New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-15
lockwood Best
Senator, Says
Citizens Union
Experienced and Alert He
Was Most Useful of City
Members, According to,
Annual Record Summary
Few Wholly Condemned
Work of Queens and Brook
lyn Asse m b y m en- is
Declared Not So Good

members or the state Senats from the
entire city and of Assemblymen from
Brooklyn and Queens during the last
session Of the Legislature In COM
paYison with past reports of similar
kind, the report is favorable. Instead
OF the severe criticism general in
previous reports, the one given out
Yesterday visits only faint praise upon
the legislators it would condemn.
Senator Charles c.. Lockwood. o.
..--ooklyn. prominently mentioned as
the coalition candidate for Mayor. is
awarded the blue ribbon
Experienced and alert legislator"
the report says, who handled mary
important bills successfully. He con-
tinues the most useful city member"
Ability Noted in New Members
In commenting on the work OF the
Senate, the report says:
"The Senate this year contained a
number OF new men of more than usual
experience and ability. Several of
these had previously served in the AS
embly. Although some of the ablest
of last years leaders, such as Senator
Walters and Senator Sage had retired,
il was confidently expected that the
efficient and intelligent law making.
This, however, cannot be said. AS
usual, there was more real considera-
ton of bills in the Senate than in the
Assembly, but even with this, senators
did not take full advantage of their
opportunities for usefulness. While
considerable group of senators habit
uslly recorded themselves against bad
special bills, such as rehearing and
private pension measures, they made
no concerted effort to defeat this sort
Of legislation but satisfied themselves
with registering their personal oppo-
sition. Altogether too many measures
Of doubtful character were allowed to
PISS without opposition on short roll
calls.
an the Assembly the large member
ship offered some excuse for the gem
excuse is lacking in the Senate The
Senate cannot achieve real efficiency
as law-making body until it insists
OF, considering individual measures
with greater care than it did at the
recent session"
Assemblymen from Brooklyn and
Queens for the most part are criticized
severely for their attitude toward leg
islation affecting New York City in the
appraisal of their records by the Citi-
zens union. Compared with represen-
satives in the lower branch of the Leg
stature from Manhattan and the Bronx,
whose records were published two days
ago, the Queens and Brooklyn men
made a poor showing, in the opinion
Of the union.
Major James j. Carroll, Republican,
VINO represents the 9Th Assembly Dis
fsia - De- g
eeptions. Fighting JIM" as he is
Known among his friends, who raised
as much trouble for the reactionary
element in the Legislature as he did
for the Germans during the World
War, was approved by the union in the
following language:
Independent and capable. Record
shows Improvement. Deserves credit
for fight against both traction bill and
direct primary repeal"
Halpern's Work Criticized
A Queens Assemblyman, Ralph Hal
perm, Republican, of the 9Th District,
received hard blow His record caused
the Citizens Union to say:
"Active, though wholly ineffective,
member who opposed traction bill, but
generally made poor record of votes.
Introduced much bad legislation"
The union found one Democrat it
could praise unstinte dly-Peter A. Nc
Ardle, of the 4th Assembly District of
Brooklyn, whose record was sum-
married. as follows:
Excellent record of votes. Showed
Improvement over any previous year of
service"
This verbal brickbat was hurled at
the legislative head of John J. Nc
Do Sc A.
sembly District of Brooklyn:
"lnconsequential. Frequent failure
to be recorded on roll calls indicates
lack Of attention"
VI the victim Of the second annual
Socialist ousting party of the Assem-
ply, Henry lager, of the 14th Assem-
by District of Brooklyn, the report
said:
"Unseated too early to permit an
estimate of value of his votes. Showed
promise in his spirited defense against
tae custer resolution"
The detailed reports as to members
o. the Senate and Of Brooklyn and
Queens Assemblymen not mentioned
above, are as follows:
NEW YORK COUNTY
James ]. Walker, Democrat 18th Dis
,,let-Kesourceful and partisan minority
leader with excellent record OF votes who
performed important service in effectively
cltys interest
John J. Boylan. Democrat, 18th District
an An attentive legislator OF some ca
n nstay who. in his eleventh year. made
mediocre record
Bernard Downing. Democrat. 14th Dis
s'ie.--Capaole but partisan legislator with
srIecord or votes on important bills above
sne average. whose intelligence and knowl-
sase OF city affairs makes him useful
represent tive
Strauss Record Approved
r rsaS,'-Ftrst year member who showed
, asai grasp of his legislative duties and
ae.i'. an excellent record of votes and other
W,s sa.s. Painstaking and sincere.
i sssss,snl IN and highly explosive
sssh'iator OF long experience in the AS
reeaoG ana UNREASONABLE ability, whose
a ,sord OF votes in his first year in the Sen
s s was poor large part of his bills
wee Objectionable.
n,sseehuyler NJ. Meyer, Republican, 18th
e tc.iist first year as Senator made
IA, ss.hent record of votes and other activi-
snsc,., frequently opposed Objectionable
es.sss pills on short roll calls. Deserves
oi,,ra' Tor good work fer legislative in
connnlagh standard of efficiency in handling
Si,nittee on Privileges and Elections
trtss ''stor A. Gothic. Democrat, 18th Dis
ity saS ohe OF the most independent minor
pra a, measures showed considerable i'm
,se@,s,ement. but who introduced some OBJ
s1sssiona BILE bills
trie, .ilsm Duggan Republican. 10th Dis
svan Hlrs, year member with rather un-
AN sn record. Voted frequently against bad
massstlhg bills. Made average vote on
IMPORTANT bills. but introduced much
ton ana III considered legisia-
Tolbert Called Effective
Pail