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DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1978. as leaders ink, PiC ario shaping mwmm wmmmmm on a Republican pltform. "He is clearly a superb actor and he gave an Academy Award performance," Anderson said. Neither he nor Senate Minority Leader Manfred Ohrenstein of Manhattan are expected to face any trouble retaining gheir current jobs. But there will be some political fireworks in the Assembly following the departure of Steingut.

The speaker lost on the Liberal line to Democrat Murray Weinstein after a stunning primary defeat. With 98 of the vote in, Weinstein won 10,179 to 8,530. Fink, deluged with phone calls all day, was guarded in his comments about the speaker's job. "At the appropriate time I will seek their (the Demc cratic assemblymen) support and I hope they think I will follow' in the" footsteps of Stanley Steingut," Fink declared. Kremer could be rival His only major potential rival is Long Beach Assemblyman Arthur J.

Kremer, who said yesterday he "expects" to support Fink for the top job. Kremer, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said he has not yet made up his mind whether to seek the majority leader's designation or remain on the powerful finance panel. Other possible contenders for the majority post are Arthur Eve of Buffalo, Daniel Walsh of Cattaraugus, Oliver Koppel of the Bronx and Alan Hevesl of Queens. DiCarlo's competition for minority leader will probably come from James Emery of Allegany, John Flanagan of By HARRISON RAIN'E Democrat Stanley Fink and Republican Dominick Di Carlo of Brooklyn emerged yesterday as front-runners for leadership posts in a Legislature tent on cutting property taxes and more than ever inclined to override the governors veto of the dfath penalty. With Fink the favorite to succeed the defeated Stanley Steingut as Assembly speaker, a handful of Democrats have already began to jockey for Fink's current slot as majority leader.

And several Republicans seemed determined to challenge DiCarlo's ascent to the minority leadership vacated by losing gubernatorial candidate Perry Duryea. -As expected, the Democrate maintained their overwhelming control of the Assembly, but lost at least two seats to cut their margin to 87 to 63. Several Queens Assembly races were so close that recounts might reverse narrow Democrat wins. The Republican edge The GOP had an easy time keeping control of the Senate and will go into the next session with a 36 to 24 edge; Despite Gov. Carey's convincing reelection and its apparent signal that the death penalty did not weigh very heavily on voters' minds, key sponsors of capital punishment legislation said yesterday that they think they now will have the votes to override a Carey veto.

"My count shows me at 100 or 101," said Assemblyman Vincent Graber (D-Erie), referring to the 199 votes needed to override. "Oh, sure, we're over the Assemblyman Dominick DiCarlo Suffolk, Charles Henderson of Schuyler and Hyman Miller of Onondaga. A seat for Conservatives Meanwhile the Conservative Party gained its first congressional seat ever by electing William Carney to the seat vacated by retiringf Rep Otis Pike in Suffolk. Carney's win on the Conservative and Republican lines produced a net loss of one seat by the Democrats, who still hold a 26-to-13 edge in the state's delegation. Assemblyman Stanley Fink top," added Sen.

Dale Volker (R-Erie), who missed a Senate override this year by one vote. Virtually every winner from Carey on down started talking about more tax cuts next year, particularly property tax relief. And if taxes are slashed again, if will be a switch from the usual pattern of sizeable tax hikes after an election. Hinting that he will continue to delight in causing political headaches for Gov. Carey, Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson (R Binghamton) said yesterday the governor won reelection Abrams puts lose a top House post ut are due other goodies staffers' on trial jobs Pcxnei set to OK city budget plan The Emergency Financial Control "Board is expected to adopt a staff report today recommending approval of the city's revised four-year financial plan.

The staff report, to be made public today, warns, though, that the high levels of attrition that the city is counting on to keep its budget in balance could have serious consequences for the delivery of city services. The staff report also would require the city to submit a detailed proposal for its fiscal 1980 budget in January three months before the mayor must send the budget to the City Council and Board of Estimate. "He says the office will be staffed by merit," one man said. "Well, I've got the merit." Joe Fristachi, 36, Lefky's executive assistant attorney, is one of those who has signed his resignation. "I will only serve one attorney general, and that's Louis Lefkowitz," Fristachi said.

Many of the younger members of Lefkowitz' staff say they feel confident that Abrams will retain them when he takes office. With the old-timers, of course, there is more concern. Wants to go all the way "I've been in this office for 22 years, and I hope to continue for a good while longer," said Allan N. Smiley, 54, chief of Lefkowitz' Special Prosecution Bureau. "I have never met Mr.

Abrams I look forward to meeting him," he said. "He said he will have an office based on competency, and I feel competent. I'm not active in politics, and when I took this job I intended staying to 65 years of age." Smiley admitted It would be 'a disaster" if Abrams were to replace him on New" Year's Day. "If I am fired at the end of this year, because I am not yet 55 years of age, I stand to lose 23 years 'of. accumulated sick leave that could be worth tens of thousands of dollars.

