The 1889 New York state election was held on November 5, 1889, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the

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, the

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, the State Engineer and a judge of the

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, 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 September 4 and 5 at Shakespeare Hall in

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. Prof. Alphonso A. Hopkins presided. Jesse H. Griffen, a

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of Yorktown, was nominated for Secretary of State; Joseph W. Bruce for Treasurer; Benjamin L. Rand, a 30-year-old banker of Tonawanda, for Treasurer; Alpheus B. Kenyon, a professor of

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, for State Engineer; and Coleridge A. Hart, a 35-year-old lawyer of

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, for Attorney General; and Walter Farrington for the Court of Appeals. The

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state convention met on September 25 at

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, and nominated John I. Gilbert, of Franklin County, for Secretary of State; Martin W. Cooke, of

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, for Comptroller; Ira M. Hedges, of

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, for Attorney General; James M. Varnum, of

, for Treasurer; William V. Van Rensselaer for State Engineer; and Albert Haight for the Court of Appeals. The Democratic state convention met on October 1 at the Alhambra in

. Lt. Gov. Edward F. Jones was Temporary and Permanent Chairman. Frank Rice was nominated for Secretary of State by acclamation. Comptroller Edward Wemple was re-nominated on the first ballot (vote: Wemple 265,

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115½). Wemple's nomination was not "made unanimous." Attorney General Charles F. Tabor was re-nominated on the first ballot (vote: Tabor 266, John Foley 115). State Engineer John Bogart was re-nominated by acclamation. Ex-Attorney General Denis O'Brien (in office 1884-1887) was nominated unanimously for the Court of Appeals after the name of Edward S. Rapallo had been proposed but withdrawn considering the ballots for Comptroller and Attorney General. The ticket, composed by Gov.

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and ordered to be pushed through the convention, had actually been published two days before the delegates met. Members of the disbanding

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met on October 21 at the

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. George O. Jones presided. They nominated Thomas K. Beecher for Secretary of State; J. Madison Hall, of Madison County, for Treasurer; John B. Sullivan, of

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, for Comptroller; and James Wright, of Wayne County, for Attorney General.''POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS''
in NYT on October 22, 1889

Results

The whole Democratic ticket was elected. The incumbents Wemple, Tabor and Bogart were re-elected.

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*The tickets
''LIST OF ALL THE CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR IN NEW-YORK CITY ON TUESDAY''
in NYT on November 3, 1889 *The Democratic candidates
''THE CANDIDATES''
in NYT on October 2, 1889 *Result
''OFFICIAL VOTE OF NEW-YORK STATE CAST AT THE ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 1889''
in NYT on December 6, 1889 *Result in New York City
''THE CITY VOTE''
in NYT on November 21, 1889 *The ballot reform, and how to vote
''BALLOT REFORM APPLIED TO THIS ELECTION''
in NYT on November 4, 1889

History

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