The 127th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 15, 1904, during the fourth year of Benjamin B. Odell Jr.'s governorship, in Albany.

Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, 50 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 (seven 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. The Socialist Party, the Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets.

Elections The 1903 New York state election, was held on November 3. The only statewide elective office up for election was a judgeship on the New York Court of Appeals. The incumbent Democrat Denis O'Brien was re-elected with Republican endorsement. The Socialist candidate received about 33,000 votes, the Prohibition candidate about 19,000.

Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1904; and adjourned on April 15.

S. Frederick Nixon (R) was re-elected Speaker.

State Senate Districts

Note: In 1897, New York County (the boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx), Kings County (the borough of Brooklyn), Richmond County (the borough of Staten Island) and the Western part of Queens County (the borough of Queens) were consolidated into the present-day City of New York. The Eastern part of Queens County (the non-consolidated part) was separated in 1899 as Nassau County. Parts of the 1st and 2nd Assembly districts of Westchester County were annexed by New York City in 1895, and became part of the Borough of the Bronx in 1898.

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

District Senator Party Notes1stEdwin Bailey Jr.* Democrat2ndLuke A. Keenan* Democrat3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democrat4thThomas C. Whitlock* Democrat5thJames H. McCabe* Democrat6thWalter C. Burton* Democrat7thPatrick H. McCarren* Democrat8thHenry Marshall* Republican9thJoseph Wagner* Democrat10thDaniel J. Riordan* Democrat11thJohn C. Fitzgerald* Democrat12thSamuel J. Foley* Democrat13thBernard F. Martin* Democrat14thThomas F. Grady* DemocratMinority Leader15thNathaniel A. Elsberg* Republican16thPeter J. Dooling* Democrat17thGeorge W. Plunkitt* Democrat18thVictor J. Dowling* Democraton November 8, 1904, elected to the New York Supreme Court19thJohn W. Russell* Democrat20thJames J. Frawley* Democrat21stJohn A. Hawkins* Democrat22ndFrancis M. Carpenter Republicanelected to fill vacancy, in place of Charles P. McClelland23rdLouis F. Goodsell* Republican24thHenry S. Ambler* Republican25thFrank J. Lefevre* Republican26thJotham P. Allds* Republican27thSpencer K. Warnick* Republican28thEdgar T. Brackett* Republican29thJames B. McEwan* Republican30thWilliam D. Barnes* Republican31stSpencer G. Prime* Republican32ndGeorge R. Malby* Republican33rdWalter L. Brown* Republican34thWilliam Townsend* Democrat35thElon R. Brown* Republican36thHorace White* Republican37thFrancis H. Gates* Republican38thGeorge E. Green* Republican39thBenjamin M. Wilcox* Republican40thEdwin C. Stewart* Republican41stFranklin D. Sherwood* Republican42ndJohn Raines* RepublicanPresident pro tempore43rdMerton E. Lewis* Republican44thWilliam W. Armstrong* Republican45thIrving L'Hommedieu* Republican46thFrederick C. Stevens* Republican47thHenry W. Hill* Republican48thSamuel J. Ramsperger* Democrat49thGeorge Allen Davis* Republican50thAlbert T. Fancher* Republican

Employees Clerk: James S. Whipple Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: F. H. Adams Doorkeeper: Christopher Warren Assistant Doorkeeper: Charles H. Barnard Stenographer: A. B. Sackett

