130th New York State Legislature


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, Kings County, Erie County and Monroe County. 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. 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.
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. was re-elected Speaker.
On April 3, 1907, the new Senate and Assembly apportionment was declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals.
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.

State Senate

Districts

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. Harte*Democrat
3rdThomas H. Cullen*Democratre-elected
4thOtto G. Foelker*Republican
5thJames A. Thompson*Democrat
6thEugene M. TravisRepublican
7thPatrick H. McCarren*Democratre-elected
8thCharles H. FullerDem./Ind. L.
9thConrad Hasenflug*Democratre-elected
10thAlfred J. GilchristRepublican
11thDominick F. MullaneyDem./Ind. L.
12thWilliam SohmerDem./Ind. L.
13thChristopher D. SullivanDem./Ind. L.
14thThomas F. Grady*Dem./Ind. L.re-elected; Minority Leader
15thThomas J. McManusDem./Ind. L.
16thJohn T. McCallDem./Ind. L.
17thGeorge B. Agnew*Republican
18thMartin Saxe*Republicanre-elected
19thAlfred R. Page*Republicanre-elected
20thJames J. Frawley*Dem./Ind. L.re-elected
21stJames OwensDemocrat
22ndJohn P. Cohalan*Dem./Ind. L.
23rdFrancis M. Carpenter*Republicanre-elected
24thJohn C. R. TaylorDemocrat
25thSanford W. Smith*Republicanre-elected
26thJohn N. Cordts*Republicanre-elected
27thJotham P. Allds*Republicanre-elected
28thWilliam J. Grattan*Republican
29thFrank M. BoyceDemocrat
30thH. Wallace Knapp*Republican
31stWilliam W. Wemple*Republican
32ndJames A. EmersonRepublican
33rdSeth G. HeacockRepublican
34thWilliam T. O'NeilRepublican
35thGeorge H. Cobb*Republicanre-elected
36thJoseph AckroydDemocrat
37thFrancis H. Gates*Ind. R./D./I. L./P.re-elected
38thHorace White*Republicanre-elected
39thHarvey D. Hinman*Republicanre-elected
40thOwen Cassidy*Republicanre-elected
41stBenjamin M. Wilcox*Republicanre-elected
42ndJohn Raines*Republicanre-elected; re-elected President pro tempore
43rdWilliam J. Tully*Republicanre-elected
44thS. Percy Hooker*Republican
45thThomas B. DunnRepublican
46thWilliam W. Armstrong*Republicanre-elected
47thStanislaus P. FranchotRepublican
48thHenry W. Hill*Republicanre-elected
49thSamuel J. RamspergerDemocrat
50thGeorge Allen Davis*Republicanre-elected
51stAlbert T. Fancher*Republicanre-elected

Employees

Assemblymen

Employees