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The1894 New York state election was held on November 6, 1894, to elect thegovernor, thelieutenant governor and a judge of theNew York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of theNew York State Assembly. Besides, a newState Constitution and four other constitutional amendments were proposed to the electorate, and were all accepted. Furthermore, the inhabitants ofNew York County and adjacent communities were asked if they wanted to join the proposed enlargedNew York City, a project known as The Consolidation.
This was the first election since 1874 where the governor was elected to a two-year term rather than a 3-year term, a practice that was used in the 1876 to 1891 elections. The term of office later expanded to 4 years following the 1938 election.
TheSocialist Labor state convention met in June inSyracuse, and nominatedCharles H. Matchett for Governor; William F. Steer for Lieutenant Governor; and Francis Gerau for the Court of Appeals.[1]
TheProhibition state convention met on June 26 at Alhambra Hall inSyracuse, New York. Rev. Stanley B. Roberts, ofUtica, was Temporary and Permanent Chairman.[2] The convention met again on June 27, and nominated Francis E. Baldwin, a lawyer fromElmira, for Governor; Justus Miller, a collar-and-cuff manufacturer fromTroy, for Lieutenant Governor; and Zachariah P. Taylor, ofRochester, for the Court of Appeals.[3]
ThePeople's Party state convention met on September 11 at the Town Hall inSaratoga Springs, New York. De Myre S. Fero was Temporary Chairman until the choice of C. R. White, ofMiller's Corners, as Permanent Chairman. Charles B. Matthews, manager of theBuffalo Refining Company and arch-enemy of the Standard Oil Company", was nominated for Governor; Robert C. Hewson, ofPenn Yan for Lieutenant Governor, andThaddeus B. Wakeman for the Court of Appeals.[4]
TheRepublican state convention met on September 18 at Saratoga Springs.Lemuel E. Quigg was Temporary Chairman until the choice ofWarner Miller as Permanent Chairman. FormerVice PresidentLevi P. Morton (in office 1889–1893) was nominated for Governor on the first ballot (vote: Morton 532½,J. Sloat Fassett 69,Cornelius N. Bliss 40½,Stewart L. Woodford 40,Daniel Butterfield 29,Leslie W. Russell 20, James Arkell 1). Charles T. Saxton was nominated after receiving 340 votes on the first ballot (393 votes were cast forJames W. Wadsworth,George W. Aldridge, George E. Green, Arthur C. Wade,Francis Hendricks,Henry J. Coggeshall,Albert D. Shaw and Azariah C. Brundage) and a few subsequent changes. Albert Haight was nominated for the Court of Appeals on the second ballot.[5]
TheDemocratic state convention met on September 26 at the Skating Rink in Saratoga Springs. U.S. Senator, and Ex-Governor, David B. Hill was Temporary and Permanent Chairman. After theMcLaughlin delegates were seated from Kings County, the Anti-McLaughlin delegation, led byEdward M. Shepard, walked out of this convention. Hill for Governor,[6] Daniel N. Lockwood for Lieutenant Governor, andWilliam J. Gaynor for the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation.[7] Gaynor declined to run,[8] and the Democratic State Committee met on October 6 at the Park Avenue Hotel inNew York City, and substitutedCharles F. Brown on the ticket.[9]
The "Democratic Party Reform Organization" ofBrooklyn, led byEdward M. Shepard, met on October 9 at Shepard's office at 111, Broadway, and nominated Everett P. Wheeler for Governor and endorsed the other two Democratic candidates.Charles S. Fairchild was chosen Chairman of the Campaign Committee.[10]
The "State Democracy", one of the Anti-Tammany Democratic organizations in New York City, led by Ex-MayorWilliam R. Grace, met on October 27, atCooper Union, and endorsed the Democratic ticket.[11]
The whole Republican ticket was elected.
None of the incumbents ran for re-election.
| Office | Republican ticket | Democratic ticket | Democratic Reform ticket | Prohibition ticket | Socialist Labor ticket | People's ticket | Empire State Democratic ticket | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Levi P. Morton | 673,818 | David B. Hill | 517,710 | Everett P. Wheeler | 27,202 | Francis E. Baldwin | 23,525 | Charles H. Matchett | 15,868 | Charles B. Matthews | 11,049 | David B. Hill | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Charles T. Saxton | 673,798 | Daniel N. Lockwood | 546,315 | Daniel N. Lockwood | Justus Miller | 23,542 | William F. Steer[12] | 15,656 | Robert C. Hewson[13] | 10,894 | Daniel N. Lockwood | ||
| Judge of the Court of Appeals | Albert Haight | 671,259 | Charles F. Brown[14] | 547,334 | Charles F. Brown | Zachariah P. Taylor | 23,636 | Francis Gerau[15] | 15,849 | Thaddeus B. Wakeman[16] | 10,909 | Charles F. Brown | ||
Obs.: For candidates nominated on more than one ticket, the numbers are the total votes on all tickets.
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, East Chester and Pelham voted for Consolidation, Mount Vernon and Westchester rejected it, the latter by a single vote.[17]
City of Mount Vernon: 873 For and 1,603 Against.
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