State Assembly

Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stCharles W. Mead* Republican2ndAbram S. Coon* Republican3rdEllsworth Carr Independent4thWilliam J. Grattan* Republican AlleganyJesse S. Phillips* Republican Broome1stJames T. Rogers* RepublicanMajority Leader2ndFred E. Allen* Republican Cattaraugus1stTheodore Hayden* Republican2ndJames C. Sheldon* Republican Cayuga1stJudson W. Hapeman Republican2ndCharles J. Hewitt* Republican Chautauqua1stArthur C. Wade Republican2ndS. Frederick Nixon* Republicanre-elected Speaker ChemungSherman Moreland* Republican ChenangoEdgar A. Pearsall* Republican ClintonH. Wallace Knapp* Republican ColumbiaEdward W. Scovill* Republican CortlandHenry A. Dickinson* Republican DelawareJames R. Cowan* Republican Dutchess1stJohn T. Smith* Republican2ndRobert W. Chanler Democrat Erie1stCharles J. Quinn Democrat2ndRobert L. Cox* Republican3rdAnthony F. Burke* Democrat4thCharles V. Lynch* Democrat5thCharles F. Brooks Republican6thGeorge Ruehl* Republican7thJohn K. Patton* Republican8thElijah Cook* Republican EssexJames M. Graeff* Republican FranklinCharles R. Matthews Republican Fulton and HamiltonFrank C. Wood Republican GeneseeS. Percy Hooker* Republican GreeneCharles E. Nichols* Republican HerkimerAbram B. Steele Republican Jefferson1stWilliam A. Denison* Republican2ndJ. Frank La Rue Rep./Dem. Kings1stThomas O'Neill Rep./Cit. U.2ndJohn McKeown* Democrat3rdThomas P. Reilly Democrat4thJohn E. Bullwinkel* Democrat5thFortescue C. Metcalfe* Democrat6thFrank J. Ulrich* Democrat7thWilliam Keegan* Democrat8thJohn C. L. Daly* Democrat9thJames J. Kehoe* Democrat10thFrank H. Cothren Rep./Cit. U.11thWilliam S. Shanahan* Democrat12thOscar L. Thonet Rep./Cit. U.13thThomas F. Mathews* Democrat14thJohn B. Ferre* Democrat15thHarry H. Dale* Democrat16thRichard C. Perry Republican17thEdward C. Dowling* Rep./Cit. U.18thJacob D. Remsen* Republican19thJohn Wolf* Democrat20thLouis J. Zettler* Democrat21stEdward A. Miller* Dem./Cit. U. LewisH. Elias Slocum Republican LivingstonWilliam Y. Robinson* Republican MadisonRobert J. Fish Republican Monroe1stMartin Davis* Republican2ndCharles E. Ogden Republican3rdCharles E. Callahan Republican4thJohn Pallace Jr.* Democrat MontgomeryWilliam B. Charles Republican New York1stThomas B. Caughlan Democrat2ndAl Smith Democrat3rdAnthony J. Barrett Democrat4thWilliam H. Burns* Democrat5thEdward R. Finch* Rep./Cit. U.6thCharles Anderson Democrat7thPeter P. Sherry* Democrat8thBennett E. Siegelstein Democrat9thPatrick H. Bird Democrat10thWilliam Sohmer Democrat11thHugh Dolan* Democrat12thEdward Rosenstein* Democrat13thJohn C. Hackett* Democrat14thAlbert C. Wiegand Democrat15thThomas J. McManus* Democrat16thSamuel Prince* Democrat17thJohn F. Curry* Democrat18thGeorge P. Richter* Democrat19thCharles F. Bostwick* Rep./Cit. U.20thPeter L. Fitzsimons Democrat21stJoseph H. Adams Republican22ndWilliam H. Hornidge* Democrat23rdJosiah T. Newcomb Rep./Cit. U.24thJohn F. Carew Democrat25thEzra P. Prentice Rep./Cit. U.26thCharles Leopold Democrat27thGeorge B. Agnew* Rep./Cit. U.28thEmanuel S. Cahn Democrat29thFrederic E. Perham Rep./Cit. U.30thGotthardt A. Litthauer* Democrat31stErnest H. Wallace Republican32ndJulius Brosen Democrat33rdJames O. Farrell* Democrat34thWilliam J. Ellis* Democrat35thPeter J. Everett* Democrat Niagara1stGeorge F. Thompson Republican2ndJohn H. Leggett* Republican Oneida1stThomas A. Mortimer* Democrat2ndJay H. Pratt Republican3rdJohn C. Evans* Republican Onondaga1stFrank X. Wood Republican2ndEdward Schoeneck Republican3rdMartin L. Cadin* Republican4thFred W. Hammond* Republican OntarioJean L. Burnett* Republican Orange1stJohn Orr* Republican2ndLouis Bedell* Republican OrleansCharles S. Bridgeman* Republican Oswego1stThomas D. Lewis* Republican2ndFred G. Whitney Republican OtsegoJohn B. Conkling* Republican PutnamJohn R. Yale* Republican Queens1stJoseph Sullivan* Democrat2ndWilliam A. De Groot Republican Queens and NassauWilliam W. Cocks Republicanon November 8, 1904, elected to the 59th U.S. Congress Rensselaer1stFrank L. Stevens Republican2ndWilliam V. Donovan Democrat3rdCalvin A. Gardner Republican RichmondGeorge Bechtel Democrat RocklandMatthew Hurd Republican St. Lawrence1stCharles S. Plank* Republican2ndEdwin A. Merritt Jr.* Republican SaratogaGeorge H. Whitney* Republican SchenectadyWilliam W. Wemple* Republican SchoharieGeorge M. Palmer* DemocratMinority Leader SchuylerOlin T. Nye* Republican SenecaJohn Francis Crosby Republican Steuben1stFrank C. Platt* Republican2ndJerry E. B. Santee Republican Suffolk1stWillis A. Reeve* Republican2ndOrlando Hubbs* Republican SullivanJohn F. Simpson* Republican TiogaEdwin S. Hanford* Republican TompkinsGeorge E. Monroe* Republican Ulster1stCharles T. Coutant* Republican2ndWilliam D. Cunningham Republican WarrenLoyal L. Davis* Republican WashingtonJames S. Parker Republicanelected on December 29, 1903Assemblyman-elect William H. Hughes (R) committed suicide on November 11, 1903, see GEN. HUGHES A SUICIDE in NYT on November 12, 1903; Parker was elected at a special election on December 29, 1903, see James S. Parker Elected to Assembly in NYT on December 30, 1903 WayneAddison P. Smith* Republican Westchester1stGeorge N. Rigby Republican2ndJ. Mayhew Wainwright* Republican3rdJames K. Apgar* Republican WyomingElmer E. Charles Republican YatesCyrus C. Harvey* Republican

Employees Clerk: Archie E. Baxter Assistant Clerk: Ray B. Smith Sergeant-at-Arms: Frank W. Johnston Doorkeeper: Frank Sherer Jr. First Assistant Doorkeeper: Andrew Kehn Second Assistant Doorkeeper: D. Cameron Easton Stenographer: Henry C. Lammert

Notes

Sources Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; see pg. 348f for assemblymen; and 365 for senators) COUNT ON LEGISLATURE in NYT on November 5, 1903 THE LEGISLATURE READY in NYT on January 6, 1904 NIXON OPPOSES ODELL in NYT on January 7, 1904