1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1910 presidential No 1909 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1909 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1911 1910 11 8 x150px Governor Foss.png Eugene Foss Democratic Party (United States) Progressive Party (United States, 1912) 229,352 52.03% Ebenezer Sumner Draper crop.jpg Eben S. Draper Republican Party (United States) 194,173 44.05% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Foss: #A5B0FF 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Draper: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Tie: #D2B1D9 40-50% Governor Eben S. Draper Republican Party (United States) Eugene Foss Democratic Party (United States) The 1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Incumbent Republican governor Eben S. Draper was defeated for re-election to a third term by former Republican Eugene Foss, running as a Democrat. Republican nomination The Republican convention was held on October 6, 1910 at the Tremont Temple. Incumbent governor Eben S. Draper and the entire Republican ticket were nominated by acclamation.Acclamation for all Candidates The Boston Daily Globe October 7, 1910 Democratic nomination Candidates Eugene Foss, U.S. representative from Jamaica Plain (representing Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol Counties) Charles S. Hamlin, former assistant secretary of the United States Treasury and candidate for governor in 1902 James H. Vahey, state senator from Watertown and nominee for governor in 1908 and 1909 Convention The Democratic state convention was held on October 6, 1910. On the first ballot, none of the three candidates (Eugene Foss, James H. Vahey, Charles S. Hamlin) received enough votes to win the nomination. Realizing that he could not win, Hamlin’s managers attempted to move their delegates to Vahey. However, Foss' managers were able to gather a large number of Hamlin delegates. On the second ballot, Foss led Vahey 438 votes to 425, 6 votes short of the 444 needed to win the nomination. Hopelessly deadlocked, the convention authorized a committee consisting of Fred J. Macleod (chairman), Joseph A. Maynard, William P. Hayes, and Robert J. Crowley to select the party’s nominees for governor and lieutenant governor. American Federation of Labor counsel Frederick Mansfield was chosen as a placeholder candidate and would be the party’s nominee for governor if the committee could not choose a candidate by the filing deadline.Democrats End Big Row By Nominating Mansfield The Boston Daily Globe October 7, 1910 This committee too was unable to select a candidate, as Crowley and Hayes supported Hamlin and Macleod and Maynard supported Foss. The committee was also unsuccessful in electing a fifth member to break the tie.Deadlock Between Hamlin and Foss The Boston Daily Globe October 11, 1910 On October 12, the Democratic state committee voted to canvass convention delegates by mail. Before the canvassing, Vahey asked that none of the delegates vote for him and instead vote for Hamlin. However, if Foss were nominated, Vahey said he would support him.Referred to delegates The Boston Daily Globe October 13, 1910 On October 17, Foss was declared the nominee. He received 495 votes - the exact amount needed to win - to Hamlin's 484 in the mail canvass.Foss Wins in Letter Poll The Boston Daily Globe October 18, 1910 Gubernatorial ballot1st 2nd MailNeeded for nomination 496444 495Eugene Foss 383438 495Charles S. Hamlin 29520 484James H. Vahey 302425 3Other 11 3 4 General election Results 1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1910 Massachusetts governor results 1911 https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed1911mass/page/6 Office of the Secretary of State Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Foss 207,647 47.10% 0.48 Progressive Party (United States, 1912) Eugene Foss 14,052 3.19% N/A Independent (politician) Eugene Foss 7,653 1.74% N/A Total Eugene Foss 229,352 52.03% N/A Republican Party (United States) Eben S. Draper (incumbent) 194,173 44.05% 4.59 Socialist Party of America Daniel A. White 11,396 2.59% Prohibition Party John A. Nicholls 3,277 0.74% 0.65 Socialist Labor Party of America Moritz E. Ruther 2,613 0.59% 0.18 Write-in Others 20 0.01% 0.01 See also 1910 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1910 Massachusetts Category:November 1910 in the United States