The Greenback-Labor state convention met on September 5, and nominated Thomas K. Beecher for Secretary of State, Louis A. Post for Attorney General, Gaius L. Halsey for Comptroller, Jurian Winne for Treasurer and Edwin A. Stillman for State Engineer.
The Republican state convention met on September 19 at Richfield Springs, New York. Elbridge G. Lapham was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Warner Miller as President. The incumbents, Secretary of State Joseph B. Carr, Comptroller Ira Davenport, State Engineer Silas Seymour and Attorney General Leslie W. Russell, were re-nominated by acclamation. Pliny T. Sexton was nominated for Treasurer on the first ballot (vote: Sexton 260, Ethan Allen 215).[1]
The Prohibition state convention met on September 26 at Syracuse, New York, and nominated Frederick Gates for Secretary of State, Stephen Merritt for Comptroller, James Baldwin for Treasurer, George A. Dudley for State Engineer and Virgil A. Willard for Attorney General.
^THE OLD TICKET SELECTED; HARMONIOUS WORK OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION in NYT on September 20, 1883
^Frederick Gates, of Herkimer County, ran also for Treasurer in 1881
^Rev. Thomas Kinnicut Beecher (1824-1900), of Elmira, brother of Henry Ward Beecher, ran also in 1887 and 1889, Obit in NYT on March 15, 1900
^Rev. Stephen Merritt (b. ca. 1833), Methodist minister, undertaker, ran also for Treasurer in 1879 and Secretary of State in 1881, description in [1] in NYT on September 25, 1885
^Virgil A. Willard, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1884
^Pliny T. Sexton (b. ca. 1840), lawyer, of Palmyra, Wayne County, graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Poughkeepsie Law School, President of the First National Bank of Palmyra
^George A. Dudley, of Ellenville, ran also in 1875 and 1885
^Edwin A. Stillman, of Canadice, ran also in 1885 and 1887
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The tickets: CANDIDATES IN NEW-YORK in NYT on November 5, 1883
Result: COMPLETE VOTE OF THE STATE AS CANVASSED BY THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS in NYT on November 23, 1883
Result: The Tribune Almanac 1884
A possible explanation for Maynards defeat: DEMOCRATS WILL CUT COOK, BECAUSE HE AND HIS FRIENDS SLAUGHTERED JUDGE MAYNARD TWO YEARS AGO in NYT on October 30, 1885
1883, york, state, election, held, november, 1883, elect, secretary, state, state, comptroller, attorney, general, state, treasurer, state, engineer, well, members, york, state, assembly, york, state, senate, besides, constitutional, amendment, abolish, contra. The 1883 New York state election was held on November 6 1883 to elect 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 Besides a constitutional amendment to abolish contract labor from the state prisons was proposed and accepted with 498 402 votes for and 269 377 against Contents 1 History 2 Results 3 Notes 4 Sources 5 See alsoHistory editThe Greenback Labor state convention met on September 5 and nominated Thomas K Beecher for Secretary of State Louis A Post for Attorney General Gaius L Halsey for Comptroller Jurian Winne for Treasurer and Edwin A Stillman for State Engineer The Republican state convention met on September 19 at Richfield Springs New York Elbridge G Lapham was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Warner Miller as President The incumbents Secretary of State Joseph B Carr Comptroller Ira Davenport State Engineer Silas Seymour and Attorney General Leslie W Russell were re nominated by acclamation Pliny T Sexton was nominated for Treasurer on the first ballot vote Sexton 260 Ethan Allen 215 1 The Prohibition state convention met on September 26 at Syracuse New York and nominated Frederick Gates for Secretary of State Stephen Merritt for Comptroller James Baldwin for Treasurer George A Dudley for State Engineer and Virgil A Willard for Attorney General The Democratic state convention met on September 27 at Buffalo New York Results editThe incumbents Carr and Maxwell were re elected The incumbents Davenport Russell and Seymour were defeated 1883 state election results Office Democratic ticket Republican ticket Prohibition ticket Greenback ticket Secretary of State Isaac H Maynard 427 525 Joseph B Carr 446 108 Frederick Gates 2 18 816 Thomas K Beecher 3 7 221 Comptroller Alfred C Chapin 445 975 Ira Davenport 429 873 Stephen Merritt 4 18 311 Gaius L Halsey 7 629 Attorney General Denis O Brien 443 824 Leslie W Russell 430 058 Virgil A Willard 5 19 571 Louis F Post 7 217 Treasurer Robert A Maxwell 446 618 Pliny T Sexton 6 428 923 James Baldwin 19 971 Jurian Winne 7 7 239 State Engineer Elnathan Sweet 447 198 Silas Seymour 428 327 George A Dudley 8 19 692 Edwin A Stillman 9 6 664Notes edit THE OLD TICKET SELECTED HARMONIOUS WORK OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION in NYT on September 20 1883 Frederick Gates of Herkimer County ran also for Treasurer in 1881 Rev Thomas Kinnicut Beecher 1824 1900 of Elmira brother of Henry Ward Beecher ran also in 1887 and 1889 Obit in NYT on March 15 1900 Rev Stephen Merritt b ca 1833 Methodist minister undertaker ran also for Treasurer in 1879 and Secretary of State in 1881 description in 1 in NYT on September 25 1885 Virgil A Willard ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1884 Pliny T Sexton b ca 1840 lawyer of Palmyra Wayne County graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Poughkeepsie Law School President of the First National Bank of Palmyra Jurian Winne ran also in 1879 George A Dudley of Ellenville ran also in 1875 and 1885 Edwin A Stillman of Canadice ran also in 1885 and 1887Sources editThe tickets CANDIDATES IN NEW YORK in NYT on November 5 1883 Result COMPLETE VOTE OF THE STATE AS CANVASSED BY THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS in NYT on November 23 1883 Result The Tribune Almanac 1884 A possible explanation for Maynards defeat DEMOCRATS WILL CUT COOK BECAUSE HE AND HIS FRIENDS SLAUGHTERED JUDGE MAYNARD TWO YEARS AGO in NYT on October 30 1885See also editNew York state elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1883 New York state election amp oldid 1209642837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
