▁Institution s . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁he ▁spons ored ▁legisl ation ▁which ▁forced ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁use ▁voting ▁machines ▁at ▁subsequent ▁elections . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Abraham ▁Green berg . ▁At ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁session ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Nic oll ▁cont ested ▁Green berg ' s ▁election , ▁but ▁after ▁long ▁drawn ▁out ▁proceed ings ▁Green berg ' s ▁election ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁I one ▁Page ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 4 0 ), ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁National ▁Pro hib ition ▁Reform ; ▁and ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Convention ▁to ▁Rat ify ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Am end ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Howard ▁Page ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 2 5 ), ▁who ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Standard ▁O il ▁Company , ▁and ▁M ild red ▁A . ▁( née ▁Mitchell ) ▁Page ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 3 7 ). ▁ ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁parents