1912 New York state election

none January 2025 September 2023 1912 New York gubernatorial election New York presidential no 1910 New York state election 1910 1914 New York state election 1914 November 5–6, 1912 150x150px William Sulzer, portrait taken by Chicago studio.jpg William Sulzer Democratic Party (United States) 649,559 47.69% Job E. Hedges (New York City attorney).jpg Job E. Hedges Republican Party (United States) 444,105 28.35% Mr. Oscar S. Straus High Res.jpg Oscar Straus Progressive Independence 393,183 25.10% 1912 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsSulzer: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%Hedges: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% Governor John Alden Dix Democratic Party (United States) William Sulzer Democratic Party (United States) The 1912 New York state election was held on November 5, 1912, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer and two judges (to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Albert Haight and Irving G. Vann who reached the constitutional age-limit) of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The voters were also asked if they approved a $50,000,000 bond issue for "good roads construction", which was answered in the affirmative, with 657,548 in favor and 281,265 against. History The Socialist state convention met on June 30 at Auburn, New York. They nominated again, like in 1910, Charles Edward Russell for governor; Gustave Adolph Strebel for lieutenant governor; and Henry L. Slobodin for attorney general. They also nominated Carrie W. Allen, of Onondaga County, for secretary of state; Olin Hoxie Smith, of Schenectady, for comptroller; Frank Ehrenfried, of Erie County, for treasurer; and Dr. Charles H. Furman, of Brooklyn, for state engineer.SOCIALIST STATE TICKET OUT in NYT on July 1, 1912 The Progressive state convention met on September 6 at Syracuse, New York. Oscar S. Straus was chairman. The convention nominated Straus for governor by acclamation amid great noise after the name of New York City Comptroller William A. Prendergast, the bosses' and Theodore Roosevelt's choice, was withdrawn by Timothy L. Woodruff.BULL MOOSERS CHOOSE STRAUS FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on September 7, 1912 The Republican state convention met on September 27 at Saratoga Springs, New York.HEDGES NAMED FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on September 28, 1912 The Democratic state convention met on October 2 at Syracuse, New York. Alton B. Parker was elected permanent chairman with 412 votes against 33 for John K. Sague, the Mayor of Poughkeepsie. Congressman William Sulzer was nominated for governor after the third ballot (first ballot: John Alden Dix [incumbent] 147, Sulzer 136, Herman A. Metz 70, Martin H. Glynn 46, George H. Burd 28, Francis Burton Harrison 21, William Sohmer 1; second ballot: Sulzer 141, Dix 124, Metz 68, Glynn 48, Burd 28, Harrison 27, Sohmer 2, Robert F. Wagner 2, James Aloysius O'Gorman 1, Victor J. Dowling 1; third ballot: Sulzer 195, Dix 87, Metz 76, Glynn 41, Harrison 21, Burd 9, Dowling 4, Wagner 3, O'Gorman 1, Ellison 1, George W. Batten 1, James W. Gerard 1; then Dix and Metz withdrew, and Sulzer was chosen). Ex-Comptroller Martin H. Glynn (in office 1907–08) was nominated for lieutenant governor by acclamation, and the convention adjourned an hour after midnight.SULZER WINS ON FOURTH PHASE, DIX WITHDRAWS in NYT on October 3, 1912 The convention met again on October 3, and nominated Mitchell May for secretary of state; re-nominated the other incumbent state officers Sohmer, Carmody, Kennedy and Bensel; and nominated William H. Cuddeback and John W. Hogan for the Court of Appeals.DEMOCRATS FINISH TICKET IN HARMONY in NYT on October 4, 1912 The Independence League state convention met on October 3 at Arlington Hall in New York City. James A. Allen was Temporary and Permanent Chairman. They nominated