The sun., 1919-11-05
COP, HASNET
OF SIX IN ASSEMBLY
Tammany's Interference With
Judiciary Proves Costly
to Democrats.
NOW GET ONLY 48 SEATS
Largest Republican Victory Is
in Kings-Miss Lilly De-
feated by Noel Fox.

Uhe Republican swing in New York
city. set in motion by the Tammany
interference with the judiciary. has cost
the Democrats the fruits Of their gains
in up State Assembly districts. gains
for the most part due to local conditions
The Republicans show a net gain OF six
seats. giving them a round membership
of 100 in the lower house of the Legisla-
ture. They gained ten seats in the city,
while the Democrats gained Ave and
lost one up State. The Socialist repre-
sentation stands at two. as where one
Socialist was elected In the Fourth
Bronx district another WAS defeated in
the Seventeenth Manhattan.
The lower house will thus stand Re-
publicans. 100; Democrats, 4S; Social
lists, 2.
Tho biggest Republican gains came
from Kings county. There Harry Dimin
beat Martin Solomon, the present Demo-
cratic Assemblymen, with apparently a
falling off in the Socialist vote. In the
Tenth district Leo Doherty. Republican,
beat Hoxie Smith, the present Democrat
Joseph F. BLY,. Republican. beat the
present Democratic incumbent in the
Eleventh, as did w. T. Simpson in the
Twelfth. In the Eighteenth and Twenty
second. Theodore Stitt and George H.
Forbeil beat new Democratic candidates
Mrs. Mary B. Lilly, the Democratic
Assembly member fram the Seventh New
York district. was beaten by Noel B.
Fox. a Republican. Martin Bourke, In
the Ninth and William c. Amos in the
Eleventh, also turned Democratic dis
tricts Republican.
Guernsey T. Cross. Democrat was
elected to the Assembly from Sullivan
county by a plurality of approximately
500 over Frank Kinnie, Republican. The
county went Republican last year.
The same effect of local conditions
was observable In the returns where
ever the Democrats were successful W
State. Where they made their big
partisan drives against members like
Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet they failed
In behalf Of Miss Marion Dlckerman
Mr.. Sweets opponent, and returned
army nurse. all Of the women's orgapi
zations Of the district were musteret
, against the Speaker on the issue o
his opposition to the Democratic wei
fare bills Though It was apparent tha
this had some effect in keeping womeI
away from Mr.. Sweet--he got onl!
his normal plurality. despite the doupl'
number OF votes cast---it was not enough
10 defeat him.
In the same way in Wayne county
where drive had been made By tn
Democrats. backed by labor and grsng
organizations. against Charles II. Belts
formerly secretary of the State Foo'
Commission, Mr.. Belts was elected.
The election Of a Democrat in Scho
harie merely marks|a return to tradi
tional form. The overturn of the Re
publican candidates in Lewis and Il
Sullivan counties were the results o
local fights in which the personality o
the candidates played a big part.
In Suffolk Mrs. Ida Sammis, tn
present Republican member. who ha
served two terms with distinction. SUI
fered a wholly unexpected defeat atth
hands of William G. Carroll. a returue'
soldier.
Joseph B. Kelley. Democrat, easil
beat Patrick Doss, his Republican oppo
nent, to succeed James A. Foley as Ser
ator from the Sixteenth district. Kelle
got 1854 votes to Dosss 7,345.