130th New York State Legislature explained

Number:130th
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1907
Vp:Lt. Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (D)
Pro Tem:John Raines (R)
Speaker:James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (R)
Senators:51
Reps:150
S-Majority:Republican (32-19)
H-Majority:Republican (99-51)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 2
Sessionend1:June 26, 1907
Sessionnumber2:2nd
Sessionstart2:July 8
Sessionend2:26, 1907
Previous:129th
Next:131st

The 130th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to July 26, 1907, during the first year of Charles Evans Hughes's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1906, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (twelve districts), Kings County (eight districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.

On April 27, 1906, the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate districts, increasing the number to 51.[1] The apportionment was then contested in the courts.

The Legislature also re-apportioned the number of assemblymen per county. Nassau County was separated from the remainder of Queens County; Albany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego and Rensselaer counties lost one seat each; Erie, Monroe and Westchester gained one each; and Kings and Queens counties gained two each.

On August 13, 1906, the new Senate apportionment was upheld by Supreme Court Justice Howard.[2]

At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Democrats and the Independence League nominated a fusion ticket headed by William Randolph Hearst. The Socialist Party, the Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1906, was held on November 6. Republican Charles Evans Hughes was elected Governor with about 749,000 votes against 691,000 for Hearst. The other six statewide elective offices were carried by the nominees on the Democratic/Independence League fusion ticket with about 720,000 votes against 710,000 for the Republican candidates. The approximate strength of the other parties was: Socialist 22,000; Prohibition 16,000; and Socialist Labor 5,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1907; and adjourned on June 26.

James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (R) was re-elected Speaker.

On April 3, 1907, the new Senate and Assembly apportionment was declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals.[3]

The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on July 8, 1907; and adjourned on July 26. This session was called to enact a new legislative apportionment.

The Legislature re-apportioned the Senate districts, and re-enacted the 1906 Assembly apportionment.[4]

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Dennis J. Harte, Otto G. Foelker, James A. Thompson, George B. Agnew, John P. Cohalan, William J. Grattan, H. Wallace Knapp, William W. Wemple, S. Percy Hooker changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stCarll S. Burr Jr.Republicanre-elected
2ndDennis J. HarteDemocrat
3rdThomas H. CullenDemocratre-elected
4thOtto G. FoelkerRepublican
5thJames A. ThompsonDemocrat
6thEugene M. TravisRepublican
7thPatrick H. McCarrenDemocratre-elected
8thCharles H. FullerDem./Ind. L.
9thConrad HasenflugDemocratre-elected
10thAlfred J. GilchristRepublican
11thDominick F. MullaneyDem./Ind. L.
12thWilliam SohmerDem./Ind. L.
13thChristopher D. SullivanDem./Ind. L.
14thThomas F. GradyDem./Ind. L.re-elected; Minority Leader
15thThomas J. McManusDem./Ind. L.
16thJohn T. McCallDem./Ind. L.
17thGeorge B. AgnewRepublican
18thMartin SaxeRepublicanre-elected
19thAlfred R. PageRepublicanre-elected
20thJames J. FrawleyDem./Ind. L.re-elected
21stJames OwensDemocrat
22ndJohn P. CohalanDem./Ind. L.
23rdFrancis M. CarpenterRepublicanre-elected
24thJohn C. R. TaylorDemocrat
25thSanford W. SmithRepublicanre-elected
26thJohn N. CordtsRepublicanre-elected
27thJotham P. AlldsRepublicanre-elected
28thWilliam J. GrattanRepublican
29thFrank M. BoyceDemocrat
30thH. Wallace KnappRepublican
31stWilliam W. WempleRepublican
32ndJames A. EmersonRepublican
33rdSeth G. HeacockRepublican
34thWilliam T. O'NeilRepublican
35thGeorge H. CobbRepublicanre-elected
36thJoseph AckroydDemocrat
37thFrancis H. GatesInd. R./D./I. L./P.[5] re-elected
38thHorace WhiteRepublicanre-elected
39thHarvey D. HinmanRepublicanre-elected
40thOwen CassidyRepublicanre-elected
41stBenjamin M. WilcoxRepublicanre-elected
42ndJohn RainesRepublicanre-elected; re-elected President pro tempore
43rdWilliam J. TullyRepublicanre-elected
44thS. Percy HookerRepublican
45thThomas B. DunnRepublican
46thWilliam W. ArmstrongRepublicanre-elected
47thStanislaus P. FranchotRepublican
48thHenry W. HillRepublicanre-elected
49thSamuel J. RamspergerDemocrat
50thGeorge Allen DavisRepublicanre-elected
51stAlbert T. FancherRepublicanre-elected

