The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-02
In Twenty-Five Elections in the
Empire State They Have
Elected Sixteen Of the
Governors
CONCERNING PREVIOUS FIGHTS
Republican Pluralities Have Ranged
From 1928 to 2f2,992, While Great
est Democratic Plurality
Was 192,s54.

New York, Nov. 2.-The election to
be held next Tuesday will be the
twenty-sixth contest between the Re-
publican and Democratic parties for
the governorship of New York. In
twenty-five. beginning with the cleo
ton Of 1854, the Republicans have
elected sixteen candidates and the
Democrats nine The pluralities of
the winning candidates have ranged
from Fenton's 1928 to Blacks 212,992.
These extremes are both Republican
pluraites. The greatest Democratic
plurality was 192,S54 for Cleveland.
In the election of 1854 all elements
opposed to the Democrats fused on the
Whg candidate, Myron III. Clark, and
he was elected.t He was the last Whig
and the first Republican governor.
John A. King. elected i'm 1856, was the
first straight-out Republican governor.
In 1858 Edwin ID. Morgan. long one
Of the big figures of the state. and
in many respects the Mark Hanna Of
his time, was put up by the Republic
cans The Democrats nominated
Amasa j. Parker of Albany. Morgan
was elected by 17,440 votes. In 1860,
the Democratic party being badly split
over slavery, Gov. Morgan was re-
elected by plurality of 9O,46O, which
stood for years as one of the record
pluralities.
In 1862 the Democrats again rallied
around their old chief, Horatio Sey-
mour and elected him over James w
Wadsworth by 1O,752. The victories of
Gettysburg and Vicksburg did much
to help the Republicans elect Reuben
T. Fenton over Seymour in 1864. 1t
was victory won after bitter strug-
gle, and by margin of only 1928.
Fenton had another hard struggle To
win reelection two years later. The
Democratic candidate was John T.
Hoffman, Tammany Hall man. Hoff-
man tried again in 1868 and defeated
John A. Grlswold, the Republican
candidate, by a plurality of 27946.
He was the last simon-pure Tammany
Hall governor. IL was under his ad-
height of his power.
The election of John A. Dix over
Francis Herman i'm 1872 put the Re-
publicans I'm power again. His plur
ality was 53,451. Dix tried for re-
election i'm 1874, and was defeated by
10000 by Samuel J. Tildcn. The Re-
pubicans named Edwin ID. Morgan
again in 1876. But the Democratic
national ticket of Tilden and Hend-
rlcks swept Morgan's opponent, Lucius
Robinson, into office by 90 80. Two
years later Robinson was d Gated for
Reelection by the Republican candi-
date, Alonzo r. Cornell.
II was in 1882 that the greatest
Democratic plurality was obtained.
The row between President Garfield
and senators Conkling and Platt led to
great Republican detection and the
result was the election of the Demo-
cratic candidate. Grover Cleveland,
then mayor of Buffalo, over Charles j.
folger, the Republican candidate, by
the tremendous plurality of 192,S54.
Inc next election marked the return
ot most of the voters to their former
party allegiance. David b. Hill, who
had become governor I'm place of
urover Cleveland. who had been elect
eu PRESIDENT, was elected for full
Term receiving SOL. .4G5 votes to 400, 1871
received by Ira Davenport, the Repub-
lican candidate.
mi 90 h. s...I
'er struggle between Grover Cleve-
ahd and David y. Hill marked the
.ohlest for the govcrnorship in 1888.
mn was reelected over Warner Mil
' republican, by a plurality of 49,
~ In the next election Roswell +.
flower Democrat. defeated ]. Sloat
'assett' Republican by 47.937. Flower
was the last Democratic governor. In
1913 Senator Hill was nominated by
'ne democrats. The Republicans nom
eN-Vice President Morton, who was
''oc'ed by plurality of 156.1OS
me record plurality was rolled up
~ 1876 The Democrats split over
ne SILVER question and Frank s. Black
u,e Republican candidate. was elect
'" oy 2l2,g92. One of the greatest
~ prlses came two years later. when
n"eouore Roosevelt defeated Augustus
"n Wych by the small plurality Of
''sf In 1900 The Mckinley ticket
,"d Benjamin n. Odell. Jr.. Re-
p'plcan' into the governors chair by
p'urality of 1i1,126. His Democratic
VPpohent was John r. Stanchfeld
cue OF the most remarkable upsets
's mat OF 1902. when odell. seeking
ecuon. defeated Bird s. Coler by
'"S2' giving him the second mar
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