The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
SOCIALISTS ARE
BUSTED BY VOTE
| Of n. Y. ASSEMBLY
Ballot Following 23-Hour SeS-
sion Shows Substantial Ma
iority Against Seating Leg
iSIat0rS.

ALBANY, n. j.. April Five So
cialists-Louis Waldman. August Claes-
sens, Charles Solomon, Samuel A. De-
Witt and Samuel Orr, all OF New York
city, the entire delegation of their party
in the New York assembly--were ex-
PEELED from the legislature today.
The majoritles in favor Of unseating
the men, suspended on the opening
day of the legislative session on charges
OF disloyalty were substantial.
Voting began at the end OF % 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 I'll,
their seats in the assembly unless an
extraordinary session OF the legislature
Is to be convened.
Some assemblymen who had voted to
unseat Waldman, Claessens and Solo
mon, cast their ballots In favor of re-
seating Dewitt and Orr on the ground
them beyond establishing their adher-
ence to the doctrines and platforms of
the Socialist party
Theodore Roosevelt, Republican, voted
against expulsion, having argued with
the assembly during the night that 1t
Ildu no TlBHl 10 tACtuut Inc Udils.
Voting on the question of expelling
the Socialist members OF the New York
assembly was begun at 9:3S am today.
Louis Waldman. the first voted on, was
expelled, The vote was l16 TO 2s.
The vote on Claessens was l16 to IS.
He was the Socialist floor leader.
Charles solomon also was expelled.
The vote on solomon was rs to 2S.
Samuel A. Dewitt and Samuel Orr
also were expelled The vote In De-
Wits case was 1o4 TO 40.
The chamber was crowded with spec
tators from the tine the assembly con :
vened at 1890 am, yesterday until
long after midnight. Many OF the visl-
tors remained throughout the night and
heard the assembly record its verdict
For the members OF the lower house
the session was trying. The house was
operating under close call, which
meant that no one was allowed to leave
the outer portals of the chamber with
out pass signed by the speaker
Luncheon and supper were brought to
the members by the pages.
Waldman and Solomon remained al
! the capitol throughout the deliberations
Both appeared to be highly amused a.
the proceedings and SMILED frequently
| The other three men under fire were
not present.
At the conclusion Of the speech Of
Assemblyman Martin G. McCue. a Dem
|
Socialist members were called by such
! epithets/ as TRAITORS" ours, an6
whipped dogs" Waldman sent a note
to McCue reading as follows;
"Marty--Be good sport and move thai
be given the floor to answer you
VIII you do it,
Assemblyman McCue did not reply.
In the early morning hours while the
debate was slowly dragging its weary
way toward "A roll call, Waldman and
| solomon appeared in the midway, as
the main. corridor between the assem-
bly and senate chambers is known. A
| little band of newspaper men and sena-
tors who had organized a midway
choir" greeted them with song IA
milar in the sixties but with words
adapted to modern conditions:
1--WE shall meet, but we shall mist
| them"
"There will be five vacant chairs.
| The suspended assembymen acknowl'
edged the greeting with smiles ant
handclappings.