Progressive Oscar S. Straus for Governor with 89 votes against 79 for Democrat William Sulzer, and then adjournedSTRAUS INDORSED BY INDEPENDENTS in NYT on October 4, 1912 The convention met again on October 4, and nominated a ticket made up by Democrats Glynn, Sohmer and Cuddeback; Progressives Call, Palmieri, Leland and Kirchwey; and the only Independence Leaguer John Davis for treasurer.THE INDEPENDENT SLATE in NYT on October 5, 1912 William Randolph Hearst himself endorsed Sulzer and Glynn.HEARST INDORSES SULZER in NYT on October 7, 1912 Result The whole Democratic ticket was elected in a three-cornered race. The incumbents Sohmer, Carmody, Kennedy and Bensel were re-elected. The Republican, Democratic, Independence League, Socialist and Prohibition parties maintained automatic ballot status (necessary 10,000 votes), the Progressive Party attained it, and the Socialist Labor Party did not re-attain it. + 1912 state election results Office Democratic ticket Republican ticket Progressive ticket Socialist ticket Prohibition ticket Independence League ticket Socialist Labor ticketGovernorWilliam Sulzer 649,559Job E. Hedges 444,105Oscar S. Straus 393,183Charles Edward Russell 56,917T. Alexander MacNichollDr. Thomas Alexander MacNicholl, of Pleasantville, co-founder of the New York Red Cross Hospital (1893), Vice President of the American Medical Society for the Study of Alcohol, ran also in 1910 18,990Oscar S. Straus John Hall 4,461Lieutenant GovernorMartin H. Glynn 665,762James W. Wadsworth, Jr. 450,539Frederick M. Davenport 351,427Gustave A. Strebel 60,481Clark AllisClark Allis (b. Aug. 15, 1865 Clarendon), of Medina, President of the New York State Fruit Growers' Association 19,764Martin H. Glynn Jeremiah D. Crowley 4,669 Secretary of StateMitchell May 649,073Francis M. Hugo 460,651Homer D. Call 353,170Carrie W. Allen 61,548Ben D. Wright 20,240Homer D. Call Edmund Moonelis 4,396ComptrollerWilliam Sohmer 658,392William D. CunninghamWilliam D. Cunningham, of Ulster County 463,901Horatio C. King 341,706Olin Hoxie Smith 61,457Bernard Clauson 19,793William Sohmer Robert Downs 3,865 Attorney GeneralThomas Carmody 651,875Meier SteinbrinkMeier Steinbrink, of Brooklyn 457,838John Palmieri 354,450Henry L. Slobodin 61,284 Ernest H. Woodruff 20,175John Palmieri John Joss 3,867TreasurerJohn J. Kennedy 650,530William ArcherWilliam Archer, of Westchester County, ran also in February 1914 when the State Legislature elected a Treasurer to fill the unexpired term of John J. Kennedy, but lost to Homer D. Call 458,174Ernest Cawcroft 341,581Frank Ehrenfried 61,311 Arthur A. Amidon 19,902John Davis 12,672Henry Kuhn 3,872State EngineerJohn A. Bensel 649,839Frank M. Williams 461,822Ora Miner Leland 357,226Charles H. Furman 61,587Van Cleve C. Mott 19,950Ora Miner Leland Thomas J. DeLee 4,545Judge of the Court of AppealsWilliam H. Cuddeback 654,626 Frank H. Hiscock 470,895Carlos C. Alden 336,918Jessie Ashley 61,588Erwin J. Baldwin 19,537William H. Cuddeback Edmund Seidel 4,281Judge of the Court of AppealsJohn W. Hogan 642,004Emory A. Chase 467,743George W. Kirchwey 348,887Leon A. MalkielLeon Andrew Malkiel (b. Aug. 1, 1866 Moscow), realtor, lawyer, of New York City, also ran for attorney general in 1904, and for the Court of Appeals in 1920 61,094Gilbert Elliott 19,443George W. Kirchwey Carl A. Luedecke 4,265 Obs.: Numbers are total votes on Progressive and Independence League tickets for Straus, Call, Palmieri, Leland and Kirchwey; and total votes on Democratic and Independence League tickets for Glynn, Sohmer and Cuddeback. Analyzing the totals, the average strength of the Independence League was about 12,000 votes. See also New York gubernatorial elections Notes Sources Result: WILSON'S STATE PLURALITY in NYT on December 20, 1912 Result in the New York Red Book (1913) Result: The Tribune Almanac 1913 1912 Category:1912 New York (state) elections Category:New York (state) gubernatorial elections