Evening star., 1920-04-01
Men From Metropolis, Con-
stituting Party Delegation,
Accused as DisIoyal.
FINAL ACTION AT END
OF ALL-NIGHT SESSION
Substantial Majorities Recorded in
Verdict-Rooseveit's Vote Is
Against Expulsion.
BY the Associated Press.


ALBANY, n. Y, April Five So
cialists-Louis Waldman, August
Claessens. Charles Solomon. Samuel
A. De Witt and Samuel Orr. all of
New York city, the entire delegation
Of their party in the New York assem-
bly-were expelled from the legisla-
ture today.
The majorities in favor of unseat-
ing the men. suspended on the open
ing of the legislative session, on
charges of disloyalty, were substan
tial.
Voting began at the end of twenty
two hours Of oratory, parliamentary
wrangles and filibustering.
Owing to the fact that the men
were expelled after midnight on
March 81. there can be no special
elections to fill their seats in the as
sembly. unless an extraordinary ses-
sion of the legislature is to be con-
vened.
Roosevelt Against Expulsion.
Theodore Roosevelt, republican. vot-
ed against expulsion. having argued
with the assembly during the night
party.
On Louis Wafdman the vote was
116 to IS; August Ciaessens was ex-
PEELED by a vote Of 116 to 2S. He was
the socialist floor leader. The vote on
Charles Solomon, who last week was
arrested In Philadelphia for alleged
disorderly conduct at mass meeting
called to protest against the custer
Proceedings here. was 116 to 2S.
Samuel A. De Witt was expelled by a
vote of 104 to 40; Samuel Orr was ex-
PEELED by ia to 40.
Unique Legislative Precedent.
BY its action the assembly estab-
lished q precedent altogether unique
in legislative history in the United
States, as never before has an entire
party delegation been elected from
any legislative body.
Tarty lines disappeared in the vot-
ing TIE democratic minority. which
was supposed to he pretty wen United
In favor Of reseatfng the socialists,
polled q. mzjoritys OF one vote In
favor Of expellfng Wa1dman. Claess-
ems and Solomon, the democratic vote
on these men being Is for unseating
and IT for restoring them to their
former legislative status. twenty
one democrats voted to reseat De
witt and Orr, while IA favored their
expulsion.
The republicans, by a division Of
9S to IL, voted to unseat Waldman,
CIassens and Solomon. and on the
De Witt-Orr votes they stood 80 to ~.
Sessfon Continuous for "a Hours.
When the assembly adjourned. after
the seats of all five socialists had
been declared vacant, it had been in
continuous session twenty three
hours and forty minutes.
The final chapter lacked the thrills
that many of the spectators had ex-
pected. Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet
closed the debate at S:35 am. and
within two minutes the calling of the
roll had been begun in the case of
member is allowed to explain his vote
when voting on resolution. Virtually
every member was in his seat, and, as
a result, the five roll calls were run
off>fn record-breaking time.
There was brief outburst OF ap-
plause when the clerk announced the
vote on Waldman's case, followed by
another mild demonstration few sec
onds later when Speaker Sweet an
nounced:
"The resolution having been duly
passed. ! declare the seat occupied by
Louis Waldman vacant"
Cheering Mt Close.
The announcements in the case of the
other socialists were received in
silence by members and spectators, un-
til the final declaration by the speaker
that Orr's seat was vacant. when there
was a last brief outburst of mild
cheering and handclapping.
Solomon left tho capitol shortly be-
fore the voting began. Waldman re-
mained in the assembly chamber un-
til the moment the roll call was
started, when he went out into the
lobby.
Both men said earlier in the day
that they would prepare statements
for publication before returning to
New York.
ed in the way in which the former
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