' s ▁political ▁el ite ▁determined ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁five ▁members ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁studying ▁radical ism ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Arch ib ald ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁head ▁this ▁new ▁committee . ▁The ▁committee ▁conducted ▁a ▁two - month ▁investigation ▁before ▁present ing ▁its ▁report ▁at ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 3 ▁month ly ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁the ▁report , ▁the ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁pet ition ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁special ▁committee ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁radical ism ▁question . ▁ ▁Such ▁a ▁push ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁blue . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁activity ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁League ▁Club ▁anti - rad ical ism ▁committee , ▁Stevens on ▁had ▁frequently ▁found ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁capital ▁of ▁Alb any . ▁There ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁state ▁Republican ▁political ▁leaders , ▁ultimately ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁committee ▁to ▁study ▁radical ism ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁— ▁a ▁committee ▁head ed ▁by ▁State ▁Senator ▁Clay ton ▁R . ▁L usk . ▁ ▁L usk ▁Committee ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁Arch ib ald ▁Stevens on ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Union ▁League ▁Club , ▁Republican ▁State ▁Senator ▁Wal ters ▁introduced ▁a ▁resolution ▁creating ▁a ▁formal ▁sub - comm ittee ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁" B ols he