138th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 138th January 1 December 31, 1915 Lt. Gov. Edward Schoeneck (R) Elon R. Brown (R) Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) 51 150 Republican (34-17) Republican (99-49-2) 1st January 6 April 24, 1915 137th 139th The 138th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 24, 1915, during the first year of Charles S. Whitman's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1906 and 1907, 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. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Assemblyman William Sulzer, who had been removed from the office of governor in 1913, founded an American Party and ran also on the Prohibition Party ticket for governor. The Independence League, the Progressive Party, the Socialist Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1914 New York state election, was held on November 3. D.A. of New York County Charles S. Whitman and Edward Schoeneck were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor; both Republicans. Of the other seven statewide elective offices, six were carried by Republicans and one by a Democrat. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for governor, was: Republicans 687,000; Democrats 412,000; Independence League 125,000; American 71,000; Prohibition 54,000; Progressives 46,000; Socialists 38,000; and Socialist Labor 2,000. Also elected were 34 Republicans and 17 Democrats to the State Senate; 99 Republicans, 49 Democrats and two Progressives to the State Assembly; and 168 delegates (15 at-large; and three per senatorial district) to the Constitutional Convention. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1915; and adjourned on April 24. Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) was re-elected Speaker, Elon R. Brown (R) was elected Temporary President of the Senate. On April 6, the Constitutional Convention met at the State Capitol in Albany;ROOT POINTS WAY FOR LAW REVISION in NYT on April 7, 1915 and adjourned on September 4.FINISH WORK ON NEW ORGANIC LAW in NYT on September 5, 1915 All proposed amendments to the Constitution were rejected by the voters at the state election on November 2, 1915. State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Nassau and Suffolk counties 2nd District: Queens County, i.e the Borough of Queens 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the Borough of Manhattan 21st and 22nd District: Parts of Bronx County, i.e. the Borough of the Bronx 23rd District: Richmond and Rockland counties 24th District: Westchester County 25th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 26th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam and counties 27th District: Greene and Ulster counties 28th District: Albany County 29th District: Rensselaer County 30th District: Saratoga and Washington counties 31st District: Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie counties 32nd District: Lewis, Fulton, Hamilton and Herkimer counties 33rd District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 34th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 35th District: Jefferson and Oswego counties 36th District: Oneida County 37th District: Chenango, Madison and Otsego counties 38th District: Onondaga County 39th District: Broome and Delaware counties 40th District: Cayuga, Cortland and Seneca counties 41st District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties 42nd District: Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties 43rd District: Steuben and Livingston counties 44th District: Allegany, Genesee and Wyoming counties 45th and 46th District: Monroe County 47th District: Niagara and Orleans counties 48th, 49th and 50th District: Erie County 51st District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Senators The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Charles C. Lockwood, Alvah W. Burlingame Jr., Jimmy Walker, Franklin W. Cristman, Samuel A. Jones, Clinton T. Horton and William P. Greiner changed from the Assembly to the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson Republican2ndBernard M. Patten* Democratcontested by Christian Weiland3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democrat4thCharles C. Lockwood* RepublicanChairman of Public Education5thWilliam J. Heffernan* Democrat6thWilliam B. Carswell* Democrat7thDaniel J. Carroll* Democrat8thAlvah W. Burlingame Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Revision9thRobert R. Lawson RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills10thAlfred J. Gilchrist RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation11thChristopher D. Sullivan* Democrat12thHenry W. Doll Democrat13thJimmy Walker* Democrat14thJames