1890 New York state election
The 1890 New York state election was held on November 4, 1890, to elect a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.
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History
In 1890, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed Robert Earl whose fourteen-year term would expire at the end of the year.
The Republican State Committee met on September 2 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City. The incumbent Democrat Robert Earl was nominated to succeed himself on the first ballot (vote: Earl 21, Daniel G. Rollins 3).[1]
The Democratic State Committee met on September 23 at the Hoffman House in New York City. Edward Murphy Jr. was Chairman. The incumbent judge Robert Earl was re-nominated unanimously.[2]
The Socialist Labor state convention met on September 25 at Clarendon House in New York City. Francis Gerau was nominated for the Court of Appeals.[3]
Result
The jointly nominated incumbent Robert Earl was re-elected.
68 Democrats and 60 Republicans were elected for the session of 1891 to the New York State Assembly. The New York State Senate consisted of 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Prohibition ticket | Socialist Labor ticket | ||||
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| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Robert Earl | 927,243[4] | Robert Earl | Silas W. Mason[5] | 33,621 | Francis Gerau[6] | 13,704 | |
Notes
- JUDGE EARL RENOMINATED in NYT on September 3, 1890
- IT WAS A TAME MEETING in NYT on September 24, 1890
- LOCAL POLITICAL MATTERS in NYT on September 26, 1890
- total votes on Democratic and Republican tickets
- Silas W. Mason, of Chautauqua County, ran also in 1893, and for Attorney General in 1887
- Dr. Francis Gerau, MD (ca. 1826-1896), of Brooklyn, President of the Labor Lyceum Association, ran also in 1888, 1893 and 1894; and for Chief Judge in 1892; see: TOO OLD FOR HER in NYT on September 11, 1886; DR. GERAU'S TRIALS in NYT on November 25, 1886; His funeral in NYT on February 24, 1896
Sources
- Result in New York City: THE VOTE IN THE COUNTY in NYT on November 21, 1890
- Result in Kings County: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER in NYT on December 3, 1890
- Result: The Tribune Almanac 1891