The1913 New York state election was held on November 4, 1913, to elect theChief Judge and an associate judge of theNew York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly.
In 1913, there were only two state officer to be elected statewide: the Chief Judge, to succeedEdgar M. Cullen, and an associate judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeedJohn Clinton Gray who both had reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
TheRepublican state convention met on September 23 atCarnegie Hall in New York City. U.S. SenatorElihu Root was Permanent chairman. They nominated Associate Judge (elected in1904)William E. Werner for Chief Judge (vote: Werner 447,Edgar Truman Brackett 151); and Associate Judge (designated[1] in 1906)Frank H. Hiscock for associate judge (vote: Hiscock 444,Frederick E. Crane 157).[2]
TheProgressive state convention met on September 27 atRochester, New York. They nominated federal judgeLearned Hand for Chief Judge, and JusticeSamuel Seabury for associate judge.[3] Hand was chosen over Werner because of the latter's decision inIves v. Southern Buffalo Railway Co. (N.Y. 1911) striking down the state's firstworkers' compensation statute as unconstitutional.[4]
TheDemocratic State Committee met on October 4 at theKnickerbocker Hotel in New York City. George M. Palmer was chairman. They nominated two Democrats, Associate Judge (elected in1907)Willard Bartlett, andAbram I. Elkus, althoughAlton 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).[5]
TheIndependence League State Committee met at Arlington Hall, inSt. Mark's Place in New York City, after the Democratic and Republican nominations had been made, and endorsed Democrat Bartlett and Republican Hiscock.[6]
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.
| Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Independence League ticket | Progressive ticket | Socialist ticket | Prohibition ticket | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge | Willard Bartlett | 600,375 | William E. Werner | 597,357 | Willard Bartlett | Learned Hand | 195,097 | Henry L. Slobodin[7] | 61,586 | Charles E. Manierre | 17,279 | |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Abram I. Elkus | 564,831 | Frank H. Hiscock | 635,998 | Frank H. Hiscock | Samuel Seabury | 193,798 | Hezekiah D. Wilcox | 60,969 | Coleridge A. Hart | 17,297 | |
Note: "Blank, void and scattering" votes: 49,138 (for Chief Judge)
Vote totals from New York Red Book 1914
