William Kelly was the candidate of the majority faction of the Democratic Party which supported Stephen A. Douglas for President.[1]
The "Breckinridge and Lane Democratic" state convention met on August 8 at Syracuse, New York, Henry S. Randall presided. James T. Brady (a Tammany man from New York City who had run for Attorney General on the Hard ticket in 1853) was nominated for Governor on the first ballot (vote:Brady 99, O'Connor 8, Greene C. Bronson 3, Brown 2, Lawrence 1, Kemble 1, Gideon J. Tucker 1). Henry K. Viele was nominated on the first ballot (vote: Viele 57, Edward Tompkins 56). The incumbent John M. Jaycox was re-nominated for Canal Commissioner by acclamation. Robert W. Allen was nominated for Prison Inspector on the first ballot. After the nominations, Daniel S. Dickinson made a speech.[2] Brady accepted the nomination in a letter dated on August 14.[3]
Resultedit
The whole Republican ticket was elected, an average of about 50,000 votes ahead of the combined Democratic vote. The incumbents Morgan and Campbell were re-elected. The incumbents Jaycox and Rhodes were defeated.
93 Republicans and 35 Democrats were elected for the session of 1861 to the New York State Assembly.
^Hon. William Kelly Accepts the Nomination for Governor. in NYT on September 11, 1860
^POLITICAL MOVEMENTS - The Breckinridge and Lane Democratic State Convention in NYT on August 9, 1860
^THE BRECKINRIDGE DEMOCRACY - James T. Brady's Acceptance of the Nomination for Governor in NYT on August 30, 1860
^James Topham Brady (1815-1869), lawyer, of New York City, also ran for Attorney General in 1853, obit in NYT on February 10, 1869
Sourcesedit
Result in The Tribune Almanac 1861
Result in The Official State Canvass in NYT on December 10, 1860 (gives 367,958 for Barnes, which seems to be a typo)
The tickets: THE ELECTION TO-MORROW in NYT on November 5, 1860
December 15, 2023
1860, york, state, election, held, november, 1860, elect, governor, lieutenant, governor, canal, commissioner, inspector, state, prisons, well, members, york, state, assembly, besides, question, negro, suffrage, asked, answered, negative, with, votes, against,. The 1860 New York state election was held on November 6 1860 to elect the governor the lieutenant governor a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons as well as all members of the New York State Assembly Besides the question of Negro suffrage was asked and was answered in the negative with 197 503 votes for and 337 984 against it 1860 New York gubernatorial election 1858 November 6 1860 1862 Nominee Edwin D Morgan William KellyParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 358 272 294 812Percentage 53 2 43 8 Governor before electionEdwin D MorganRepublican Elected Governor Edwin D MorganRepublican Contents 1 History 2 Result 3 See also 4 Notes 5 SourcesHistory editWilliam Kelly was the candidate of the majority faction of the Democratic Party which supported Stephen A Douglas for President 1 The Breckinridge and Lane Democratic state convention met on August 8 at Syracuse New York Henry S Randall presided James T Brady a Tammany man from New York City who had run for Attorney General on the Hard ticket in 1853 was nominated for Governor on the first ballot vote Brady 99 O Connor 8 Greene C Bronson 3 Brown 2 Lawrence 1 Kemble 1 Gideon J Tucker 1 Henry K Viele was nominated on the first ballot vote Viele 57 Edward Tompkins 56 The incumbent John M Jaycox was re nominated for Canal Commissioner by acclamation Robert W Allen was nominated for Prison Inspector on the first ballot After the nominations Daniel S Dickinson made a speech 2 Brady accepted the nomination in a letter dated on August 14 3 Result editThe whole Republican ticket was elected an average of about 50 000 votes ahead of the combined Democratic vote The incumbents Morgan and Campbell were re elected The incumbents Jaycox and Rhodes were defeated 93 Republicans and 35 Democrats were elected for the session of 1861 to the New York State Assembly New York black suffrage referendumQuestion of Negro SuffrageResultsChoice Votes nbsp Yes 197 889 36 40 nbsp No 345 791 63 60 Valid votes 543 680 100 00 Invalid or blank votes 0 0 00 Total votes 543 680 100 00 1860 state election results Office Republican ticket Douglas Democratic ticket Breckinridge Democratic ticket Radical Abolitionist ticketGovernor Edwin D Morgan 358 272 William Kelly 294 812 James T Brady 4 19 841 William GoodellLieutenant Governor Robert Campbell 361 914 William C Crain 293 572 Henry K Viele 18 425 Sidney A BeersCanal Commissioner Samuel H Barnes 361 958 William W Wright 293 853 John M Jaycox 18 547 Zenas BrockettInspector of State Prisons James K Bates 359 457 William C Rhodes 294 066 Robert W Allen 18 550 Ellis ClizbeSee also editNew York gubernatorial elections New York black suffrage referendum 1860Notes edit Hon William Kelly Accepts the Nomination for Governor in NYT on September 11 1860 POLITICAL MOVEMENTS The Breckinridge and Lane Democratic State Convention in NYT on August 9 1860 THE BRECKINRIDGE DEMOCRACY James T Brady s Acceptance of the Nomination for Governor in NYT on August 30 1860 James Topham Brady 1815 1869 lawyer of New York City also ran for Attorney General in 1853 obit in NYT on February 10 1869Sources editResult in The Tribune Almanac 1861 Result in The Official State Canvass in NYT on December 10 1860 gives 367 958 for Barnes which seems to be a typo The tickets THE ELECTION TO MORROW in NYT on November 5 1860 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1860 New York state election amp oldid 1173610838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