A. Foley* Democratalso a delegate to the Constitutional Convention15thJohn J. Boylan* Democrat16thRobert F. Wagner* DemocratMinority Leader; also a delegate to the Constitutional Convention17thOgden L. Mills Rep./Progr.18thWilliam M. Bennett Rep./Progr.19thGeorge W. Simpson* Democrat20thIrving J. Joseph Democrat21stJohn J. Dunnigan Democrat22ndJames A. Hamilton Democrat23rdGeorge Cromwell Republican24thGeorge A. Slater Republican25thJohn D. Stivers* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs26thJames E. Towner* RepublicanChairman of Insurance27thCharles W. Walton Republican28thHenry M. Sage* RepublicanChairman of Finance29thWalter A. Wood Jr. RepublicanChairman of Conservation; died on October 8, 191530thGeorge H. Whitney* RepublicanChairman of Public Health31stArden L. Norton RepublicanChairman of Canals32ndFranklin W. Cristman* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections33rdJames A. Emerson* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment34thN. Monroe Marshall RepublicanChairman of Banks35thElon R. Brown* Republicanelected Temporary President; Chairman of Rules36thCharles W. Wicks Republican37thSamuel A. Jones* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages38thJ. Henry Walters* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary39thWilliam H. Hill Rep./Progr.40thCharles J. Hewitt* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs41stMorris S. Halliday RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions42ndThomas B. Wilson* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture43rdCharles D. Newton RepublicanChairman of Codes44thArchie D. Sanders Republican45thGeorge F. Argetsinger* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities46thJohn B. Mullan RepublicanChairman of Public Printing47thGeorge F. Thompson* RepublicanChairman of Public Service48thClinton T. Horton* RepublicanChairman of Civil Service49thSamuel J. Ramsperger* Democrat50thWilliam P. Greiner* Democrat51stGeorge E. Spring RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling"Journal of the Senate. State of New York ... January 6, 1915", p. 6 Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Samuel Russell Principal Doorkeeper: Lee V. Gardner First Assistant Doorkeeper: George W. Van Hyning Stenographer: John K. Marshall (also Stenographer of the Constitutional Convention) State Assembly Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stHarold J. Hinman* RepublicanMajority Leader; also a delegate to the Constitutional Convention2ndJohn G. Malone* RepublicanChairman of Excise3rdWilliam C. Baxter* RepublicanChairman of Villages AlleganyElmer E. Ferry* Republican BroomeSimon P. Quick* Republican CattaraugusDeHart H. Ames Republican CayugaWilliam F. Whitman Republican Chautauqua1stA. Morelle Cheney* Republican2ndJohn Leo Sullivan* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs ChemungHorace K. Walker Rep./Progr. ChenangoBert Lord Republican ClintonAlexander W. Fairbank* Republican ColumbiaWilliam Wallace Chace Republican CortlandGeorge H. Wiltsie Republican DelawareEdwin A. Mackey* Republican Dutchess1stJames C. Allen Rep./Progr.2ndFrancis G. Landon RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment Erie1stAllen Keeney Republican2ndRoss Graves Republican3rdNicholas J. Miller RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions4thJames M. Mead Democrat5thArthur G. McElroy Democrat6thPeter C. Jezewski Rep./Progr.7thJohn F. Heim Republican8thLeonard W. H. Gibbs Republican9thFrank B. Thorn* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary EssexRaymond T. Kenyon* Republican FranklinAlexander Macdonald* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means Fulton and HamiltonJames H. Wood* RepublicanChairman of Claims GeneseeLouis H. Wells* Republican GreeneGeorge H. Chase* Republican HerkimerSelden C. Clobridge Republican Jefferson1stH. Edmund Machold* RepublicanChairman of Conservation2ndWillard S. Augsbury Republican Kings1stR. Hunter McQuistion* Rep./Progr.2ndWilliam J. Gillen* Democrat3rdFrank J. Taylor* Democrat4thPeter A. McArdle Democrat5thFred G. Milligan Jr. Republican6thNathan D. Shapiro Republican7thDaniel F. Farrell* Democrat8thJohn J. McKeon* Democrat9thFrederick S. Burr Democrat10thFred M. Ahern* Rep./Progr.Chairman of General Laws11thGeorge R. Brennan* RepublicanChairman of Insurance12thWilliam T. Simpson* Republican13thHerman Kramer* Democrat14thJohn Peter La Frenz* Democrat15thJames J. Phelan* Democrat16thSamuel R. Green* Republican17thFrederick A. Wells Republican18thAlmeth W. Hoff* RepublicanChairman of Cities19thWilliam A. Bacher Democrat20thAugust C. Flamman* Rep./Progr.Chairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills21stIsaac Mendelsohn