New York state election, 1904

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The 1904 New York state election was held on November 8, 1904, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, the Chief Judge and an associate 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.

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History

The Prohibition state convention met on June 14 and 15 at Oswego, New York. Henry W. Wilbur was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Alfred L. Manierre as Permanent Chairman. [1] They nominated John McKee, of Brooklyn, for Governor; Alden W. Young for Lieutenant Governor; James C. Carpenter, of New York City, for Secretary of State; Ira W. Littlefield, of Watertown, for Comptroller; C. A. Shipplebein, of Glens Falls, for Treasurer; and George E. Hillman, of Rochester, for Attorney General. [2]

The Prohibition Party (PRO) 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 is an integral part of the temperance movement. While never one of the leading parties in the United States, it was once an important force in the Third Party System during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It declined dramatically after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. The party's candidate received 518 votes in the 2012 presidential election and 5,617 votes in the 2016 presidential election. The platform of the party is liberal in that it supports environmental stewardship, women's rights and free education, but is conservative on social issues, such as supporting temperance and advocating for a pro-life stance.

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Brooklyn Borough in New York City and county in New York state, United States

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with an estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, it borders the borough of Queens at the western end of Long Island. Brooklyn has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan across the East River, and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connects it with Staten Island. Since 1896, Brooklyn has been coterminous with Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after New York County.

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Buffalo, New York City in Western New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the largest city in Western New York. As of 2017, the population was 258,612. The city is the county seat of Erie County and a major gateway for commerce and travel across the Canada–United States border, forming part of the bi-national Buffalo Niagara Region.

The 1904 Democratic National Convention nominated the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker for U.S. President. Upon accepting the nomination, he resigned his judicial office on August 5, and a month later Democrat Edgar M. Cullen was appointed by Republican Governor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., to fill the vacancy, as part of a cross endorsement deal to elect also Republican associate judge William E. Werner.

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Alton B. Parker American judge

Alton Brooks Parker was an American judge, best known as the Democrat who lost the presidential election of 1904 to incumbent Theodore Roosevelt in a landslide.

The Republican state convention met on September 14 and 15 at Saratoga, New York. Jacob Sloat Fassett was Temporary Chairman until the choice of George R. Malby as Permanent Chairman. The convention was marked by the fight between the two Republican bosses: Governor Odell and Thomas C. Platt. Odell's candidate, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor Higgins, was nominated by acclamation after Platt's man, Ex-Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff, withdrew. All other candidates were also nominated by acclamation. [4]

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Jacob Sloat Fassett American politician

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George R. Malby American politician

George Roland Malby was an American politician from New York. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1894, and served three terms in Congress.

On September 16, the Populist State Committee selected a ticket to be circulated to gather the necessary signatures for the petition to file the ticket. They nominated Alfred J. Boulton for Governor; Charles Spaulding, of Buffalo, for Lieutenant Governor; Orsen L. Drew, of Rochester, for Secretary of State; Louis Manz, of Rochester, for Comptroller; Frank S. Rose, of Albany, for Treasurer; John F. Gaffney, Utica, for Attorney General; Simon G. Levy, of New York City, for State Engineer; Edward N. Heath, of Buffalo, for Chief Judge; and Augustus Babcock, of Binghamton, for associate judge of the Court of Appeals. [5] The petition was filed with the Secretary of State in October. [6]

Rochester, New York City in New York, United States

Rochester is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York. With a population of 208,046 residents, Rochester is the seat of Monroe County and the third most populous city in New York state, after New York City and Buffalo. The metropolitan area has a population of just over 1 million people. It is about 73 miles (117 km) east of Buffalo and 87 miles (140 km) west of Syracuse.

Albany, New York Capital of New York

Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Albany is located on the west bank of the Hudson River approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River and approximately 135 miles (220 km) north of New York City.

