1906 New York state election

none January 2025 September 2023 1906 New York gubernatorial election New York presidential no 1904 New York state election 1904 1908 New York state election 1908 November 6, 1906 File:Charles Evans Hughes cph.3a02236.jpg 150x150px Charles Evans Hughes Republican Party (United States) 749,002 50.52% File:William Randolph Hearst cph 3a49373.jpg William Randolph Hearst Democratic Party (United States) Independence 691,105 46.62% 1906 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Hughes: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Hearst: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Frank W. Higgins Republican Party (United States) Charles Evans Hughes Republican Party (United States) thumb|Cartoon entitled, "Down the Homestretch", by Clifford K. Berryman, appeared in the Washington Post on November 7, 1906, showing a triumphant Hughes victorious in the New York Governor's race over Hearst, as President Roosevelt waves from behind the fence. The 1906 New York state election was held on November 6, 1906, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer and the state engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. History The Socialist state convention met on June 2 at the Workingmen's Educational Building at 247, East Eighty-fourth Street in New York City. Morris Hillquit was chosen Permanent Chairman. They nominated John C. Chase for governor; Gustave Adolph Strebel for lieutenant governor; Henry L. Slobodin, of New York City, for attorney general; William W. Arland, of Corning, for secretary of state; John E. O'Rourke, of Rochester, for comptroller; William W. Passage, of Brooklyn, for treasurer; and R. R. Hunt, of Schenectady, for state engineer.SOCIALISTS NOMINATE THEIR CANDIDATES in NYT on June 3, 1906 The Prohibition state convention met on September 5 at Binghamton, New York. They nominated Capt. Henry M. Randall, of Port Jefferson, for governor; Freeman H. Bettys, of Rochester, for lieutenant governor; Charles Richards, of Oswego, for secretary of state; Levi Hoag, of Binghamton, for comptroller; Robert L. Stokes, of Brooklyn, for treasurer; Walter Farrington for attorney general; and Victor C. Mott, of Buffalo, for state engineer.PROHIBITION STATE TICKET in NYT on September 6, 1906 The Independence League state convention met on September 11 and 12 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.MACHINE WHEELS MOVE FOR HEARST CONVENTION in NYT on September 7, 1906 They nominated William Randolph Hearst for governor; Lewis S. Chanler for lieutenant governor; John S. Whalen for secretary of state; John Ford for attorney general; Dr. C. H. W. Auel for comptroller; Frank L. Getman for state engineer; and did not nominate anybody for treasurer. After the nomination of Hearst, Chanler and Whalen by the Democratic state convention, the other nominees retired, and on September 29, the Independence League's executive committee substituted the Democratic nominees Jackson, Glynn, and Skene on the ticket, and added Hauser for treasurer.INDEPENDENCE VACANCIES FILLED BY DEMOCRATS in NYT on September 30, 1906 The Republican state convention met on September 25 and 26 at Saratoga Springs, New York. Boss Benjamin B. Odell Jr. favored Ex-Governor Frank S. Black, Governor Frank W. Higgins favored his Lt. Gov. Bruce, but after the intervention of President Theodore Roosevelt, the convention nominated Charles Evans Hughes for governor. Merton E. Lewis was nominated for comptroller, and all the other incumbent state officers were re-nominated, all by acclamation.HUGHES CHOSEN BY REPUBLICANS in NYT on September 27, 1906 The Democratic state convention met on September 25, 26 and 27 at Buffalo, New York. Lewis Nixon was Temporary and Permanent Chairman.HEARST TO BE NAMED in NYT on September 26, 1906 William Randolph Hearst was nominated for governor on the first ballot (vote: Hearst 309, William