New-York tribune., 1920-09-22

The days proceedings had been 8
smaller edition of the three months
trial. Republican members Of the AS.
s, sembly who are Jews and who re.
quested permission to leave to observe
2 the Day Of Atonement, which began at
snndown, were assailed by Assembly
man Cuvillier. One Of them, Assembly
man Joseph Steinberg, Of New York
first asked permission to be excused
so that he might attend services in q
local synagogue.
"The Congress of the United States
sits on Sunday, and why can't you
sit now?" shouted Cuvillier.
Steinberg attempted to explain, but
Cuvillier objected.
After Steinberg left and his name
was called, Assemblyman William W.
Pellet, Of New York, who sits next to
Steinberg and who had been requested
by the latter to explain his absence,
was howled down by Cuvillier when he
rose to say that Steinberg was at a
synagogue.
This is horrible burlesque which
the members should have been ashamed
to perpetrate," said Minority Leader
Donohue.
The same members who fought to
prevent the custer of the Socialists
last spring were the leaders Of to-day's
efforts to block the new move. While
the debate was on they did yeoman's
. service. Chief among them were The
odore Roosevelt, Adler, Steinberg, Pei
lett, Theodore Stitt, William S. Evans
and Maurice Bloch.
Sweet Influence Applied
Last night it was tacitly agreed that
the five Socialists should be seated.
Then the Progressive Republicans had
Sweet blocked. But when the session
. opened to-day Sweet, in some mysteri-
GUS manner, began to pull some of
the upstate Republicans away.
Sweet had been unable to get Re-
publican Of prominence to introduce
the custer resolutions. Cuvillier had
drawn up the resolutions. He gave
them to Assemblyman Ransom Fl. Gil
lett, of Columbia County, who was de-
fested in the Republican primaries
!, and who is now candidate for the
Assembly on the Democratic ticket.
Tho resolution introduced last night
esliad for .hs expulsion Of all fiyc.
After conference in Sweets room
, which Cuvillier and Gillett attended it
was decided that Cuvillier should offer
Ave amendments to the resolutions,
each amendment naming one Socialist
and setting forth that he be expelled
because he had been found guilty last
winter and his status was unchanged.
After Cuvillier offered the amend
ments Gillett announced that he would
cept the Cuvilher amendments.
After this move had gone through
Assemblyman Pellet asked Speaker
Sweet to read the report of the ju
, dietary committee. Sweet at first said
that that had been done.
ut has not!" exclaimed Pellet. "The
y report shonld be read for the in2orma-
ton of the menbegs" 3
The report was then read, and set
forth that the resolution had been re-
ported out by a vote of seven to six.
and that it was reported cut without
recommendation.
Cuviilier Alone on Committee
Pellet later said that only one men,
Der of the judiciary committee, Cuvil-
Her was for ousting the Socialists.
All the other members of this body
which heard the evidence in the case.
he said, were for seating all five, and
they so voted in the final ballotiug to-
night.
During the eleven hours of debate
the five Socialist Assemblymen con-
sstantly taunted their opponents, defy
ing them to oust them, declaring that
If they did, it would only swell the
Socialist vote this fall. 1t was mani
Fest that the Socialists would have been
grlevously disappointed if all five had
been seated.
The Democrats we're openly gloa&ing
over the situation and Republicans who
had the welfare of the party at heart
attacked Sweet for his attitude.
Two Of the New York City Republi-
cans, steinberg and Ullman, made bit
ter attacks on the custer.
The Speaker is not going to run
this state much longer" shouted Stein
berg. Our duty here is to legislate,
not to express our hatred for any man
or set OF men. Let us admit we made
a mistake and rescat these Ave men.
Cuviltier is always talking about
loyalty. Why don't we examine his q"
Ullman also showed his resentment
against Cuvillier.
"Cuvllier's attitude" said Ullman.
"is unfair and indecent. Cuyillier
goes around the back rooms Of saloons
in his district indulging in barroom
brawls. He has said that these men
should be committed to states prison,
say that Cuvillier should be com
mitted TO some state institution where
ne could be kept under observation,
Tor he is suffering from some mental
infrmity."
That's cowardly attack" said Nc
Cue rushing to the defense of his
Fellow Tammanyite. "Cuvillier is not
in his chair"
"He is right over there where he can
near every, word I say" retortcd Uu-
man, pointing at the same time to the
side OF the Speakers rostrum. where
euVllileT was standing in plain view.
Harding's Criticism Quoted
Climan then read from Senator
Warren G. Harding's statement OF iast
January attacking Sweets custer Of
the Socialists as blow at American
government, and then from the Repub
hcan National platform, which guar
antced the rights OF minorities.
Are you Republicans here going to
follow the leadership of Senator Hard