Democrat22ndCharles H. Duff Republican23rdNathan B. Finkelstein Rep./Progr. LewisHenry L. Grant* Republican LivingstonEdward M. Magee* RepublicanChairman of Revision MadisonMorell E. Tallett* RepublicanChairman of Education Monroe1stJames A. Harris Republican2ndSimon L. Adler* RepublicanChairman of Banks3rdJohn R. Powers Republican4thFrank Dobson Republican5thFranklin W. Judson Republican MontgomeryErastus Corning Davis Republican NassauThomas A. McWhinney Republican New York1stJohn J. Ryan Democrat2ndAl Smith* DemocratMinority Leader; also a delegate to the Constitutional Convention; on November 2, 1915, elected Sheriff of New York Co.3rdCarmine J. Marasco Democrat4thHenry S. Schimmel* Democrat5thMaurice McDonald Democrat6thNathan D. Perlman Rep./Progr.7thPeter P. McElligott* Democrat8thSidney Scharlin Democrat9thCharles D. Donohue* Democrat10thWalter M. Friedland Democrat11thJohn Kerrigan* Democrat12thJoseph D. Kelly* Democrat13thJames C. Campbell* Democrat14thRobert Lee Tudor* Democrat15thAbram Ellenbogen* Republican16thMartin G. McCue* Democrat17thMartin Bourke Republican18thMark Goldberg* Democrat19thPatrick F. Cotter Democrat20thFrank Aranow Democrat21stHarold C. Mitchell Republican22ndMaurice Bloch Democrat23rdDaniel C. Oliver Democrat24thOwen M. Kiernan* Democrat25thFrancis R. Stoddard Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs26thJoseph Steinberg* Progr./Rep.27thCharles E. Rice Jr. Republican28thSalvatore A. Cotillo Democrat29thHoward Conkling* RepublicanChairman of Canals30thDennis G. Donovan Democrat31stAaron A. Feinberg Republican Bronx32ndWilliam S. Evans Democrat33rdEarl H. Miller Democrat34thM. Maldwin Fertig Democrat35thJoseph M. Callahan Democrat Niagara1stWilliam Bewley* Republican2ndAlan V. Parker Republican Oneida1stFred Frank Emden* Democrat2ndCharles J. Fuess* Republican3rdJohn Brayton Fuller* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation Onondaga1stEdward Arnts* Republican2ndJ. Leslie Kincaid Republican3rdJacob R. Buecheler* Republican OntarioHeber E. Wheeler* Republican Orange1stJames B. Montgomery* RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home2ndCharles J. Boyd* Republican OrleansA. Allen Comstock Republican OswegoThaddeus C. Sweet* Rep./Progr.re-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules OtsegoAllen J. Bloomfield Republican PutnamHamilton Fish III* Progr./Dem. Queens1stNicholas Nehrbauer Jr.* Democrat2ndPeter J. McGarry* Democrat3rdWilliam H. O'Hare Democrat4thGeorge E. Polhemus Democrat Rensselaer1stJohn F. Shannon Democrat2ndEdwin S. Comstock Republican RichmondStephen D. Stephens Democrat RocklandFrederick George Grimme Democrat St. Lawrence1stFrank L. Seaker* RepublicanChairman of Railroads2ndEdward A. Everett Republican SaratogaGilbert T. Seelye* RepublicanChairman of Health SchenectadyWalter S. McNab Republican SchoharieEdward A. Dox* Democrat SchuylerHenry S. Howard* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies SenecaWilliam J. Maier* RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply Steuben1stReuben B. Oldfield Republican2ndRichard M. Prangen Republican Suffolk1stDeWitt C. Talmage* RepublicanChairman of Labor2ndHenry A. Murphy* Republican SullivanH. Blake Stratton Dem./Progr. TiogaWilson S. Moore* Republican TompkinsJohn W. Preswick* Republican Ulster1stHenry R. DeWitt* Republican2ndAbram P. Lefevre* Republican WarrenHenry E. H. Brereton* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections WashingtonCharles O. Pratt* Republican WayneRiley A. Wilson* RepublicanChairman of Printing Westchester1stGeorge Blakely* Republican2ndWilliam S. Coffey Republican3rdWalter W. Law Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions4thFloy D. Hopkins* RepublicanChairman of Social Welfare WyomingJohn Knight* RepublicanChairman of Codes YatesEdward C. Gillett* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry W. Haines (also Sergeant-at-Arms of the Constitutional Convention) Principal Doorkeeper: First Assistant Doorkeeper: Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Stenographer: Postmaster: James H. UnderwoodMurlin Edgar L. https://books.google.com/books?id=no9FAQAAMAAJ The New York Red Book J. B. Lyon Company 1915 Albany, N.Y. 661 Google Books Notes Sources FULL TICKETS OF THE PARTIES in NYT on October 25, 1914 THE LEGISLATURE RESUMES WORK in The Yonkers Statesman on January 14, 1915 Journal of the Senate (138th Session) (1915; Vol. I, from January 6 to March 31) Journal of the Senate (138th Session) (1915; Vol. II, from March 31 to April 24) Laws of the State of New York (138th Session) (1915) Documents of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York 1915 (1915) 138 Category:1915 in New York (state) Category:1915 U.S. legislative sessions