Utica, New York City in New York ----, United States

Utica is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York, its population was 62,235 in the 2010 U.S. census. Located on the Mohawk River at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, Utica is approximately 95 miles northwest of Albany, 55 mi (89 km) east of Syracuse and 240 miles northwest of New York City. Utica and the nearby city of Rome anchor the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Oneida and Herkimer counties.

The Democratic state convention met on September 21 at Saratoga, New York. [7]

Result

The whole Republican ticket was elected.

The incumbents O'Brien, Kelsey, Van Alstyne and Cullen were re-elected. The incumbent Cunneen was defeated.

The Republican, Democratic, Social Democratic and Prohibition parties maintained automatic ballot status (necessary 10,000 votes), the Socialist Labor Party lost it, and the re-founded People's party did not attain it.

1904 state election results
Office Republican ticket Democratic ticket Social Democratic [8] ticket Prohibition ticket Socialist Labor ticket People's ticket
Governor Frank W. Higgins 813,264 D. Cady Herrick 732,704Thomas Pendergast 36,259John McKee 20,568 Daniel De Leon 8,976Alfred J. Boulton [9] 6,015
Lieutenant Governor M. Linn Bruce 826,720 Francis B. Harrison 718,613Charles R. BachAlden W. Young [10] Boris ReinsteinCharles Spaulding
Secretary of State John F. O'Brien 841,389John Pallace, Jr. [11] 702,699James C. CarpenterAnton Metzler [12] Orsen L. Drew
Comptroller Otto Kelsey George Hall [13] Ira W. LittlefieldJames A. TrainorLouis Manz
Attorney General Julius M. Mayer John Cunneen 707,044Leon A. Malkiel [14] George E. HillmanFrank E. PassannoJohn F. Gaffney
Treasurer John G. Wallenmeier, Jr. William Muench [15] C. A. ShipplebeinHarvey A. SanteeFrank S. Rose
State Engineer Henry A. Van Alstyne Thomas H. Stryker [16] Simon G. Levy
Chief Judge Edgar M. Cullen 1,540,471 Edgar M. Cullen Edward N. Heath
Judge of the Court of Appeals William E. Werner 1,541,986 William E. Werner Orcus A. CurtisAugustus Babcock

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Notes

  1. STATE PROHIBITIONISTS MEET in NYT on June 15, 1904
  2. Prohibition State Nominations in NYT on June 16, 1904
  3. DE LEON FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on July 8, 1904
  4. ODELL FLAYED IN HOUR OF TRIUMPH in NYT on September 16, 1904
  5. THE POPULIST TICKET in NYT on September 17, 1904
  6. "POPULISTS" ALL REPUBLICANS.; What Examination of Signatures of Nomination Certificates Shows in NYT on October 10, 1904
  7. HERRICK IS CHOSEN, SHEEHAN BEAT GROUT in NYT on September 22, 1904
  8. This ticket was connected to the Socialist Party's national ticket (Debs and Hanford), but since the Social Democratic Party had ballot status in New York they continued to use this name here.
  9. Alfred J. Boulton, a former Bryan Democrat, "head stereotyper of a Brooklyn newspaper", active in labor unions, defeated for County Clerk of Brooklyn in 1903, elected Register of Brooklyn in 1905
  10. Alden W. Young, locomotive engineer, of oswego, ran also for Secretary of State in 1902
  11. John Pallace, Jr., assemblyman from Monroe County since 1903
  12. Anton Metzler, of Rochester, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1902
  13. George Hall, owner of steamships, and iron and coal mines, four times Mayor of Ogdensburg, member of the Democratic State Committee
  14. Leon Andrew Malkiel (b. Aug. 1, 1866 Moscow), realtor, lawyer, of New York City, also ran for the Court of Appeals in 1912 and 1920
  15. William Muench, of Syracuse, "in the drug business"
  16. Thomas H. Stryker, Assistant State Engineer, City Engineer of Rome

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See also

New York gubernatorial elections

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