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135th New York State Legislature

The 135th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to March 29, 1912, during the second year of John Alden Dix's governorship, in Albany.

135th New York State Legislature
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The facade of the New York State Capitol building in bright daylight
New York State Capitol (2009)
Overview
Legislative bodyNew York State Legislature
JurisdictionNew York, United States
TermJanuary 1 – December 31, 1912
Senate
Members51
PresidentLt. Gov. Thomas F. Conway (D)
Temporary PresidentRobert F. Wagner (D)
Party controlDemocratic (29-21)
Assembly
Members150
SpeakerEdwin A. Merritt Jr. (R)
Party controlRepublican (100-48-1)
Sessions
1stJanuary 3 – March 29, 1912

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.

Elections

The New York state election, 1911, was held on November 7. No statewide elective offices were up for election. For the first time, a Socialist was elected to the Assembly.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1912; and adjourned on March 29.

Edwin A. Merritt Jr. (R) was elected Speaker with 95 votes against 45 for Al Smith (D).

On April 19, Bronx County was created by the Legislature, to be effectively separated from New York County on January 1, 1914. To date, this was the last county created in the State of New York.

State Senate

Districts

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJames L. Long*Democrat
2ndDennis J. Harte*Democrat
3rdThomas H. Cullen*Democrat
4thLoring M. Black Jr.*Democrat
5thBarth S. Cronin*Democrat
6thEugene M. Travis*Republican
7thThomas C. Harden*Democrat
8thJames F. Duhamel*Democrat
9thFelix J. Sanner*Democrat
10thJames H. O'Brien*Democraton November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress
11thChristopher D. Sullivan*Democrat
12thTimothy D. Sullivan*Democraton November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress
13thJames D. McClelland*Democrat
14th(Thomas F. Grady)*Democratdid not take his seat, and died on February 3, 1912
15thThomas J. McManus*Democrat
16thRobert F. Wagner*DemocratPresident pro tempore
17thJohn G. Saxe*Democrat
18thHenry W. Pollock*Democrat
19thJosiah T. Newcomb*Republican
20thJames J. Frawley*Democrat
21stStephen J. Stilwell*Democrat
22ndAnthony J. Griffin*Democrat
23rdHoward R. Bayne*Democrat
24thJ. Mayhew Wainwright*Republican
25thJohn B. Rose*Republican
26thFranklin D. Roosevelt*Democrat
27thWilliam P. Fiero*Democrat
28thHenry M. Sage*Republican
29thVictor M. Allen*Republican
30thEdgar T. Brackett*RepublicanMinority Leader
31stLoren H. White*Democrat
32ndSeth G. Heacock*Republican
33rdJames A. Emerson*Republican
34thHerbert P. Coats*Republican
35thGeorge H. Cobb*Republican
36thT. Harvey Ferris*Democrat
37thRalph W. Thomas*Republican
38thJ. Henry Walters*Republican
39thHarvey D. Hinman*Republican
40thCharles J. Hewitt*Republican
41stJohn F. Murtaugh*Democrat
42ndFrederick W. Griffith*Republican
43rdFrank C. Platt*Republican
44thThomas H. Bussey*Republican
45thGeorge F. Argetsinger*Republican
46thWilliam L. Ormrod*Republican
47thRobert H. Gittins*Democraton November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress
48thFrank M. Loomis*Democrat
49thSamuel J. Ramsperger*Democrat
50thGeorge B. Burd*Democrat
51stCharles Mann Hamilton*Republicanon November 5, 1912, elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress

Employees

  • Clerk: Patrick E. McCabe
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry E. Oxford
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: John J. Dillon
  • Principal Doorkeeper: Fred W. Theobold
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: Thomas Nolan
  • Stenographer: William E. Reynolds

