Jan. 14, 1965 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Mayor Robert Wagner (pictured today with elecrical workers union head Harry Van Arsdale), the two top Democrats in the state, agreed today that a compromise was necessary to end the bitter party struggle over the leadership of the State Legislature.
Kennedy and Wagner discussed the impasse as they drove to a breakfast with labor leaders at the Hotel Commodore. They told reporters outside the breakfast meeting they had reached no conclusions and planned no further meetings.
Kennedy said later there was “general discussion of labor legislation and the past campaign” at the hour-long meal. Kennedy got strong labor support in his successful bid for the U.S. Senate.
The Democrats, in control of the Legislature for the first time in 30 years, have been locked in a fight to select the speaker of the Assembly and the Senate majority leader.
Questioned on whether he had suggestions to break the impasse, Kennedy said: “No, I don’t. Everyone should understand that compromises are going to be inevitable. They should reach them and go on with the state’s business.”

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