United States Senate election in New York, 1911
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The 1911 United States Senate election in New York was held from January 17 to March 31, 1911, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York
in the United States Senate
.
, and his term would expire on March 3, 1911.
At the State election in November 1910, John Alden Dix
was elected Governor, the first Democratic governor since 1894; 29 Democrats, 21 Republicans and 1 Independence Leaguer were elected for a two-year term (1911–1912) in the State Senate; and 86 Democrats, 63 Republicans and 1 Independence Leaguer were elected for the session of 1911 to the Assembly. The 134th State Legislature met from January 4, 1911, on at Albany, New York
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announced his candidature formally in a letter to Mayor of Buffalo Louis P. Fuhrmann
which was published on December 30, 1910. Before the State election, when a Democratic victory seemed to be improbable, Sheehan had made an agreement with Tammany Hall
leader Charles Francis Murphy
that the Tammany men would support Sheehan for the U.S. Senate.
The Democratic caucus met on January 16. 91 State legislators attended, but 25 were absent. Speaker Daniel D. Frisbie
presided. The caucus nominated Sheehan. Edward M. Shepard
, the defeated Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York in the election of 1901; and Ex-Supreme Court Justice D. Cady Herrick
, the defeated Democratic candidate for Governor of New York
in the election of 1904, also received votes at this caucus.
At the same time, an anti-Sheehan faction (in the press referred to as "the Insurgents") of 19 State legislators met at the Hampton Hotel, led by State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt
and issued a statement repudiating to take part in a caucus which follows orders from non-member political bosses.
, deserted Sheehan, who received 90 votes, 9 short of election. As no choice was made, joint ballots continued to be taken every day, Monday through Saturday, at noon. At the same time, all legislative work came to a standstill. Gov. Dix refused to interfere in the contest, but was not happy about the lengthy legislative inactivity which threatened to paralyse his administration. Despite his professed neutrality, Dix continued to talk privately to Mayor of New York William J. Gaynor
, Boss Murphy and a few prospective compromise candidates.
On February 7, after the 18th ballot, the majority leaders, Robert F. Wagner
of the State Senate and Al Smith
of the Assembly, called a conference for the next morning at which both factions would discuss the further proceedings. Both factions met on February 8, maintained their positions, and nothing came of it. About this time, Edward M. Shepard was taken seriously ill, and he would die a few months later.
On February 20, after the 28th ballot, Congressman Martin W. Littleton
announced formally his candidature for the senatorship. Littleton had received a few scattering votes throughout the balloting, but nothing came of it.
On February 23, after the 31st ballot, a letter was received from Congressman William Sulzer
stating that, if a compromise candidate was sought, he would take the senatorship. Sulzer had received a few scattering votes since the 11th ballot, but nothing came of it either.
On February 25, after the 34th ballot, Edward M. Shepard withdrew from the contest and advised the election of a compromise candidate. Most of the Insurgents then voted for two ballots for John D. Kernan, and then for Littleton.
On February 28, after the 36th ballot, Sheehan sent an open letter to the State legislators in which he declared himself for a new caucus, and his acceptance of any candidate the caucus would choose. The Insurgents answered that a new caucus was useless.
On March 3, after the 39th ballot, Governor Dix advised to abandon Sheehan, and instead to elect immediately someone "whose choice will unite the Democratic Party." Sheehan however refused to withdraw from the contest unless a new caucus chose another candidate, and none of the legislators followed Dix's advice. On the same day, the term of the incumbent Chauncey M. Depew ended, and the seat became vacant on March 4.
President William H. Taft called a special session of the U.S. Senate to convene on April 4, and all parties expressed their hope that a U.S. Senator be elected by then.
On March 7, after the 42nd ballot, Mayor Gaynor seconded Gov. Dix, and advised to abandon Sheehan. Boss Murphy however re-affirmed his support for Sheehan, and the deadlock continued as before.
Intense negotiations followed to make the way clear for a new caucus. On March 18, Boss Murphy consented to a new caucus if the Insurgents accepted the candidate chosen, whoever it be. State Senator Roosevelt refused to be led into this trap, and on March 20 told Gov. Dix that the Insurgents would not be bound by the new caucus choice, expecting the Tammany majority to nominate somebody as objectionable as Sheehan, like Daniel F. Cohalan (Boss Murphy's right-hand man), De Lancey Nicoll
or John B. Stanchfield
. On March 22, after the 55th ballot, a conference of all Democratic legislators met and agreed unanimously to call a new caucus for March 27, to reconsider the nomination made on January 16.
, the Republican minority leader, tried to articulate a combination of Republicans and Insurgents to elect an independent Democrat, but was opposed by Edwin A. Merritt, the Republican minority leader in the Assembly, and the offer was turned down by State Senator Roosevelt.
The second Democratic caucus met on the evening of March 27, after the 59th ballot. President pro tempore of the State Senate Robert F. Wagner
presided. 90 State legislators attended, among them only 4 Insurgents. Sheehan received 28 votes, and the remainder was scattered among 24 other men, but none for the Insurgents' frontrunner Martin W. Littleton
. The caucus then adjourned to meet again on the next evening.
In the morning of March 28, before the 60th ballot, Chauncey M. Depew sent a telegram from Washington, D.C.
releasing the Republican State legislators from their caucus pledges, and Merritt now voiced his support of the coalition scheme. Brackett announced that the Republicans would meet in a conference to consider the combination with the Insurgents.
The Democratic caucus met again in the evening of March 28, after the 60th ballot. Four ballots were taken, with no choice, and the caucus adjourned in the small hours of March 29 until the next morning. An hour after the adjournment, a fire broke out in the Assembly library which consumed the west wing of the New York State Capitol
. The State Legislature moved to temporary accommodations in the Albany City Hall.
