The 1888 New York state election was held on November 6, 1888, to elect the

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, the

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and a judge of the

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, as well as all members of the

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History

The

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state convention met on June 26 at the Alhambra Rink in

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. Frank E. Baldwin, of Chemung County, was temporary chairman until the choice of W. Martin Jones as president. The convention re-assembled on June 27. W. Martin Jones was nominated after the second ballot (first ballot: W. Jennings Demorest 398,

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389, Jones 249, Guy C. Humphreys 26; second ballot: Lossing 466, Jones 417, Demorest 178). George Powell for lieutenant governor; and Charles W. Stevens, of Steuben County, for the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation. The

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state convention met on August 28 at the Skating Rink in

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. Benjamin F. Tracy was temporary chairman until the choice of Gen. George S. Batcheller as president. Warner Miller was nominated for governor by acclamation. Stephen V. R. Cruger was nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot (vote: Cruger 409, John B. Weber 180, Cornelius R. Parsons 72, Norman M. Allen 32). William Rumsey was nominated for the Court of Appeals by acclamation. The Democratic state convention met on September 12 at

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. George Raines was temporary chairman until the choice of D. Cady Herrick as president. The incumbents, Governor David B. Hill, Lieutenant Governor Edward F. Jones and Judge John Clinton Gray, were re-nominated by acclamation. The United Labor state convention met on September 20. The convention endorsed, with a vote of 124 to 103, the Republican candidate for governor, Warner Miller, because his party was "committed to ballot reform." Then the convention voted 131 to 67 to nominate a separate ticket, and John H. Blakeney was nominated for Lieutenant Governor and Lawrence J. McParlin for the Court of Appeals. The Socialist Labor state convention met on October 21 at the Labor Lyceum in

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was nominated for governor, Christian Pattberg, of

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for lieutenant governor, and Dr. Frank Gereau, of

for Judge of the Court of Appeals.''A COMPLETE TICKET''
in NYT on October 22, 1888

Result

The whole Democratic ticket was elected. The incumbents Hill, Jones and Gray were re-elected.

Notes

Sources

*The tickets
''THE NATIONAL, STATE, CITY, AND COUNTY NOMINATIONS''
in NYT on November 4, 1888 ontains a few erroneous spellings
''THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS''
recalling previous result in 1888; in NYT on October 27, 1891 *Result in New York City
''THE VOTE OF THE CITY''
in NYT on November 21, 1888 *Result
''OFFICIAL VOTE OF NEW-YORK STATE FOR CANDIDATES VOTED FOR ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1888''
in NYT on November 24, 1888 *Result
''The Tribune Almanac 1889''

History

Result

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