The New York herald., 1922-08-01
REPUBLICANS SHOW
BEST In ASSEMBLY
Citizens Union Finds Record
of Democrats Marred by ,
Hearst-Hylan Bills.
MILLER POSITIVE LEADER
Senator Lusk's Attainments
for Session Commended De-
spite His Bad Start.
MILLER POSITIVE LEADER


Republican members of the State
Assembly from Manhattan and The
Bronx made much better individual
records than did the Democratic As
semblymen, mainly because the latter
"servilely accepted the impractical and
obstructive Hylan-Hearst legislative
program which entailed blind opposition
TO many excellent bills and equally
blind swallowing of a group Of fam
tastic propaganda measures"
The Citizens Union gives that as its
verdict i'm making public its annual ap-
probation of the work of the law
makers.
Gov Miller was undisputed leader of
his party, and acceptance of his pru-
dent counsel had a lot TO do with his
followers making good records, the
Citizens Union finds.
or the party leadership, the report
says
..Senator Lusk began the session under
a heavy handicap with the knowledge
that a very considerable number of the
Senator's of his own party would have
supplanted him in the leadership If they
had not been fearful of its effect on the
party. 1t Is due to Senator Lusk to
say that before the end of the session
he had to some extent. by his grasp OF
legislative matters. and his fair deal
ing Mt critical junctures, aileviated the
feeling against him.
Speaker Machold strengthened his
grasp on the legislative machine. which
hc had held we'll in shand during the
1921 session Possessing a considerable
amount of tact and a large degree OF
popularity his control was always more
certain than that of Speaker Sweet. his
immediate predecessor"
The summaries of the personal rec
ords of the New York and Bronx
county Assemblymen are as follows. the
letters r and d indicating party and
the figures Assembly districts;
New York County.
BERNARD ARONSON (R.. 1oth); ca
pable; good record of votes.
MAURICE BLOCH ID, 16th); active.
aggressive and experienced: one of
the ablest minority members: fire.
quently recorded against bad special
bills.
THOMAS f. BURCHILL Cd, 3d): ac-
tive member of little influence.
AUGUST CLAESSENS tSoc.. 17th):
only Socialist member: clever and ac-
tive III debate: good record of votes.N
perienced and eccentric member: one
of the most attentive; usually bother
some. but frequently useful.
SAMUEL DICKSTEIN Cd. 4th); keen
and capable. with record of votes
above the average of minority party;
especially useful in committee.
CHARLES u. DONOHUE 3D., 5th) an
able member of experience. who as
minority leader. contributed much OF
value IN the public interest: introduced
some bad bills for party reacons.
MURRAY FELENSTEIN 3D.. 17th): un-
seated on recount midway in session.
FRANK Il. GALGANO ID, 2d) intelh-
gent and alert; especially helpful in
committee work
FREDERICK J.. HACKENBURG ID.
1fth); courageous and intelligent; ac-
| tive in debate; an increasingly useful
i member.
PETER J. HAMiLL %. isO: expert
I enced and capable party wheelhorse
I of some usefulness.
4 GEORGE n JESSE (R.. 23d); capable
1 and experienced; introduced and han
died much important legislation sue
cessfully
HENRY o. KAHAN ID, Sth): new
4 member with mediocre record.
VICTOR r. KAUFMAN tR.. 7th) ;
first year member who made record
above the average.
4 OWEN NJ. KIERNAN ID, fSth): an old
time party rubber stamp whose inn
Y preston on legislation grows more
Z blurred as time passes.
JAMES MALE ID, 1oth); first year
member who successfully demon
strated his lack of fitness for leglsla-
4 tive office.
JOHN +. NUGENT ID, 13th); new
| member of rather more than average
| intelligence and capacity.
JOHN J. O'CONNOR Cd, 12th) one or
| the ablest minority members: active
| in debate.
HORACE w. PALMER (R., 21st); new
! member with record above the aver
age.
EDWARD r. RAyHER tR.. 9th): in
! creasingly competent member OF in
| telligenco. with record considerably
\ above the average: votes against bad
/ special bills Indicate independence.
MICHAEL Il. REIBURN ID. 22d): ac-
tive and capable member with satis-
1 factory record
SAMUEL J. RoSENMAN a.. 11th):
new member who demonstrated ca
pacity.
JOSEPH STETNBERG (R. 15th): cx-
perienccd and capable mepber: excel
lent record of votes on important city
bills and was often recorded against
I bad special bills.
| SOL ULLMAN (R.. 6th): continued to
be one OF the most useful OF city leg
isators excellent record of votes; de-
serves credit for being more fire.
quently recorded against bad special
bills than any other member
Bronx County.
BENJAMIN ANTIN ID. Sd); unusual
intelligence and capacity; excellent
record OF bills introduced
NICHOLAS ]. EBERHARD ID, 1sD
new member; inconspicuous.
WILLIAM LYMAN ID, 5th): conscien-
tious aed intelligent. fair record OF
votes on important bills.
THOMAS J MCDONALD ~. 6th): con-
scientious and earnest: voting record
above the low average of minority.
JOSEPH Y. MCKEE Cd, 7th): able and
lovcheadcd: satisfactory record.
LESTER W. PATTERSON (D.. 2d) In
teiligent member OF promise in first
year.
LOUIS A. SCHOFFEL 3D.. 4th); fair
record for first year member.
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