New York state election, 1893
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The 1893 New York state election was held on November 7, 1893, to elect the Secretary of State
, the State Comptroller
, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer
, the State Engineer
and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals
, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly
and the New York State Senate
, and delegates to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894.
state convention met on August 18 and 19 at Sylvan Beach, New York
. I. E. Dean was Permanent Chairman. James Wright was nominated for Secretary of State on the first ballot (vote: Wright 31, John Taft 28). De Myre S. Fero, of Glens Falls
, was nominated for Comptroller on the first ballot (vote: Fero 47, E. P. Nevins 5). Frank H. Purdy, of Bluff Point
, was nominated for Treasurer by acclamation. Thaddeus B. Wakeman, of New York City
, was nominated for Attorney General; Lawrence J. McParlin for the Court of Appeals; and John A. Webster, of New York City
, for State Engineer.
The Prohibition
state convention met on August 30 at Elmira, New York
. Joseph A. Bogardus was Chairman. They nominated Joseph A. Bogardus, of New York City
, for Secretary of State; George Chester, of Buffalo
, for Comptroller; William R. Hunt of Honeoye Falls
, for Treasurer; Edwin C. English, of Corning
, for Attorney General; Silas W. Mason for the Court of Appeals; and Chester Belding of Middletown
, for State Engineer.
The Democratic state convention met on October 5 and 6 at Saratoga, New York
. Daniel N. Lockwood
presided. Cord Meyer, Jr., for Secretary of State Comptroller Frank Campbell, Attorney General Simon W. Rosendale, Hugh Duffy for Treasurer, and State Engineer Martin Schenck, were nominated by acclamation. The incumbent Isaac H. Maynard was nominated for the Court of Appeals after Robert Weidenmann, of Rockland County
, spoke out loud against this nomination, and asked for a roll call. Weidenmann however was the only one who voted against Maynard's nomination. The ticket had been published already before the convention met, showing a strong party machine. The electorate however had still in mind the electoral fraud of the Dutchess County senatorial election in 1891 which went through the courts and involved the Democratic state officers; Judge Maynards subtraction of the letter containing the corrected statement, sent by the Dutchess County Clerk to Albany, which action showed him as "cheap political trickster" and made him a "disgrace to the bench"; and Treasurer Danforth
's and Ex-Treasurer Fitzgerald
's connection with the bankrupt Madison Square Bank in which Danforth had deposited State funds and which had given Danforth a "loan" of about seven years Treasurer's salary but closed its doors in August 1893.
The Republican state convention met on October 6 at Syracuse, New York
. Mr. Cullinen was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Judge Frank Brundage, of Onondaga County
, as Permanent Chairman. Edward T. Bartlett was nominated for the Court of Appeals on the first ballot (vote: Bartlett 531½, William Rumsey 98, John Sabine Smith 80). John Palmer for Secretary of State, and James A. Roberts for Comptroller, were nominated by acclamation. Addison B. Colvin was nominated for Treasurer on the first ballot (vote: Colvin 392, Thomas H. O'Neill 175, Richmond 107). Theodore E. Hancock was nominated for Attorney General in the middle of the second ballot (first ballot: John Woodward 332, Hancock 246½, Gilbert E. D. Hasbrouck 124). Campbell W. Adams was nominated for State engineer by acclamation amid great noise and after two thirds of the delegates had left.;
The incumbents Campbell, Rosendale, Schenck and Maynard were defeated.
Obs.: "Defective, blank and scattering" votes: 10,860 (Judge); 3,642 (Attorney); 3,481 (Treasurer); 3,305 (Secretary); 3,087 (Engineer); 2,990 (Comptroller)
Secretary of State of New York
The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...
, the State Comptroller
New York State Comptroller
The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U.S. state of New York. The duties of the comptroller include auditing government operations and operating the state's retirement system.-History:...
, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer
New York State Treasurer
The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...
, the State Engineer
New York State Engineer and Surveyor
The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was...
and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
and the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
, and delegates to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894.
History
The People'sPopulist Party (United States)
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state convention met on August 18 and 19 at Sylvan Beach, New York
Sylvan Beach, New York
Sylvan Beach is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 1,071 at the 2000 census.The Village of Sylvan Beach is in the western end of the Town of Vienna.Verona Beach State Park is south of the village on Route 13.- History :...
