not
so back to Albany, it is said. Former
Senator Davenport is seeking to take a
denomination away from Senator Charles
w. Wicks OK Oneida, but will probably
not be successful.
Another Senator wi o is running for
Congress is William II. Hill OF Ring
hamton. who took a prominent part ir
ire prohibition fight in the Senate last
winter.
Senator Morris s. Halliday OF Temp.
l,ins has resigned his seat in the Senate
10 go into the United States aviation
service.
Senator Charles n. Newton expects Il
go back to Albany. but not In the Senate
He Is running for the Republican nomi
nation for Attorney-General on the
Whitman ticket.
War work has attracted Senator
George r. Argetsnger and he will not b,
= candidate to succeed imself He |.
assisting the Red Cross in Washington.
All these upstate Senators are Re
publicans.
The Assembly will also lose two OF Il!
leaders. Assemblyman Simon L. Adler
majority leader has announced his con
didacy for the nomination to the Senate
10 succeed Senator Argetsinger. Assem-
hlyman, Henry L. Machold OF Jefferson
chairman OF the all powerful Ways and
Means Committee. is retiring and new
man will take his place.