Employees

State Assembly

Assemblymen

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stCharles W. MeadRepublican
2ndThomas F. MaherRepublican
3rdRobert B. WatersRepublican
AlleganyJesse S. PhillipsRepublican
BroomeJames T. RogersRepublican
CattaraugusJohn J. VolkRepublican
CayugaFrederick A. DudleyRepublican
Chautauqua1stAugustus F. AllenRepublican
2ndCharles Mann HamiltonRepublican
ChemungSherman MorelandRepublicanunsuccessfully contested by John Deneen (D);
Majority Leader
ChenangoHubert C. StrattonDemocrat
ClintonAlonson T. DominyRepublican
ColumbiaJohn B. SinclairRepublican
CortlandCharles O. NewtonRepublican
DelawareJames R. StevensonDemocrat
Dutchess1stMyron SmithRepublican
2ndFrederick NorthrupDemocrat
Erie1stOrson J. WeimertRepublican
2ndJohn Lord O'BrianRepublican
3rdCharles F. BrooksRepublican
4thEdward D. JacksonDemocrat
5thJohn H. MallonDemocrat
6thFrank S. BurzynskiDemocrat
7thGeorge W. WaltersDemocrat
8thJohn K. PattonRepublican
9thLuther J. ShuttleworthRepublican
EssexFrank C. HooperRepublican
FranklinCharles R. MatthewsRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonWilliam Ellison MillsRepublican
GeneseeFred B. ParkerRepublican
GreeneWilliam C. BradyRepublican
HerkimerThomas D. FergusonRepublican
Jefferson1stAlfred D. LoweRepublican
2ndGary H. WoodRepublican
Kings1stD. Harry RalstonRepublicanresigned his seat on July 26[6]
2ndJames JacobsDemocrat
3rdMichael H. BaumannDemocrat
4thGeorge W. BrownRepublican
5thCharles J. WeberRepublican
6thThomas J. SurplessRepublican
7thThomas J. GeogheganDemocrat
8thThomas J. FarrellDemocrat
9thGeorge A. VossRepublicanunsuccessfully contested by William Keegan (D)
10thCharles F. MurphyRepublican
11thWilliam W. ColneRepublican
12thGeorge A. GreenRepublican
13thJohn H. DonnellyDemocrat
14thWilliam J. DonohueDemocratcommitted suicide on January 31, 1907
15thDaniel J. CollinsIndependence L.
16thCharles A. ConradyRepublican
17thEdward C. DowlingRepublican
18thWarren I. LeeRepublican
19thCharles FethInd. L./Dem.
20thHarrison C. GloreRepublican
21stSamuel A. GluckDemocrat
22ndEdward EichhornRepublican
23rdWilliam L. MooneyDem./Ind. L.
LewisC. Fred BoshartRepublican
LivingstonJames Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.Republicanre-elected Speaker
MadisonOrlando W. BurhyteRepublican
Monroe1stGeorge F. HarrisRepublican
2ndJames L. WhitleyRepublican
3rdHenry R. GlynnDem./Ind. L.
4thRobert AverillRepublican
5thHenry MorganRepublican
MontgomeryT. Romeyn StaleyRepublican
NassauWilliam G. MillerRepublican
New York1stJames F. CavanaughDemocrat
2ndAl SmithDemocrat
3rdJames OliverDem./Ind. L.Minority Leader
4thWilliam H. BurnsDem./Ind. L.
5thJohn T. EagletonDemocrat
6thAdolph SternDem./Ind. L.
7thJoseph W. KellerDem./Ind. L.
8thAbraham HarawitzDem./Ind. L.
9thJohn C. HackettDem./Ind. L.
10thCornelius HuthDem./Ind. L.
11thOwen W. BohanDem./Ind. L.
12thJames A. FoleyDem./Ind. L.
13thJames J. HoeyDem./Ind. L.
14thJohn LoosDem./Ind. L.
15thMervin C. StanleyRepublicandied on February 1, 1907
16thMartin G. McCueDemocrat
17thWilliam YoungRepublican