. I. E. Dean was Permanent Chairman. James Wright was nominated for Secretary of State on the first ballot (vote: Wright 31, John Taft 28). De Myre S. Fero, of Glens Falls
Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census...
, was nominated for Comptroller on the first ballot (vote: Fero 47, E. P. Nevins 5). Frank H. Purdy, of Bluff Point
Jerusalem, New York
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, was nominated for Treasurer by acclamation. Thaddeus B. Wakeman, of New York City
New York City
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, was nominated for Attorney General; Lawrence J. McParlin for the Court of Appeals; and John A. Webster, of New York City
New York City
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, for State Engineer.
The Prohibition
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...
state convention met on August 30 at Elmira, New York
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
. Joseph A. Bogardus was Chairman. They nominated Joseph A. Bogardus, of New York City
New York City
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, for Secretary of State; George Chester, of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, for Comptroller; William R. Hunt of Honeoye Falls
Honeoye Falls, New York
Honeoye Falls is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 2,595 at the 2000 census. The village includes a small waterfall on Honeoye Creek, which flows through the village and gives it its name....
, for Treasurer; Edwin C. English, of Corning
Corning (city), New York
Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...
, for Attorney General; Silas W. Mason for the Court of Appeals; and Chester Belding of Middletown
Middletown, Orange County, New York
Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...
, for State Engineer.
The Democratic state convention met on October 5 and 6 at Saratoga, New York
Saratoga, New York
Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,141 at the 2000 census. It is also the commonly used, but not official, name for the neighboring and much more populous city, Saratoga Springs. The major village in the town of Saratoga is Schuylerville which is...
. Daniel N. Lockwood
Daniel N. Lockwood
Daniel Newton Lockwood was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Union College in 1865. Then he studied law, was admitted to the New York bar in 1866, and commenced practice in Buffalo, New York...
presided. Cord Meyer, Jr., for Secretary of State Comptroller Frank Campbell, Attorney General Simon W. Rosendale, Hugh Duffy for Treasurer, and State Engineer Martin Schenck, were nominated by acclamation. The incumbent Isaac H. Maynard was nominated for the Court of Appeals after Robert Weidenmann, of Rockland County
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
, spoke out loud against this nomination, and asked for a roll call. Weidenmann however was the only one who voted against Maynard's nomination. The ticket had been published already before the convention met, showing a strong party machine. The electorate however had still in mind the electoral fraud of the Dutchess County senatorial election in 1891 which went through the courts and involved the Democratic state officers; Judge Maynards subtraction of the letter containing the corrected statement, sent by the Dutchess County Clerk to Albany, which action showed him as "cheap political trickster" and made him a "disgrace to the bench"; and Treasurer Danforth
Elliott Danforth
Elliott Danforth was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
's and Ex-Treasurer Fitzgerald
Lawrence J. Fitzgerald
Lawrence J. Fitzgerald was an American businessman and politician.-Life:He was born in Ireland and came to the United States as a boy with his parents. The family settled at Skaneateles, N.Y...
's connection with the bankrupt Madison Square Bank in which Danforth had deposited State funds and which had given Danforth a "loan" of about seven years Treasurer's salary but closed its doors in August 1893.
The Republican state convention met on October 6 at Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. Mr. Cullinen was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Judge Frank Brundage, of Onondaga County
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, as Permanent Chairman. Edward T. Bartlett was nominated for the Court of Appeals on the first ballot (vote: Bartlett 531½, William Rumsey 98, John Sabine Smith 80). John Palmer for Secretary of State, and James A. Roberts for Comptroller, were nominated by acclamation. Addison B. Colvin was nominated for Treasurer on the first ballot (vote: Colvin 392, Thomas H. O'Neill 175, Richmond 107). Theodore E. Hancock was nominated for Attorney General in the middle of the second ballot (first ballot: John Woodward 332, Hancock 246½, Gilbert E. D. Hasbrouck 124). Campbell W. Adams was nominated for State engineer by acclamation amid great noise and after two thirds of the delegates had left.;
Results
Dragged down by Judge Maynard, the Democratic ticket was defeated, ending a ten-year supremacy which began with the election of Grover Cleveland in 1884. The Republican ticket was elected, beginning a Republican era of thirteen years in New York state politics.The incumbents Campbell, Rosendale, Schenck and Maynard were defeated.
