1907 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1907 New York state election was held on November 5, 1907, to elect two judges of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. History In 1907, there were only two state officer to be elected statewide: two judges of the Court of Appeals, to succeed Denis O'Brien who had reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years, and Edward T. Bartlett whose fourteen-year term would expire at the end of the year. The Independence League state convention met on September 28 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Reuben Robie Lyon was Temporary Chairman. They nominated Reuben Robie Lyon, a lawyer of Bath; and Republican John T. McDonough - a former Secretary of State of New York and justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines - for the Court of Appeals.HEARST AND LEAGUE ASSAIL JUDICIARY in NYT on September 29, 1907 The Republican State Committee met on October 4. Timothy L. Woodruff was Chairman. They re-nominated the incumbent Edward T. Bartlett, and nominated Democrat Willard Bartlett - who occupied an additional seat on the Court of Appeals - to succeed Denis O'Brien. The Democratic State Committee met three hours later. William James Conners was Chairman. They endorsed the Republican nominees, thus effecting a cross endorsement deal without talking with the other party.BARTLETTS NAMED BY BOTH PARTIES in NYT on October 5, 1907 Result The jointly nominated judges were elected. The incumbent Edward T. Bartlett was re-elected. Willard Bartlett continued on the Court, moving from an additional to a regular seat. +1907 state election results Office Republican ticket Democratic ticket Independence League ticket Socialist ticket Prohibition ticketJudge of the Court of AppealsEdward T. Bartlett 1,084,755Edward T. Bartlett 92,405Reuben Robie LyonReuben Robie Lyon, lawyer, of Bath, ran also in 1908 and 1910 114,209Thomas Crimmins 23,798Coleridge A. HartColeridge Allen Hart (b. July 11, 1852, Peekskill), lawyer, of Brooklyn, ran also for attorney general in 1889, and for the Court of Appeals in 1908, 1914, 1916, 1917 and 1920; and for U.S. Senator in 1922 18,775Judge of the Court of AppealsWillard Bartlett 1,055,849Willard Bartlett 112,948John T. McDonough 121,304Thomas A. Hopkins 23,382Erwin J. Baldwin 18,570 See also New York state elections Notes Sources Partial result: STEADY DECLINE OF HEARST LEAGUE in NYT on November 7, 1907 Vote totals taken from The New York Red Book 1907 Result: The Tribune Almanac 1908 1907 Category:1907 New York (state) elections