1910 New York state election

none January 2025 September 2023 1910 New York gubernatorial election New York presidential no 1908 New York state election 1908 1912 New York state election 1912 November 8, 1910 150x150px File:John Alden Dix.jpg John Alden Dix Democratic Party (United States) 689,700 48.00% File:Henry L. Stimson.jpg Henry L. Stimson Republican Party (United States) 622,299 43.31% 1910 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results<br/ >Dix: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%<br/ >Stimson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Horace White Republican Party (United States) John Alden Dix Democratic Party (United States) The 1910 New York state election was held on November 8, 1910, 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 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 $2,500,000 bond issue for the improvement and extension of Palisades Interstate Park, which was answered in the affirmative, with 349,281 For and 285,910 Against. A constitutional amendment which proposed to add two judges to the New York Court of Appeals and to increase the judges' salariesThe annual salaries were $14,200 (Chief) and 13,700 (associate), and should have been increased by $1,300 each. was rejected by a margin of only 292 votes, with 332,300 For and 332,592 Against. History The Socialist state convention met on June 26 at Schenectady, New York. They nominated Charles Edward Russell for governor; Gustave Adolph Strebel for lieutenant governor; Mrs. Bertha Mathews Fraser, of Brooklyn, for secretary of state; Orcus A. Curtis for comptroller; Sylvester Butler, of Schenectady, for treasurer; Henry L. Slobodin for attorney general; William Lippelt, of Rochester, for state engineer; and Morris Hillquit and Louis B. Boudin for the Court of Appeals. Bertha M. Fraser was the first woman in New York history to be nominated for state office.SOCIALISTS NAME TICKET in NYT on June 27, 1910 The Republican state convention met on September 27 and 28 at Saratoga Springs, New York. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt was elected temporary chairman. Roosevelt steamrollered the old political bosses, and made the convention nominate his choices. Henry L. Stimson was nominated on the first ballot after a nominating speech by Roosevelt (vote: Stimson 684, William S. Bennet 242, Thomas B. Dunn 38, James B. McEwan 35).STIMSON HEADS TICKET AFTER ROOSEVELT PLEA in NYT on September 29, 1910 The Democratic state convention met on September 29 and 30 at Rochester, New York. Herbert P. Bissell, of Buffalo, was permanent chairman. John Alden Dix was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Dix 434, William Sulzer 16).DIX NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS in NYT on October 1, 1910 The Independence League state convention met on October 5 at Cooper Union in New York City. Alfred J. Boulton, the People's Party candidate for governor in 1904, was temporary chairman until the choice of Herbert R. Limberg, of New York City, as permanent chairman. Hearst (at the time on board the Mauretania returning from Europe, and in contact by wireless messages) wanted the League to endorse the Republican ticket, but the delegates chose to nominate a separate ticket (vote: 212 for, 94 against, 93 did not vote). They nominated the chairman of the League's State Committee John J. Hopper for governor, and Hearst for lieutenant governor, and then adjourned.HEARST'S LEAGUE OUT OF CONTROL in NYT on October 6, 1910 The convention met again on October 7, and nominated Dr. Thomas P. Scully, of Oneida County, for secretary of state; Arnold B. MacStay, of New York City, for comptroller; William I. Sirovich for treasurer; James E. Lee, of Rockland County, for state engineer; Robert Stewart, of Brooklyn, for attorney general; and Reuben Robie Lyon and James A. Allen, of New York City, for the Court of Appeals.FULL HEARST TICKET in NYT on October 8, 1910 Result The whole Democratic ticket was elected. The incumbent Vann was re-elected. The incumbents Koenig, O'Malley and Williams were defeated. The Republican, Democratic, Independence League, Socialist and Prohibition parties maintained automatic ballot status (necessary 10,000 votes), the Socialist Labor Party did not re-attain it. + 1910 state election results Office Democratic ticket Republican ticket Socialist ticket Independence League ticket Prohibition ticket Socialist Labor ticketGovernorJohn Alden Dix 689,700Henry L. Stimson 622,299Charles Edward Russell 48,529John J. Hopper 48,470T. 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 1912 22,295Frank E. Passanno 5,717Lieutenant GovernorThomas F. Conway 662,630Edward Schoeneck 632,746Gustave A. StrebelGustave A. Strebel, tailor, of Syracuse, ran also for lieutenant governor in 1906, 1908 and 1912; and for governor in 1914 48,573William Randolph Hearst 60,286Calvin McCarthy 23,503James T. HunterJames T. Hunter (1870-1952), silversmith, ran also for Mayor of New York City in 1903, and for governor in 1914 Obit in NYT on January 7, 1952 (subscription required) 5,852Secretary of StateEdward Lazansky 650,879Samuel S. Koenig 649,006Bertha M. Fraser 48,492Thomas P. Scully 54,132N. Horace Gillette 24,095Henry Kuhn 5,922ComptrollerWilliam Sohmer 661,811James ThompsonJames Thompson (b. 1861 New York City), College of the City of New York graduate, manufacturer, President of the Village of Valley Falls 643,403Orcus A. Curtis 48,668Arnold B. MacStay 48,909Bernard Clauson 23,809Carl A. Luedecke 5,936Attorney GeneralThomas Carmody 654,768Edward R. O'Malley 650,312Henry L. Slobodin 48,601Robert Stewart 48,280Francis E. Baldwin 23,767Lewis F. Alrutz 5,953TreasurerJohn J. Kennedy 662,093Thomas F. Fennell 643,761Sylvester Butler 48,619William I. Sirovich 48,148Charles J. Call 23,846William A. Walters 5,940State EngineerJohn A. Bensel 661,450Frank M. Williams 643,384William Lippelt 48,508James A. Lee 48,322Albert W. Pierson 23,608Jeremiah D. Crowley 5,950Judge of the Court of AppealsIrving G. Vann 1,301,969Irving G. VannMorris Hillquit 48,982Reuben Robie LyonReuben Robie Lyon, lawyer, of Bath, ran also in 1907 and 1908 48,698Alfred L. ManierreAlfred Lee Manierre (May 4, 1861 New York City - Oct. 1, 1911 NYC), Columbia College graduate, lawyer, ran also in 1902 for governor, Obit in NYT on October 2, 1911 23,721 Charles H. Chase 5,841Judge of the Court of AppealsFrederick Collin 1,298,859Frederick CollinLouis B. Boudin 48,232James A. Allen 47,825Gilbert Elliott 23,207(none) Obs.: "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 8,239 (Governor); 10,007 (Lt. Gov.); 10,695 (Secretary); 10,811 (Comptroller); 11,066 (Treasurer); 11,129 (Engineer); 11,295 (Att. Gen.); 429,307 (amendment); 448,869 (bond issue) In the Appeals Court election, Collin received 1,131,944 votes on the Democratic line and 166,915 as an Independent. Vann received 1,156,079 votes on the Republican line and 145,890 votes as an Independent. See also New York gubernatorial elections Notes Sources The tickets in Auburn (Soc., Proh., Soc. L.) in The Auburn Citizen on October 29, 1910 The Rep. nominees: STIMSON FIGHTER OF BIG GRAFT CASES in NYT on September 29, 1910 The Dem. nominees: DIX HAS RISEN FAST IN STATE POLITICS in NYT on October 1, 1910 Result: FINAL FIGURES OUT ON STATE ELECTION in NYT on December 16, 1910 [omits judges] Result in New York City: Revised City Vote on State Ticket in NYT on November 10, 1910 New York State Red Book 1911 Result: The Tribune Almanac 1911 collapsed 1910 Category:1910 New York (state) elections Category:New York (state) gubernatorial elections