1913 New York state election

none February 2026 September 2021 1913 11 4 1913 New York state elections New York No 1912 New York state elections 1912 1914 New York state elections 1914 The 1913 New York state election was held on November 4, 1913, to elect the Chief Judge and an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. Background In 1913, there were only two state officer to be elected statewide: the Chief Judge, to succeed Edgar M. Cullen, and an associate judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed John Clinton Gray who both had reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years. Nominations The Republican state convention met on September 23 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. U.S. Senator Elihu Root was Permanent chairman. They nominated Associate Judge (elected in 1904) William E. Werner for Chief Judge (vote: Werner 447, Edgar Truman Brackett 151); and Associate Judge (designatedA "designation" is an appointment by the governor which does not require confirmation by the State Senate. in 1906) Frank H. Hiscock for associate judge (vote: Hiscock 444, Frederick E. Crane 157).STATE G.O.P. IS MADE OVER NEW in NYT on September 24, 1913 The Progressive state convention met on September 27 at Rochester, New York. They nominated federal judge Learned Hand for Chief Judge, and Justice Samuel Seabury for associate judge.ROOSEVELT RULES MOOSE CONVENTION in NYT on September 28, 1913 Hand was chosen over Werner because of the latter's decision in Ives v. Southern Buffalo Railway Co. (N.Y. 1911) striking down the state's first workers' compensation statute as unconstitutional.Witt John Fabian The Accidental Republic: Crippled Workingmen, Destitute Widows, and the Remaking of American Law 2004 Harvard University Press 978-0674022614 178 The Democratic State Committee met on October 4 at the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City. George M. Palmer was chairman. They nominated two Democrats, Associate Judge (elected in 1907) Willard Bartlett, and Abram I. Elkus, although Alton B. Parker, Chairman of the Committee on Non-partisan Candidates of the State and county bar associations, had recommended to endorse the Republican nominees (vote: Bartlett 38, Werner 3; Elkus 37, Hiscock 4).DEMOCRATS SELECT BARTLETT AND ELKUS in NYT on October 5, 1913 The Independence League State Committee met at Arlington Hall, in St. Mark's Place in New York City, after the Democratic and Republican nominations had been made, and endorsed Democrat Bartlett and Republican Hiscock.LEAGUE INDORSES BARTLETT in NYT on October 5, 1913 Result The cross-endorsed Independence League ticket, made up of the Democratic Chief Judge and the Republican associate judge, was elected. Both Bartlett and Hiscock continued on the Court, Bartlett becoming Chief Judge, and Hiscock moving from an additional to a regular seat. + 1913 state election result Office Democratic ticketRepublican ticketIndependence League ticketProgressive ticketSocialist ticketProhibition ticket Chief Judge Willard Bartlett 600,375William E. Werner 597,357 Willard BartlettLearned Hand 195,097Henry L. SlobodinHenry L. Slobodin, ran also for Attorney General in 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1912 61,586Charles E. Manierre 17,279 Judge of the Court of AppealsAbram I. Elkus 564,831 Frank H. Hiscock 635,998 Frank H. HiscockSamuel Seabury 193,798Hezekiah D. Wilcox 60,969Coleridge A. Hart 17,297 Note: "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 49,138 (for Chief Judge) See also New York state elections Notes Sources Result in State of New York Delegates and Alternates to the Republican National Convention, Chicago, June 7, 1916 (printed for the Republican Party [N.Y.], Tenny Press, 1916) Vote totals from New York Red Book 1914 1913 Category:1913 New York (state) elections