The 1904 New York state election was held on November 8, 1904, to elect the

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, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer, the

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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.

History

The

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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. They nominated John McKee, of

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, for Governor; Alden W. Young for Lieutenant Governor; James C. Carpenter, of

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, for Secretary of State; Ira W. Littlefield, of

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, for Comptroller; C. A. Shipplebein, of

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, for Treasurer; and George E. Hillman, of

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, for Attorney General. The Socialist Labor state convention met on July 7 at 2, New Reade Street in

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. They nominated Daniel De Leon for Governor; Boris Reinstein, of Buffalo, for Lieutenant Governor; Anton Metzler for Secretary of State; James A. Trainor, of Syracuse, for Comptroller; Harvey A. Santee, of

, for Treasurer; Frank E. Passanno for Attorney General; and Orcus A. Curtis, of Buffalo, for the Court of Appeals. The

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nominated the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

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for

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. 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

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, to fill the vacancy, as part of a cross endorsement deal to elect also Republican associate judge William E. Werner. The

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state convention met on September 14 and 15 at

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was Temporary Chairman until the choice of

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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. 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

, for Secretary of State; Louis Manz, of

, for Comptroller; Frank S. Rose, of Albany, for Treasurer; John F. Gaffney, Utica, for Attorney General; Simon G. Levy, of

, for State Engineer; Edward N. Heath, of Buffalo, for Chief Judge; and Augustus Babcock, of

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, for associate judge of the Court of Appeals. The petition was filed with the Secretary of State in October. The Democratic state convention met on September 21 at

.''HERRICK IS CHOSEN, SHEEHAN BEAT GROUT''
in NYT on September 22, 1904

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. Obs.: * "Blank, defective and scattering" votes: 8,121 (Governor) * Numbers for Cullen and Werner are total votes on Republican and Democratic tickets.

Notes

Sources

*The Democratic candidates
''THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES''
in NYT on September 22, 1904 *The minor parties
''The Noise from the Big Show Going on in the Two-Ring Political Tent Has Not Entirely Drowned the Voices of the Barkers for the Minor Entertainments on the Dead Line''
in NYT Magazine on October 23, 1904 *Result
''STATE ELECTION FIGURES.; Official Returns as Certified by Board of State Canvassers''
in NYT on December 16, 1904 *Result
''The Tribune Almanac 1905''
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History

Result

Notes

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