1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Thomas J. Majors Charles D. ShraderSamuel N. Wolbach
Party Republican Populist Democratic
Popular vote81,50062,50146,421
Percentage41.6%31.9%23.7%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Thomas J. Majors
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Thomas J. Majors
Republican

The 1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Thomas Jefferson Majors, a Republican, defeating Populist nominee Charles D. Shrader and Democratic nominee Samuel N. Wolbach as well as Prohibition Party nominee James Stephen. [1]

Contents

General election

Candidates

Campaign

During the campaign, it was alleged by some that Charles Van Wyck, the Populist candidate for governor of Nebraska, was really seeking that office in order to provide a pathway to get reelected to the US Senate. [12] This, some argued, meant that Charles D. Shrader was in effect running for governor and not only lieutenant governor. [13]

Shrader also challenged his Republican opponent, Thomas J. Majors, to a public debate. [14] However Majors, with the support of the Republican party, [15] refused to debate Shrader, [16] citing an earlier incident wherein Shrader, while serving in the Nebraska House of Representatives, allegedly said "the supreme court be damned" or "damn the constitution" in response to an unfavorable judicial decision. [17] [18] Based on this incident, some accused Schrader of being an "anarchist," [19] but Shrader maintained that such was a lie and that his words were twisted. [20]

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1892 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas J. Majors 81,500 41.58
Populist Charles D. Shrader62,50131.89
Democratic Samuel N. Wolbach46,42123.68
Prohibition James Stephen5,5942.85
Total votes196,016 100.00
Republican hold

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 317-178, retrieved June 11, 2023
  3. ↑ "The Result in This County". The Independent. November 10, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Other Offices". Omaha World-Herald. August 4, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Last Saturday's Obsequies". Lexington Gazette. May 6, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Our State Ticket". The New Republic. October 6, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Who the Delegates Are: A Full and Complete List of the Delegates to the Great Conference". Omaha World-Herald. May 3, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved June 12, 2023. James Stephen, lumber, Central City, Neb.
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  10. ↑ "S. N. Wolbach Is Dead: Pioneer Merchant and Banker Dies at Grand Island". Lincoln Journal Star. September 10, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Is Wolbach Week in G.I." The Grand Island Independent. June 21, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Republican State Platform". Stromsburg News. August 19, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Take Down Your False Colors and Put up Your Ticket as You Mean It". Grand Island Times. September 30, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tom Majors Challenged: Shrader Wants Him to Answer Hard Questions About His Party". Omaha World-Herald. September 3, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Chairman Cady Refuses: Majors Will Not Debate with a Court Blasphemer". Custer County Republican. September 15, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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