State Assembly

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

Assemblymen

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stHarold J. Hinman*RepublicanChairman of Judiciary
2ndJohn G. MaloneRepublican
3rdJohn GibeauRepublican
AlleganyRansom L. RichardsonRepublican
BroomeArthur J. RulandDemocrat
CattaraugusEllsworth J. Cheney*RepublicanChairman of Public Education
CayugaMichael GraceRepublican
Chautauqua1stJulius Lincoln*RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies
2ndJohn Leo Sullivan*RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages
ChemungRobert P. Bush*Democrat
ChenangoWalter A. Shepardson*RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home
ClintonCharles J. VertRepublican
ColumbiaJohn L. CrandellRepublican
CortlandCharles F. Brown*RepublicanChairman of Public Health
DelawareClayton L. Wheeler*Democrat
Dutchess1stMyron SmithRepublicanChairman of Excise
2ndLewis Stuyvesant Chanler*Democrat
Erie1stCharles C. PageRepublican
2ndClinton T. HortonRepublican
3rdHenry J. RahlRepublican
4thEdward D. Jackson*Democrat
5thRichard F. Hearn*Democrat
6thJames M. RozanDemocrat
7thGottfried H. Wende*Democrat
8thClarence MacGregor*RepublicanChairman of Codes
9thFrank B. Thorn*RepublicanChairman of General Laws
EssexSpencer G. Prime IIRepublican
FranklinAlexander Macdonald*RepublicanChairman of Forestry, Fisheries and Game
Fulton and HamiltonAlden Hart*Republican
GeneseeClarence Bryant*Republican
GreeneJ. Lewis Patrie*Democrat
HerkimerTheodore Douglas RobinsonRepublican
Jefferson1stHenry E. MacholdRepublican
2ndJohn G. Jones*RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
Kings1stDaniel V. BarnesRepublican
2ndWilliam J. Gillen*Democrat
3rdMichael A. O'Neil*Democrat
4thGeorge LanghorstRepublican
5thAbraham F. Lent*Republican
6thGeorge HeibergerRepublican
7thDaniel F. Farrell*Democrat
8thJohn J. McKeon*Democrat
9thAlbert H. T. BanzhafRepublican
10thFred M. Ahern*Republican
11thWilliam W. Colne*RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities
12thFrederick W. SingletonRepublican
13thCharles SchmittRepublican
14thJames J. GarveyDemocrat
15thThomas E. WillmottDemocrat
16thForrest S. ChiltonRepublican
17thEdward A. Ebbets*RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation
18thAlmeth W. Hoff*Republican
19thJacob Schifferdecker*Democrat
20thFrank BennettRepublican
21stHarry Heyman*Democrat
22ndEdward R. W. KarutzRepublican
23rdWilliam F. MathewsonRepublican
LewisHumphrey E. SlocumRepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries
LivingstonJohn C. Winters Jr.*Republican
MadisonMorell E. TallettRepublican
Monroe1stJared W. HopkinsRepublican
2ndSimon L. Adler*Republican
3rdAugust V. Pappert*Republican
4thCyrus W. Phillips*Republican
5thWilliam T. Keys*Republican
MontgomeryWalter A. GageRepublican
NassauJeremiah WoodRepublican
New York1stThomas B. Caughlan*Democrat
2ndAl Smith*DemocratMinority Leader
3rdJohn C. FitzgeraldDemocrat
4thAaron J. Levy*Democrat
5thJimmy Walker*Democrat
6thHarry Kopp*RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections
7thPeter P. McElligott*Democrat
8thMoritz Graubard*Democrat
9thJohn C. Hackett*Democrat
10thMeyer GreenbergDemocrat
11thJohn J. Boylan*Democrat
12thJames A. Foley*Democrat
13thJames C. CampbellDemocrat
14thJohn J. Herrick*Democrat
15thHenry J. CrawfordRepublican
16thMartin G. McCue*Democrat
17thFranklin Brooks*RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs
18thMark Goldberg*Democrat
19thAndrew F. Murray*Republican
20thPatrick J. McGrath*Democrat
21stDean NelsonRepublican
22ndEdward Weil*Democrat
23rdSidney C. CraneRepublican
24thThomas A. Brennan*Democrat
25thFrancis R. Stoddard Jr.Republican
26thAbram Goodman*Republican
27thCharles A. DanaRepublican
28thJacob Levy*Democrat
29thThomas S. ColemanRepublican
30thLouis A. Cuvillier*Democrat
31stMax Shlivek*RepublicanChairman of Claims
32ndMorris S. SchectorRepublican
33rdWilliam B. RuddickRepublican
34thCharles I. FleckRepublican
35thJohn YuleRepublican
Niagara1stKarl S. BrongRepublican
2ndHenry A. Constantine*Republican
Oneida1stRalph EntwistleRepublican
2ndHerbert E. Allen*RepublicanChairman of Banks
3rdJames T. Cross*RepublicanChairman of Insurance
Onondaga1stCharles R. MilfordRepublican
2ndDavid L. EdwardsRepublican
3rdThomas K. Smith*RepublicanChairman of Revision
OntarioThomas B. Wilson*RepublicanChairman of Agriculture
Orange1stCaleb H. Baumes*RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
2ndJohn D. Stivers*RepublicanChairman of Public Printing
OrleansFrank A. Waters*Republican
OswegoThaddeus C. Sweet*RepublicanChairman of Canals
OtsegoWillard G. BullionRepublican
PutnamJohn R. Yale*RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Queens1stAndrew Zorn*Democrat
2ndAlfred J. Kennedy*Democrat
3rdAdam Metz Jr.Republican
4thJames A. BellRepublican
Rensselaer1stCharles Fred SchwarzDemocrat
2nd(Bradford R. Lansing)*RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs;
did not take his seat, and died on February 4, 1912[1]
RichmondRalph R. McKeeDemocrat
RocklandGeorge A. Blauvelt*Democrat
St. Lawrence1stFrank L. SeakerRepublican
2ndEdwin A. Merritt Jr.*Republicanelected Speaker; Chairman of Rules; on November 5,
1912, elected to the 62nd and 63rd U.S. Congresses
SaratogaGeorge H. WhitneyRepublicanChairman of Ways and Means
SchenectadyHerbert M. MerrillSocialist
SchoharieDaniel D. Frisbie*Democrat
SchuylerJohn W. Gurnett*Democrat
SenecaNelson DuntzRepublican
Steuben1stThomas Shannon*Republican
2ndJohn Seeley*Democrat
Suffolk1stDeWitt C. Talmage*Republican
2ndGeorge L. ThompsonRepublicanChairman of Public Institutions
SullivanJohn K. Evans*Democrat
TiogaJohn G. PembletonRepublican
TompkinsMinor McDaniels*Democrat
Ulster1stAndrew J. CookRepublican
2ndSamuel C. Waring*Republican
WarrenHenry E. H. Brereton*Republican
WashingtonJames S. Parker*RepublicanChairman of Railroads; on November 5, 1912,
elected to the 63rd U.S. Congress
WayneAlbert Yeomans*Republican
Westchester1stTracy P. MaddenDemocrat
2ndWilliam S. Coffey*RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions
3rdFrank L. Young*RepublicanMajority Leader
4thGeorge A. SlaterRepublican
WyomingHenry A. Pierce*Republican
YatesEdward C. GillettRepublican

Employees

  • Clerk: Fred W. Hammond
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry W. Haines
  • Principal Doorkeeper: Michael Kehoe
  • First Assistant Doorkeeper: James B. Hulse
  • Second Assistant Doorkeeper: D. C. Easton
  • Stenographer: Henry C. Lammert
  • Postmaster: James H. Underwood[2]

Notes

Sources

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