18thMark GoldbergDemocrat
19thAlexander BroughRepublican
20thGeorge SchweglerDem./Ind. L.
21stRobert S. ConklinRepublican
22ndRobert F. WagnerDem./Ind. L.
23rdJames A. FrancisRepublican
24thJames V. GanlyDem./Ind. L.
25thEzra P. PrenticeRepublican
26thLeopold PrinceDem./Ind. L.
27thBeverley R. RobinsonRepublican
28thEdward W. BuckleyDem./Ind. L.
29thFrederick D. WellsRepublican
30thLouis A. CuvillierDemocrat
31stPhilip ReeceRepublican
32ndWilloughby B. DobbsDem./Ind. L.
33rdPhilip J. SchmidtDem./Ind. L.
34thGeorge M. S. SchulzDem./Ind. L.
35thJohn V. SheridanDem./Ind. L.
Niagara1stCharles F. FoleyDemocrat
2ndW. Levell DraperRepublican
Oneida1stMerwin K. HartRepublican
2ndLadd J. Lewis Jr.Republican
3rdArthur G. BlueRepublican
Onondaga1stEdward SchoeneckRepublican
2ndFred W. HammondRepublican
3rdGeorge L. BaldwinRepublican
OntarioJean L. BurnettRepublicandied on February 26, 1907
Orange1stWilliam G. HastingsRepublican
2ndCharles E. ManceRepublican
OrleansMyron E. EgglestonRepublican
OswegoFred G. WhitneyRepublican
OtsegoCharles SmithRepublican
PutnamJohn R. YaleRepublican
Queens1stThomas H. ToddDemocrat
2ndJoseph FlanaganDemocrat
3rdConrad GarbeDemocrat
4thWilliam A. De GrootRepublican
Rensselaer1stFrederick C. FilleyRepublican
2ndBradford R. LansingRepublican
RichmondWilliam T. CroakDemocrat
RocklandMatthew HurdRepublican
St. Lawrence1stFred J. GrayRepublican
2ndEdwin A. Merritt Jr.Republican
SaratogaGeorge H. WhitneyRepublican
SchenectadyMiles R. FrisbieRepublican
SchoharieCharles H. HolmesDemocrat
SchuylerCharles A. ColeRepublican
SenecaWilliam B. HarperDemocrat
Steuben1stWilliam H. ChamberlainRepublican
2ndCharles K. MarlattRepublican
Suffolk1stJohn M. LuptonRepublican
2ndOrlando HubbsRepublican
SullivanGeorge W. MurphyRepublican
TiogaByram L. WintersRepublican
TompkinsWilliam R. GundermanRepublican
Ulster1stJoseph M. FowlerRepublican
2ndWilliam D. CunninghamRepublican
WarrenWilliam R. WaddellRepublican
WashingtonEugene R. NortonRepublican
WayneEdson W. HamnRepublican
Westchester1stHarry W. HainesRepublican
2ndHolland S. DuellRepublican
3rdJames K. ApgarRepublican
4thJ. Mayhew WainwrightRepublican
WyomingByron A. NevinsRepublican
YatesLeonidas D. WestRepublican

Employees

Notes

  1. see APPORTIONMENT PLAN MADE; ODELL BEATEN in NYT on April 27, 1906
  2. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/08/14/101427404.pdf APPORTIONMENT LEGAL, SAYS JUSTICE HOWARD
  3. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/04/04/106745819.pdf OLD APPORTIONMENT IS DECLARED VOID
  4. see HUGHES WINS ON APPORTIONMENT in NYT on July 24, 1907
  5. Gates was voted down by the Republican 37th senatorial district convention, and ran on the Democratic, Independence League and Prohibition tickets for re-election, defeating the regular Republican candidate Thomas D. Lewis. Gates then voted with the Republicans in the Senate.
  6. see Assemblyman Ralston Resigns in NYT on July 27, 1907
  7. Book: Murlin, Edgar L.. The New York Red Book. J. B. Lyon Company. 1907. Albany. 593. en.

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