| Office | Republican ticket | Democratic ticket | Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ticket |
Socialist Labor Socialist Labor Party of America The Socialist Labor Party of America , established in 1876 as the Workingmen's Party, is the oldest socialist political party in the United States and the second oldest socialist party in the world. Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of America, the party changed its name in 1877 and has... ticket |
People's Populist Party (United States) The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away... ticket |
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| Secretary of State Secretary of State of New York The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A... |
John Palmer John Palmer (politician) John Palmer was an American politician.-Early life:His parents were Englishmen who returned with him to England when Palmer was still a small child. Later he accompanied his seafaring grandfather, and witnessed the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War from their freighter... |
545,098 | Cord Meyer, Jr. | 520,614 | Joseph A. Bogardus | 34,301 | Daniel De Leon Daniel De Leon Daniel DeLeon was an American socialist newspaper editor, politician, Marxist theoretician, and trade union organizer. He is regarded as the forefather of the idea of revolutionary industrial unionism and was the leading figure in the Socialist Labor Party of America from 1890 until the time of... |
20,034 | James Wright | 17,049 |
| Comptroller New York State Comptroller The New York State Comptroller is a state cabinet officer of the U.S. state of New York. The duties of the comptroller include auditing government operations and operating the state's retirement system.-History:... |
James A. Roberts James A. Roberts James Arthur Roberts was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
545,997 | Frank Campbell Frank Campbell Frank Campbell was an American banker and politician.-Life:He was the son of Lt. Gov. Robert Campbell and Frances Fowler Campbell. He was educated at Haverling Academy and at Trenton, New Jersey.In 1879, he married Mary Louise Willson , and their son was Willson R... |
520,667 | George Chester | 33,411 | James Withers | 19,850 | De Myre S. Fero | 16,959 |
| Attorney General New York State Attorney General The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman... |
Theodore E. Hancock Theodore E. Hancock Theodore E. Hancock was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:Theodore E. Hancock was the son of Freeman Hancock and Mary Williams.... |
543,067 | Simon W. Rosendale Simon W. Rosendale Simon Wolfe Rosendale was an American lawyer and politician. Rosendale was the first Jew elected to a statewide elective office in New York.-Life:... |
521,777 | Edwin C. English | 34,098 | Frederick Bennets | 19,727 | Thaddeus B. Wakeman | 17,107 |
| Treasurer New York State Treasurer The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the... |
Addison B. Colvin Addison B. Colvin Addison Beecher Colvin was an American businessman, banker and politician.-Life:He was the son of Hiram K. Colvin and Sara Ann Cowels Colvin... |
544,930 | Hugh Duffy | 520,158 | William R. Hunt | 34,252 | William F. Steer | 19,754 | Frank H. Purdy | 17,123 |
| State Engineer New York State Engineer and Surveyor The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was... |
Campbell W. Adams Campbell W. Adams Campbell W. Adams was an American civil engineer, surveyor and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1894 to 1898.-Life:... |
545,147 | Martin Schenck Martin Schenck ::The article is about Martin Schenck . For Martin Schenck , see Martin Schenck von Nydeggen.Martin Schenck was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1892 to 1893.-Life:He graduated C.E... |
520,661 | Chester Belding | 34,009 | Charles F. Wilson | 19,912 | John A. Webster | 17,109 |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals New York Court of Appeals The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms... |
Edward T. Bartlett Edward T. Bartlett Edward Theodore Bartlett was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Biography:He was born on June 14, 1841 in Skaneateles, New York to Levi Bartlett. His father moved in 1831 from Haverhill, New Hampshire, to Skaneateles, and practiced medicine there.Edward T... |
579,222 | Isaac H. Maynard Isaac H. Maynard Isaac Horton Maynard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
478,158 | Silas W. Mason | 32,548 | Francis Gerau | 19,659 | Lawrence J. McParlin | 16,791 |
Obs.: "Defective, blank and scattering" votes: 10,860 (Judge); 3,642 (Attorney); 3,481 (Treasurer); 3,305 (Secretary); 3,087 (Engineer); 2,990 (Comptroller)
Sources
- The Democratic and Republican candidates: CANDIDATES OF THE PARTIES in NYT on November 5, 1893
- Result: OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE VOTE in NYT on December 14, 1893
- Result in New York City: OFFICIAL VOTE IN THIS CITY in NYT on November 28, 1893