The sun., 1919-11-03
REPUBLICANS WILL
GAIN IN ASSEMBLY
-
Conservative Estimates Indi-
cate They Will Capture 8
Additional Seats.
LEADERS CLAIM MORE
Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Is Certain of Being Elected
Tomorrow. !
LEADERS CLAIM MORE

!. ALBANY. Nov 2.--Conservative esti-
mates indicate that the Republicans will
y gain nine seats In the Assembly on Tues
, day. According to the claims Of the
leaders they stand a good chance OF
adding four or Ave more TO this num-
Der. This IL In spite of the strenuous
campaign that Gov Alfred f. Smith has
=. been making for Democratic Assem-
bly, In order that he might be able to
get through his so-called welfare legis-
lation.
Although the Democrats are talking
loudly about possible gains up State 1t
u believed that they have little chance
TO increase their Assemblymen there,
5 which now number Just two. The Dem
ocrats are pinning the most faith In
one OF the Erie districts and several
other city districts AS n matter OF fact.
however the only change that there is
much likelihood of taking place up State
10 In the First Rensselaer,. which may
Mop from the Democratic to the Republi-
can side Of the fence.
The Assembly now stands % Re-
publicans. 81 Democrats and two Social
lists, The two districts held by the So
cialists are the Twenty-third in Kings
and the Seventeenth in New York county
The Socialists will hold the former dis
trict, but Assemblymman August Claes-
sens In the latter will probe bly, be de-
feated by Joseph NJ. Schulz a Republi-
can. who has the indorse!. Mt Of the
Democrats
Bronx to Elect Socialist.
The Socialists are sure to gain one
seat in The Bronx, In the Fourth dis
tr'ct. 1t is now represented by AS
semblyman VI. Maldwin Fertig. n Dem
ocrat. who was elected last year with
a Republican Endorsement. Then he
had plurality OF only 1900. This
year the Republicans are going II alone
with the result that Samuel Orr. the
Socialist, Is practically conceded an
election.
In spite of the fact that the Repub-
iicans and Democrats have fused against
the Socialists In the Fourth and Eighth
Assembly districts in New York county
a canvass taken by Tammany is said to
show that the Socialists will come
within an ace Of winning by small
margin. There is just bare POSSIBLE
ity that the Democrats will win in the
Twenty-frst district New York. where
they have put up a negro against As
semblyman John c. Hawkins, the negro
Republican now holding the office.
II Is believed to be almost certain
women members Of the Assembly this
year. will be defeated by Noel b. Fox.
her Republican opponent In the Seventh.
New York, district She won by a mar
gin Of 229 last year. Mrs. Ida B. Sam
mis- of Suffolk, Republican. the other
woman Assemblyman, will be returned
to Albany.
Other districts in New York county
that the Republicans are confident Of
winning are the Ninth and Eleventh.
In the former Martin Bourke was de-
feated last year by only 237. William
c. Amos, the Republican candidate in
the Eleventh. last year lacked some
1900 votes of winning. but he declares
q that the conditions favor his election
this year. Al present the Republicans
have the Sixth. Eighth, Tenth. Fifteenth
and Twenty-frst Assembly districts In
New York county.
Campaign I'm Kings County.
In Kings county the Republican dele
gations in the Assembly consists Of just
three men. Assemblyman James II.
caunele in the Fifth, Frederick A
Wells in the Seventeenth, and w. l.
Youker in the Twenty-flrst. The leaders
say they are practically sure Of elect
ing Assemblymen in the Sixth, Twenty
second, Eighteenth. Eleventh and Sec
ond with excellent chances in the Tenth
and Twelfth. Mrs. Florence E. Taber.
the Prohibition candidate in the Twelfth
olttilCt, pccH Iahihs IOuse "
house canvass and It is believed she
may cut so heavily into the Republican
strength as to elect the Democrat.
Upstate Democrats are p1ning their
hopes on carrying certain districts on
the fact that the saloon interests are
backing their candidates. This COM
bined with the false issue II welfare
legislation has had some effe It in sew
eral districts. notably the Second. West
chester; the Third Monroe the Third,
Erie, and the Second, Steuben
Most of the efforts OF the Democratic
organization have been concentrated on
defeating Thaddeus C. Sweet, Speaker OF
the Assembly, in Osweso. In their cam
paign they have had the assistance OF
many women. who are hoping for the
election of Miss Marion Dickerman the
Democratic candidate, who was in war
work In France. In addition to having
the Dernocratic nomination Miss Dicker-
man has been Endorsed by the Prohibit
ton and the Socialist parties.
Roosevelt Sure of Election.
Undoubtedly the most widely known
OF the men VINO are sure to enter the
Assembly this year is Lieut. Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who deliberately decided
to follow in the footsteps OF his Illus
trious father by beginning his political
career in the lower House of the State
LeBhlaLure.
There will be other soldier blood in
the nav Assembly. From Niagara
county there will come David e. JEFFREY
who is credited with having captured
fifty Germans. Former Assemblyman
Alan v, Parker. who has just returned
from abroad. with a record of service as
Captain OF the United States Marines,
will return from the other Niagara dts
trict. Louis A. Cuvillier of the Twen-
tisth New York district rs another SOL
dler who Is coming hack to tho Legis-
iature.
Albany county will be represented by
three new Assemblymen. denominations
having been denied Assemblymen welch
and CATERS. Assemblyman John c. Ma
lone resigned to take a place in the new
State Income Tax Bureau He was
chairman Of the Cities Committee. Mr.
WEIGH is running Independently. II is
not impossible that Democrat may win
In this district Raymond T. Kenyon OF
Essex county has no opposition OF any
sort. having been nominated by three
parties
Schepectady county this year loses
Assent lyman Walter 8. McNab, leader
OF the dry forces in the lower House for
several years.
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