New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-11
Anti Socialist
Fight Looms i'm
Extra Session
Reelection of Three Ousted
Assemblymen Is Certain,
and Action to Prevent
Seating Them Expected

When the extraordinary session Of
the Legislature meets week from
Monday it is believed another anti
Socialist fight may be forcede in the
Assembly, hampering the work for
which the session was called and pro-
longing it indefinitely
Three of the FIVE Socialist Assembly,
men who were ousted at the instance of
Speaker Sweet last session are almost
certain to be returned at the special
election next Thursday.
At the time Sweet ousted the FIVE
the entire Assembly, which had not
been taken into his confidence, counted
on making him the Republican candi-
date for Governor, or the Vice-Presi-
Dental nominee Of his party. But
every Republican of prominence in the
country attacked the action Of the
Speaker as blow at the fundamentals
OF American institutions.
On the night of the mai oustinp of
t me SOCIALISTS the ablest members Of
the Republican and Democratic parties
voted to reseat the Assemblymen
These included Simon Adler, of Roches-
ter. the ma ority leader; Charles D.
Donohue, of New York, the minority
leader; Colonel Theadore Roosevelt
and Joseph Steinberg, William A. Pet.
lett, Maurice Bloch, William S. Evans
and j. Fairfax Mclaughlin. of this
city.
Ready to Block ANY Move
= These men all stand ready to fight
Sweet on the floor of the Assembly if
ne should attempt to repeat his action
OF last January. There will be a con-
ference of these Assemblymen. who
voted to reseat the Socialists, before
the session meets to determine upon
plan of action which will block any
move Of this kind.
terday that, while they had heard
Speaker Sweet would attempt to GUST
the Socialists again, he would not
get very far with it.
The whole world will have its eyes
turned on the Assembly when it meets
on Monday week" said Assemblyman
Steinberg yesterday, land for one
doubt that Speaker Sweet will dare 70
repeat his monumental folly Of last
year. am sure that he does not want
to see another delegation from the Bar
ASSOCIATION led by Charles T, Hughes
and Ogden l.. Mills march down the aisle
OF the Assembly chamber again to
register the protests of the leading
Jurlsts of the country against such
kascrlike procedure But then no one
knows what Speaker Sweet will do un-
til he has done it,
Speaker Sweet, who has been in AL
bany for the past two days, was asked
If he would again try to GUST the So
cialists. He Replied:
I'VE will cross that bridge when we
come to it,"
Assemblyman Cuvilicr is certain to
draw up resolutions calling for the
ousting of the Socialists if they are
returned. At the close of the trial of
the Socialist Assem- blvmen he said
there would never be Socialist sit in
the Assembly while he was mem
Der of it.
Cuvillier Won't Take Orders
Although a Tammany man, Cuvillier
has repeatedly refused to take orders
from his leaders. Governor Smith,
when Speaker Of the Assembly. found
that he could not keep Cuvilier quiet.
The Governors attack on Sweet for
BUSTING the Socialists did not meet
with Cuvillier's favor, and he made no
secret of his feelings. Efforts proba-
bly, will be made by Democratic leaders
to persuade Cuvilier to make no move
against the Socialists, but it is not
believed that Cuvllier will heed these
counsels.