Sulzer 124, John Alden Dix 17). All other candidates were nominated by acclamation, among them the Independence League nominees Chanler and Whalen.HEARST NAMED BY DEMOCRATS in NYT on September 27, 1906 Result The Democratic/Independence League fusion ticket was elected with exception of Hearst who was rejected by a large part of the Democratic voters, especially in New York City. Although Republican Hughes was elected governor, this election ended a Republican era in state politics which had lasted a dozen years. The incumbents Bruce, O'Brien, Mayer, Wallenmeier and Van Alstyne were defeated. The Republican, Democratic, Socialist and Prohibition parties maintained automatic ballot status (necessary 10,000 votes), the Independence League attained it, and the Socialist Labor Party did not re-attain it. + 1906 state election results Office Republican ticket Democratic ticket Socialist ticket Independence League ticket Prohibition ticket Socialist Labor ticketGovernorCharles Evans Hughes 749,002William Randolph Hearst 673,268John C. ChaseJohn C. Chase (b. 1870), Mayor of Haverhill, Massachusetts 1899 (first Socialist mayor in the United States), Chairman of the Social Democratic National Convention 1900 21,751William Randolph Hearst 17,837Henry M. Randall 15,985Thomas H. Jackson 4,624Lieutenant GovernorM. Linn Bruce 713,068Lewis S. Chanler 701,182Gustave Adolph StrebelGustave A. Strebel, tailor, of Syracuse, ran also for lieutenant governor in 1908, 1910 and 1912; and for governor in 1914 23,645Lewis S. Chanler 17,460Freeman H. Bettys 17,212Frank E. Passanno 4,795Secretary of StateJohn F. O'Brien 711,153John Sibley Whalen 700,673William W. Arland 24,114John Sibley Whalen 17,247Charles W. Richards 18,127Matthew LechnerMatthew Lechner, ran also in 1908 4,869ComptrollerMerton E. Lewis 709,398Martin H. Glynn 702,459John E. O'Rourke 24,050Martin H. Glynn 17,266Levi Hoag 17,883John B. Kinney 4,889Attorney GeneralJulius M. Mayer 708,778William Schuyler Jackson 703,057Henry L. Slobodin 24,122William Schuyler Jackson 17,281Walter FarringtonWalter Farrington (ca. 1830 - Nov 25., 1920), of Poughkeepsie, lawyer, ran also for attorney general in 1879; for the Court of Appeals in 1881, 1884 and 1889; and for chief judge in 1892 17,860John E. Wallace 4,914TreasurerJohn G. Wallenmeier Jr. 709,154Julius Hauser 702,589William W. Passage 24,083Julius Hauser 17,233Robert L. Stokes 18,009Charles F. Gebner 4,911State EngineerHenry A. Van Alstyne 709,018Frederick Skene 702,474Russell R. Hunt 24,121Frederick Skene 17,149Victor C. Mott 17,674Joseph A. Orme 4,902 Obs.: "Blank, defective and scattering" votes: 2,110 (Governor) "Blank, defective and scattering" votes: 2,468 (Lieutenant Governor) See also New York gubernatorial elections Notes Sources How some voters marked the ballots: QUEER THINGS FOUND IN THE VOTE CANVASS; Inconceivable Ignorance of What to Do with a Ballot in NYT on November 17, 1906 Result: HEARST LEAGUE FAILS TO GET PARTY RANK in NYT on December 19, 1906 Campaign cost statements: CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS FAIL TO STATE ALL in NYT on November 30, 1906 Result: The Tribune Almanac 1907 New York Red Book 1908 Further reading Johnston, Charles. "Charles Evans Hughes: And the Contest in New York State." The North American Review 183.602 (1906): 897–905. online McCormick, Richard L. From Realignment to Reform: Political Change in New York State 1893-1910 (Cornell University Press, 1981). Procter, Ben H. William Randolph Hearst: the early years, 1863-1910. Vol. 1 (Oxford UP, 1998). Wesser, Robert F. Charles Evans Hughes: Politics and Reform in New York, 1905-1910 (Cornell UP, 2009). Wesser, Robert F. "Theodore Roosevelt: Reform and Reorganization of the Republican Party in New York, 1901-1906." New York History 46.3 (1965): 230-252 online. 1906 Category:1906 New York (state) elections Category:New York (state) gubernatorial elections