141st New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 141st January 1 December 31, 1918 Lt. Gov. Edward Schoeneck (R) Elon R. Brown (R) Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) 51 150 Republican (36–14) Republican (97–43–10) 1st January 2 April 13, 1918 140th 142nd The 141st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 13, 1918, during the fourth year of Charles S. Whitman's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1917, 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. In 1917, the Legislature redistricted the Senate seats,For the exact boundaries of the senate districts see Manual for the Use of the Legislature (1921; pg. 549–560) and re-apportioned the number of assemblymen per county. Bronx County—which had been part of New York County at the time of the previous apportionment and occupied roughly the area of four Assembly districts—was properly separated, and was apportioned eight seats. New York County (without the Bronx) lost eight seats; and Erie, Jefferson and Ulster counties lost one seat each. Queens County gained two seats; and Broome, Nassau, Richmond, Schenectady and Westchester counties gained one seat each.For the number of assemblymen per county, and the exact boundaries of the Assembly districts, see Manual for the Use of the Legislature (1921; pg. 596–633) At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party and the Prohibition Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1917 New York state election, was held on November 6. The three statewide elective offices up for election were carried by the three incumbents: Attorney General Merton E. Lewis and two cross-endorsed judges of the New York Court of Appeals, viz. Democrat Benjamin N. Cardozo and Republican Chester B. McLaughlin. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Attorney General, was: Republicans 697,000; Democrats 542,000; Socialists 169,000 and Prohibition 26,000. Also, a constitutional amendment was adopted by the voters, which gave women the right to vote. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1918; and adjourned on April 13.LEGISLATURE ENDS SESSION FOR YEAR in NYT on April 14, 1918 Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) was re-elected Speaker, with 88 votes against 33 for Charles D. Donohue (D) and 9 for Abraham I. Shiplacoff (S). State Senate Districts Note: The senators had been elected to a two-year term in November 1916 under the 1907 apportionment, as stated below. Although the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate districts in 1917, the first senatorial election under the new apportionment occurred in November 1918. 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 Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stGeorge L. Thompson* Republican2ndAugust E. Farrenkopf Democratelected to fill vacancy, in place of Peter M. Daly3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democraton November 5, 1918, elected to the 66th U.S. Congress4thCharles C. Lockwood* RepublicanChairman of Public Education5th(William J. Heffernan)* Democratdid not attend the session, and resigned on January 1 to accept an appointment as Deputy Clerk of Kings County6thCharles F. Murphy* Republican7thDaniel J. Carroll* Democrat8thAlvah W. Burlingame Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Revision9thRobert R. Lawson* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bill10thAlfred J. Gilchrist* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation11thBernard Downing* Democrat12thJacob Koenig* Democrat13thJimmy Walker* Democrat14thJames A. Foley* Democrat15thJohn J. Boylan* Democrat16thRobert F. Wagner* DemocratMinority Leader; on November 5, 1918, elected to the New York Supreme Court17thCourtlandt Nicoll Republicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Ogden L. Mills; Chairman of Penal Institutions18thAlbert Ottinger* Republican19thEdward J. Dowling* Democrat20thSalvatore A. Cotillo* Democrat21stJohn J. Dunnigan* Democrat22ndJohn V. Sheridan* Democrat23rdGeorge Cromwell* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of the City of New York24thGeorge A. Slater* Republicanon November 5, 1918, elected Surrogate of Westchester Co.25thJohn D. Stivers* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs26thJames E. Towner* RepublicanChairman of Insurance27thCharles W. Walton* RepublicanChairman of Conservation28thHenry M. Sage* RepublicanChairman of Finance29thGeorge