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The 1888 New York state election was held on November 6, 1888, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. ==History== The Prohibition state convention met on June 26 at the Alhambra Rink in Syracuse, New York. Frank E. Baldwin, of Chemung County, was Temporary Chairman until the choice of W. Martin Jones as President.〔(''THE ARMY OF PROHIBITION.; THE NEW-YORK BRANCH IN CONVENTION'' ) in NYT on June 27, 1888〕 The convention re-assembled on June 27. W. Martin Jones was nominated after the second ballot (first ballot: W. Jennings Demorest 398, Benson J. Lossing 389, Jones 249, Guy C. Humphreys 26; second ballot: Lossing 466, Jones 417, Demorest 178). George Powell for Lieutenant Governor; and Charles W. Stevens, of Steuben County, for the Court of Appeals, were nominated by acclamation.〔(''TO PULVERIZE THE SALOONS.; NEW-YORK PROHIBITIONISTS READY FOR WORK'' ) in NYT on June 28, 1888〕 The Republican state convention met on August 28 at the Skating Rink in Saratoga, New York. Benjamin F. Tracy was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Gen. George S. Batcheller〔George Sherman Batcheller (1837-1908), later U.S. Minister Resident to Portugal〕 as President. Warner Miller was nominated for Governor by acclamation. Stephen V. R. Cruger was nominated for Lieutenant Governor on the first ballot (vote: Cruger 409, John B. Weber 180, Cornelius R. Parsons 72, Norman M. Allen 32). William Rumsey was nominated for the Court of Appeals by acclamation.〔(''MILLER AND CRUGER WIN'' ) in NYT on August 29, 1888〕 The Democratic state convention met on September 12 at Buffalo, New York. George Raines was Temporary Chairman until the choice of D. Cady Herrick as President. The incumbents, Governor David B. Hill, Lieutenant Governor Edward F. Jones and Judge John Clinton Gray,〔Gray had been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles A. Rapallo.〕 were re-nominated by acclamation.〔(''HILL HEADS THE TICKET'' ) in NYT on September 13, 1888〕 The United Labor state convention met on September 20. The convention endorsed, with a vote of 124 to 103, the Republican candidate for Governor, Warner Miller, because his party was "committed to ballot reform."〔The ballot reform was a highly controversial issue at the time. The Ballot Reform Law was proposed by Republican Charles T. Saxton three times. It passed the State Legislature in 1888 and 1889 but was both times vetoed by Governor David B. Hill. It was finally enacted in 1890.〕 Then the convention voted 131 to 67 to nominate a separate ticket, and John H. Blakeney〔John H. Blakeney, Secretary of the Typographical Union in Binghamton〕 was nominated for Lieutenant Governor and Lawrence J. McParlin for the Court of Appeals.〔(''WILL VOTE FOR MR. MILLER'' ) in NYT on September 21, 1888 (erroneously "James H. Blakeley" )〕 The Socialist Labor state convention met on October 21 at the Labor Lyceum in New York City. J. Edward Hall was nominated for Governor, Christian Pattberg, of Brooklyn for Lieutenant Governor, and Dr. Frank Gereau, of New York City for Judge of the Court of Appeals.〔(''A COMPLETE TICKET'' ) in NYT on October 22, 1888〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New York state election, 1888」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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