- New York state election, 1891
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The 1891 New York state election was held on November 3, 1891, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
Contents
History
The Socialist Labor state convention met on May 18 in Albany, New York, and nominated Daniel De Leon for Governor; Frank Gesser, of Utica, for Lietenant Governor; Frederick Bennets for Secretary of State; James Withers, of Brooklyn, for Treasurer; Henry Vitalius, of Troy, for Comptroller; H. G. Wilshire, of New York City, for Attorney General; and Charles Wilson, of New York City, for State Engineer.[1]
The Prohibition state convention met on September 2 and 3 at Albany, New York. Henry Clay Bascom was Temporary Chairman.[2] They nominated Joseph W. Bruce for Governor; George W. Hallock for Lieutenant Governor; William E. Booth, of Geneseo, for Secretary of State; Francis Crawford, of Mount Vernon, for Treasurer; William W. Smith for Comptroller; Henry P. Forbes, of St. Lawrence County, for State Engineer; and Calvin S. Grosser, of Buffalo, for Attorney General.[3]
The Republican state convention met on September 9 at Rochester, New York. W. W. Goodrich was Temporary Chairman until the choice of James M. Varnum as Permanent Chairman. Jacob S. Fassett was nominated for Governor on the first ballot (vote: Fassett 514, James W. Wadsworth 85, Stewart L. Woodford 83, Philip Becker 52, Joseph B. Carr 33, Andrew D. White 1). John W. Vrooman for Lieutenant Governor; Eugene F. O'Connor, of Brooklyn, for Secretary of State; Arthur C. Wade, of Jamestown, for Comptroller; Ira M. Hedges for Treasurer; William A. Sutherland, of Rochester for Attorney General; and Verplanck Colvin for State Engineer, were nominated by acclamation.[4]
The Democratic state convention met on September 15 and 16 at Saratoga, New York. George Raines was Temporary and Permanent Chairman. Roswell P. Flower was nominated for Governor on the first ballot (vote: Flower 334, Alfred C. Chapin 43). William F. Sheehan for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State Frank Rice, Frank Campbell for Comptroller, Treasurer Elliott Danforth, Simon W. Rosendale for Attorney General and Martin Schenck for State Engineer, were nominated by acclamation.[5]
Results
The whole Democratic ticket was elected.
The incumbents Rice and Danforth were re-elected.
Attorney General Simon W. Rosendale was the first Jew elected to a state office in New York.
1891 state election results Office Democratic ticket Republican ticket Prohibition ticket Socialist Labor ticket Governor Roswell P. Flower 582,893 Jacob S. Fassett 534,956 Joseph W. Bruce[6] 30,353 Daniel De Leon 14,651 Lieutenant Governor William F. Sheehan John W. Vrooman George W. Hallock[7] Frank Gesser 14,644 Secretary of State Frank Rice Eugene F. O'Connor William E. Booth Frederick Bennets[8] 14,384 Comptroller Frank Campbell Arthur C. Wade William W. Smith[9] Henry Vitalius 14,706 Attorney General Simon W. Rosendale William A. Sutherland Calvin S. Grosser Henry G. Wilshire 14,536 Treasurer Elliott Danforth Ira M. Hedges[10] Francis Crawford James Withers[11] 14,834 State Engineer Martin Schenck Verplanck Colvin Henry P. Forbes Charles F. Wilson[12] 14,755 Notes
- ^ THE SOCIALIST CONVENTION in NYT on May 19, 1891
- ^ THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION in NYT on September 2, 1891
- ^ THE PROHIBITIONISTS NOMINATE in NYT on September 4, 1891
- ^ WORK OF THE CONVENTION.; HOW PLTAT'S ORDERS WERE CARRIED OUT BY HIS HENCHMEN in NYT on September 10, 1891
- ^ THE CONVENTION AT WORK.; HOW THE DEMOCRATIC STANDARD BEARERS WERE NOMINATED in NYT on September 17, 1891
- ^ Joseph W. Bruce (b. 1820 Lenox), retired farmer, co-owner of the Bruce Opera House in Canastota, ran also for Treasurer in 1889
- ^ George W. Hallock (d. 1895), of Orient, Death notice in NYT on February 11, 1895
- ^ Frederick Bennets, of Yonkers, ran also for Attorney General in 1893, and for Lieutenant Governor in 1896
- ^ William W. Smith, of Poughkeepsie, ran also for Treasurer in 1887, for Secretary of State in 1895, and for Governor in 1896
- ^ Ira M. Hedges, of Rockland County, ran also in 1889
- ^ James Withers, ran also for Comptroller in 1893
- ^ Charles F. Wilson, ran also in 1893
Sources
- Result in New York City: AS DECLARED BY THE ALDERMEN.; THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE VOTE OF THE COUNTY OF NEW-YORK in NYT on November 21, 1891
- Result for Socilaist Labor candidates: The New Election Code of the State of New York: As Passed by the Legislature of 1892
- The Republican candidates: THE CANDIDATES in NYT on September 10, 1891
See also
New York gubernatorial elections
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