The 1900 New York state election was held on November 6, 1900, to elect the

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, the

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, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the

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, the

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and the state engineer, as well as all members of the

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and the

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History

The

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state convention met on June 8, 1900, at 6, Reade Street in

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. Hugo Voght, of

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, was chairman. They nominated Charles H. Corregan for governor; Leander A. Armstrong, of Buffalo, for lieutenant governor; Joseph H. Sweeney, of

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, for Secretary of State; J. E. Alexander, of Albany, for treasurer; Eustis Ebert, of

, for attorney general; A. S. Brown, of

, for comptroller; and John E. Wallace, of

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, for state engineer. Delegates of the Socialist Democratic Party f New York and the seceding faction of the Socialist Labor Party met in state convention on June 16 at the Labor Lyceum in

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, and merged to form the

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of New York. V. S. Wirth, of

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, was Temporary Chairman until the election of

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as Permanent Chairman. They nominated Benjamin Hanford for governor; William Butscher for lieutenant governor; Philip Jackson for Secretary of State; Eugene V. Brewster, of New York City, for attorney general; Frank Sieverman, of

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, for comptroller; Leonard D. Abbott, of

, for treasurer; and Henry Stahl, of

, for state engineer. The

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state convention met on July 24 at th
Summit Park
near

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. Henry W. Wilbur, the 1898 nominee for Secretary of State, was Temporary Chairman. They nominated William T. Wardwell, of

for governor; Albert J. Rumsey, of

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, for lieutenant governor; Joseph V. Baker, of Gouverneur, for Secretary of State; Mason N. Weed, of

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, for comptroller; Fred W. Hewitt, of Granville, for treasurer; Dexter D. Dorn, of Jamestown, for attorney general; and Emmett F. Smith, of

, for state engineer. The

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state convention met on September 4 and 5 at

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was permanent chairman. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., the Chairman of the Republican State Committee and chief lieutenant of boss

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, was nominated for governor after his name was proposed by Ex-Governor

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and a roll call in which all 971 votes were cast for the only candidate. Odell was chosen to succeed the incumbent

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who had been nominated earlier that year for

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. All other incumbent state officers were re-nominated by acclamation. Comptroller Morgan died on the day the nominations were made. On September 13, the Republican State Committee met at the

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, and substituted Erastus C. Knight on the ticket. The Democratic state convention met on September 11 and 12 at Saratoga Springs. Patrick H. McCarren was Temporary Chairman until the choice of George Raines as Permanent Chairman. John B. Stanchfield,

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's candidate, was nominated for governor on the first ballot defeating

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who had been proposed by David B. Hill. (vote: Stanchfield 294, Coler 154, Mackey 1). The other candidates were nominated by acclamation.''STANCHFIELD HEADS DEMOCRATIC TICKET''
in NYT on September 13, 1900

Result

The whole Republican ticket was elected. The incumbents Woodruff, McDonough, Davies, Jaeckel and Bond were re-elected. All five parties maintained automatic ballot status (necessary 10,000 votes).

Notes

Sources

*The tickets
''THE TICKETS IN THE STATES''
in NYT on October 21, 1900 *The Democratic candidates
''SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES''
in NYT on September 13, 1900 *Result
''THE STATE OFFICIAL VOTE''
in NYT on December 13, 1900 *Result in New York County
''NEW YORK COUNTY'S VOTE''
in NYT on November 28, 1900 *Result
''The Tribune Almanac''
*The New York Red Book 1901

History

Result

Notes

Sources

See also