It would be a disaster." Most of the 572 civil service workers in the attorney general's office couldn't care less who the attorney general is. Thier jobs are protected by state law. "Still, it's sad to think of Mr. Lefkowitz leaving," said 54-year-old Seymour Nebel, an associate accountant with 21 years of tenure. "He has always been very fair to the civil service people in this office." By BRUCE DRAKE Washington (News Bureau) The newly elected New York con-gressonal delegation will return to Capitol Hill minus a major committee chairmanship it won two years ago, but that loss will be balanced by the likely selection of Rep.

Joseph P. Addabbo (D-Ozone Park) to head one of the House's most powerful subcommittees. The fact that the city-Long Island-Westchester-area is returning to Congress 17 Democrats who have two terms Charts of final election result appear on page 40. or more of service will mean at least six other significant seniority gains on the commiteeladder at a time when at least 40 incumbent Democrats have retired from the House or were beaten in Tuesday's elections. The major loss to New York was the retirement of Rep.

James J. Delaney (D-Long Island City), whose rise to head the House Rules Committee in 1977 gave New York its first major committee chairmanship since 1972. But House leadership sources said that Addabbo, who won election to a 10th term, was virtually assured of being named chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. That post, with its control over billions in defense spending, is considered a key one in the House. They'll think twice "You can bet that the Pentagon or the White House will keep Addabbo in mind before they start thinking about any new military base closings in New York, "one House insider said.

New York will retain one full-committee chairmanship because of the reelection of Rep. John M. Murphy Island), who heads the Merchant Marine Committee. The large exodus of senior Demo crats into retirement or electoral defeat since 1974 will be a boon to the New Yorkers, particularly the wave of them first elected to the large 1974 freshman class in the wake of Watergate. There will be these likely developments: The retirement of four senior Democrats on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee will make Rep.

Charles' B. Rangel (D-Harlem) seventh in the ser.iority on the powerful panel and should assure him of gettinghis own subcommittee. At least three New York Democrats are seeking the delegation's support for a bid to replace retired Rep. Otis G. Pike (D-Riverhead) on Ways and Means.

The three are Reps. Thomas J. Downey (D-W. Islip), Stanley N. Lun-dine (D-Jamestown) and Leo C.

Zeferrl (D-Brooklyn). Downey is the frontrun-ner. The delegations candidate will have to compete against candidates from other delegations in a vote of the Democratic Caucus. That "election" is held in December. Retirement and electoral defeats of four Rules Committee members will make Rep.

Shirley Chisholm (D-Brooklyn) the sixth-ranking Democrat on the panel (which has 11 Democrats). The departure of four Judiciary Committee Democrats may make possible the rise of Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman CDifirooklyn), entering her four term, to the' chairmanship of the criminal justice or immigration subcommittees. Rep. Stephen J.

Solarz (D-Brooklyn) likely will get an International Relations subcommittee while Rep. James Scheuer (D-Brooklyn) could take over a Science and Technology subcommittee on science and research. Both were elected in 1974. Upstater James Hanley CD-Syracuse) appears headed for the chairmanship of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee. By DONALD SINGLETON Robert Abrams couldn't suppress a broad grin yesterday after-non as he walked down the hallway to Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz' office arm in arm with his wife, Diane.

"How's it feel, Bob?" someone asked the smiling attorney general-elect. "Terrific and that's an understatement," Abrams answered as he turned the final corner and walked into Lefkowitz' spacious office on the 47th floor of No. 2 World Trade Center. The view of New York Harbor is breathtaking, and Abrams reacted the way any first-timer might. "Ooh, the Statue of Liberty," he said to his wife as they sat themselves down at a long conference table where Lefkowitz was on the phone.

"I'd advise you not to face your desk that way it's so beautiful you'll never get any work done," Lefkowitz said as he extended his hand to his newly elected successor. Only one topic at No. 2 Although Abrams didn't arrive for his informal guard-changing ceremony until 2 o'clock, he was the. subject of hundreds of conversations on several floors of 2 World Trade Center yester-day morning, as scores of the 500 highly paid assistant attorneys general, attorneys and other executives all working "at the will of the attorney general" pondered the future beyond Dec. 31, when the man who appointed them leaves office after 22 years.

Lefkowitz, a Republican, is being succeeded by a Democrat. And Republican Edward Regan will replace Democrat Arthur Levitt, who was first elected state controller in 1954. Many of Lefkowitz' aides have already, submitted their resignations, "quitting before we're fired," as one attorney put it. Others say they're going to wait and see what happens, while still others express confidence that Abrams will keep them on in office..