B. Wellington* RepublicanChairman of Canals30thGeorge H. Whitney* RepublicanChairman of Public Health31stJames W. Yelverton* Republican32ndTheodore Douglas Robinson* Republican33rdJames A. Emerson* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment34thN. Monroe Marshall* RepublicanChairman of Banks35thElon R. Brown* RepublicanTemporary President; Chairman of Rules; Chairman of War Measures36thCharles W. Wicks* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture37thAdon P. Brown* Republican38thJ. Henry Walters* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary39thWilliam H. Hill* Republicanon November 5, 1918, elected to the 66th U.S. Congress40thCharles J. Hewitt* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs of Towns, Counties and Public Highways41stMorris S. Halliday* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections; resigned on March 1 to join the U.S. Army Signal Corps42ndWilliam A. Carson* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industry43rdCharles D. Newton* RepublicanChairman of Codes; on November 5, 1918, elected New York Attorney General44thJohn Knight* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages45thGeorge F. Argetsinger* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities46thJohn B. Mullan* RepublicanChairman of Civil Service47thGeorge F. Thompson* RepublicanChairman of Public Service48thRoss Graves* Republican49thSamuel J. Ramsperger* Democrat50thLeonard W. H. Gibbs* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing51stJ. Samuel Fowler Republicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of George E. Spring Employees Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: N. B. Sherrill Principal Doorkeeper: Lee V. Gardner First Assistant Doorkeeper: George W. Van Hyning Stenographer: John K. Marshall State Assembly Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stClarence F. Welsh* Republican2ndJohn G. Malone* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities3rdJames M. Gaffers Republican AlleganyWilliam Duke Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Codes Bronx1stEarl H. Miller* Democrat2ndEdward J. Flynn Democrat3rdBenjamin Gitlow Socialist4thSamuel Orr Socialist5thCharles B. Garfinkel Socialist6thThomas J. McDonald Democrat7thJoseph V. McKee Democrat8thJ. Fairfax McLaughlin Democrat Broome1stEdmund B. Jenks* Republican2ndForman E. Whitcomb Republican CattaraugusDeHart H. Ames* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies CayugaL. Ford Hager* Republican Chautauqua1stHermes L. Ames Republican2ndJoseph A. McGinnies* Republican ChemungJohn J. Richford Republican ChenangoBert Lord* Republican ClintonWallace E. Pierce* Republican ColumbiaWilliam J. Alvord Republican CortlandGeorge H. Wiltsie* RepublicanChairman of Banks DelawareJames C. Nesbitt Republican Dutchess1stJames C. Allen* Republican2ndFrank L. Gardner* RepublicanChairman of Insurance Erie1stAlexander Taylor* Republican2ndJohn W. Slacer* Republican3rdNicholas J. Miller* RepublicanChairman of Excise4thJames M. Mead* Democraton November 5, 1918, elected to the 66th U.S. Congress5thAlexander A. Patrzykowski* Democrat6thGeorge H. Rowe Republican7thHerbert A. Zimmerman* Republican8thNelson W. Cheney* RepublicanChairman of Claims EssexRaymond T. Kenyon* RepublicanChairman of War FranklinWarren T. Thayer* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing Fulton and HamiltonBurt Z. Kasson* Republican GeneseeLouis H. Wells* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs GreeneHarding Showers* Republican HerkimerEdward O. Davies* Republican JeffersonH. Edmund Machold* RepublicanChairman of Ways and Means Kings1stPatrick H. Larney* Democrat2ndWilliam H. Fitzgerald Republican3rdFrank J. Taylor* Democrat4thPeter A. McArdle* Democrat5thJames H. Caulfield Jr.* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation6thWilliam M. Feigenbaum Socialist7thDaniel F. Farrell* Democrat8thJohn J. McKeon* Democrat9thFrederick S. Burr* Democrat10thHoxie W. Smith Democrat11thThomas E. Brownlee Republican12thAlbert Link Democrat13thMorgan T. Donnelly* Democrat14thJoseph A. Whitehorn* Socialist15thJeremiah F. Twomey* Democrat16thKenneth F. Sutherland Democrat17thFrederick A. Wells* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs18thMarshall Snyder Republican19thBenjamin C. Klingmann* Democrat20thGeorge J. Braun Democrat21stWilfred E. Youker* Republican22ndJames J. Morris Democrat23rdAbraham I. Shiplacoff* SocialistSocialist Leader LewisAlbert A. Copeley Republican LivingstonGeorge F. Wheelock* Republican MadisonMorell E. Tallett* RepublicanChairman of Public Education Monroe1stJames A. Harris* Republican2ndSimon L. Adler* RepublicanMajority Leader3rdHarry B. Crowley* Republican4thFrank Dobson* RepublicanChairman of Social Welfare5thFranklin W. Judson* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment MontgomeryErastus Corning Davis* RepublicanChairman of Revision Nassau1stThomas A. McWhinney* Republican2ndFranklin A. Coles Republican New York1stPeter J. Hamill* Democrat2ndCaesar B. F. Barra* Democrat3rdPeter P. McElligott* Democrat4thWilliam Karlin Socialist5thCharles D. Donohue* DemocratMinority Leader6thElmer Rosenberg Socialist7thAbram Ellenbogen* RepublicanChairman of General Laws8thLouis Waldman Socialist9thMartin Bourke* Republican10thEliot Tuckerman Republican11thWilliam C. Amos Republicancontested by Joseph Shalleck (D)12thMartin G. McCue* Democrat13thCharles M. Havican Democrat14thMark Goldberg* Democrat15thSchuyler M. Meyer* Republican16thMaurice Bloch* Democrat17thAugust Claessens Socialist18thOwen M. Kiernan* Democrat19thEdward A. Johnson Republican20thCharles A. Winter Democrat21stHarold C. Mitchell* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills22ndEarl A. Smith* Democrat23rdEllis A. Bates Republican Niagara1stWilliam Bewley* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries2ndNicholas V. V. Franchot II Republican Oneida1stHenry D. Williams Republican2ndLouis M. Martin* Republican3rdGeorge T. Davis* Republican Onondaga1stManuel J. Soule* Republican2ndHarley J. Crane* Republican3rdGeorge R. Fearon* Republican OntarioGeorge M. Tyler Republican Orange1stWilliam F. Brush* Republican2ndCharles L. Mead* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions OrleansFrank H. Lattin* Republican OswegoThaddeus C. Sweet* Republicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules OtsegoAllen J. Bloomfield* Republican PutnamJohn P. Donohoe* Republican Queens1stPeter A. Leininger* Democrat2ndPeter J. McGarry* Democrat3rdJohn Kennedy Democrat4thL. Eugene Decker Democrat5thAlbert J. Brackley Democrat6thWilliam H. O'Hare* Democrat Rensselaer1stJohn F. Shannon* Democrat2ndArthur Cowee* Republican Richmond1stThomas F. Curley Democrat2ndHenry A. Seesselberg* Democrat RocklandGordon H. Peck Republican St. Lawrence1stFrank L. Seaker* RepublicanChairman of Railroads2ndEdward A. Everett* RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions SaratogaGilbert T. Seelye* RepublicanChairman of Public Health Schenectady1stWalter S. McNab* RepublicanChairman of Canals2ndA. Edgar Davies Republican SchoharieGeorge A. Parsons* Democrat SchuylerHiram H. Graham Republican SenecaLewis W. Johnson* Republican Steuben1stSamuel E. Quackenbush* RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home2ndRichard M. Prangen* RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Suffolk1stDeWitt C. Talmage* RepublicanChairman of Conservation2ndHenry A. Murphy* Republican SullivanWilliam B. Voorhees Republican TiogaDaniel P. Witter* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture TompkinsCasper Fenner* Republican UlsterJoel Brink* Republican WarrenFrank C. Hooper Republican WashingtonCharles O. Pratt* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary WayneFrank D. Gaylord* Republican Westchester1stBertrand G. Burtnett Republican2ndWilliam J. Fallon Republican3rdWilliam Belknap Democrat4thMitchell A. Trahan Jr. Republican5thGeorge Blakely* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages WyomingBert P. Gage* Republican YatesJames M. Lown Jr. Republican Employees Clerk: Fred W. Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry W. Haines Principal Doorkeeper: Charles Furman First Assistant Doorkeeper: James B. Hulse Second Assistant Doorkeeper: A. H. Bunnell Stenographer: Samuel Bruckheimer Committee Clerk: Wilson Messer Postmaster: James H. UnderwoodMalcolm James https://books.google.com/books?id=xzA0AQAAMAAJ The New York Red Book J. B. Lyon Company 1918 Albany, N.Y. 183 Google Books Notes Sources Journal of the Senate (140th Session) (1918; Vol. I, from January 2 to April 1) Journal of the Assembly (141st Session) (1918; Vol. I, from January 2 to March 18) GUIDE FOR VOTERS BY CITIZENS UNION in NYT on October 28, 1917 LEGISLATORS ELECTED in NYT on November 7, 1917 TEN SOCIALISTS IN THE ASSEMBLY in NYT on November 8, 1917 141 Category:1918 in New York (state) Category:1918 U.S. legislative sessions