The Republican conference met in the morning of March 29, before the 61st ballot, but many legislators did not appear and no action was taken. Besides, taking the fire as an excuse, most Republicans paired
with regular Democrats and went home, so that no quorum was present at the joint sessions of March 29 and 30.
The Democratic caucus met again on March 29, after the 61st ballot, but did not take any vote. State Senator Roosevelt led an Insurgent committee which informed the caucus attendees that, unless one of the names on a list submitted earlier (with the names of Herrick, Gerard, Straus, Glynn, Littleton, Dowling, Van Wyck, Parker, Kernan, Ridder and Carlisle) would be chosen, the Insurgents and Republicans would elect John D. Kernan on the next joint ballot of the State Legislature.
On March 30, the announced coalition did not materialize. Despite the Republican leaders supporting the scheme, most legislators did not attend the joint session. Besides, the Democratic caucus did not meet again, the negotiations continued only behind the scenes.
On March 31, Boss Murphy proposed James A. O'Gorman, a justice of the New York Supreme Court
whose name had never been mentioned until the first meeting of the second caucus when O'Gorman received a single vote on the first ballot. After some debate, the Insurgents accepted O'Gorman. Thereupon the caucus met again, and 14 Insurgents attended, but Roosevelt did not. O'Gorman was nominated, and the State Legislature was convened in the evening to elect him. Thus ended the longest legislative deadlock in New York history after 74 days.
was elected to succeed O'Gorman.
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in the United States Senate
United States Senate
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Background
Republican Chauncey M. Depew had been re-elected to this seat in 1905United States Senate election in New York, 1905
The 1905 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 17, 1905, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.-Background:Republican Chauncey M...
, and his term would expire on March 3, 1911.
At the State election in November 1910, John Alden Dix
John Alden Dix
John Alden Dix was the 38th Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.-Life:Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Dix attended Cornell University, but never graduated. He was an initiated member of the Beta Charge of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity...
was elected Governor, the first Democratic governor since 1894; 29 Democrats, 21 Republicans and 1 Independence Leaguer were elected for a two-year term (1911–1912) in the State Senate; and 86 Democrats, 63 Republicans and 1 Independence Leaguer were elected for the session of 1911 to the Assembly. The 134th State Legislature met from January 4, 1911, on at Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
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First Democratic caucus
Ex-Lieutenant Governor William F. SheehanWilliam F. Sheehan
William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York....
announced his candidature formally in a letter to Mayor of Buffalo Louis P. Fuhrmann
Louis P. Fuhrmann
Louis P. Fuhrmann was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1910–1917. He was born in Buffalo, New York on November 7, 1868. He grew up on the city's east side, graduated from Central High School, and began working in the meat packing industry. In 1892, he started his own meat packing...
which was published on December 30, 1910. Before the State election, when a Democratic victory seemed to be improbable, Sheehan had made an agreement with Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society...
leader Charles Francis Murphy
Charles Francis Murphy
Charles Francis "Silent Charlie" Murphy was a U.S. political figure, head of New York City's Tammany Hall.-Biography:...
that the Tammany men would support Sheehan for the U.S. Senate.
The Democratic caucus met on January 16. 91 State legislators attended, but 25 were absent. Speaker Daniel D. Frisbie
Daniel D. Frisbie
Daniel Dodge Frisbie - August 6, 1931 Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., NY) was an American newspaperman and politician.-Life:...
presided. The caucus nominated Sheehan. Edward M. Shepard
Edward M. Shepard
Edward Morse Shepard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
, the defeated Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York in the election of 1901; and Ex-Supreme Court Justice D. Cady Herrick
D. Cady Herrick
D-Cady Herrick was an American lawyer and politician.-Name:He was baptized Cady Herrick, but his father thought it better to add an initial hyphened "D-" to the name to avoid class-room jokes, like calling the boy "Katie." Thus the initial did not stand for any given name, and the first name...
, the defeated Democratic candidate for Governor of New York
Governor of New York
The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...
in the election of 1904, also received votes at this caucus.
At the same time, an anti-Sheehan faction (in the press referred to as "the Insurgents") of 19 State legislators met at the Hampton Hotel, led by State Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
and issued a statement repudiating to take part in a caucus which follows orders from non-member political bosses.
| Office | Candidate | First ballot |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1) | William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
62 |
| Edward M. Shepard Edward M. Shepard Edward Morse Shepard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
22 | |
| D. Cady Herrick D. Cady Herrick D-Cady Herrick was an American lawyer and politician.-Name:He was baptized Cady Herrick, but his father thought it better to add an initial hyphened "D-" to the name to avoid class-room jokes, like calling the boy "Katie." Thus the initial did not stand for any given name, and the first name... |
7 | |
Republican caucus
The Republican caucus met on January 16. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Chauncey M. Depew unanimously.Deadlock
On January 17, both Houses of the State Legislature took ballots separately, but no choice was made in either. Sheehan received the votes of the 91 caucus attendees, only 1 short for a nomination in the State Senate, and 8 short in the Assembly. On January 18, the State Legislature met in joint session, compared the votes of the previous day, found that no choice was made, and proceeded to a joint ballot. On the joint ballot, Assemblyman Lewis S. Chanler, who had been Lieutenant Governor from 1907 to 1908, and the defeated Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in the election of 1909United States Senate election in New York, 1909
The 1909 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 19, 1909, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.-Background:Republican Thomas C...
, deserted Sheehan, who received 90 votes, 9 short of election. As no choice was made, joint ballots continued to be taken every day, Monday through Saturday, at noon. At the same time, all legislative work came to a standstill. Gov. Dix refused to interfere in the contest, but was not happy about the lengthy legislative inactivity which threatened to paralyse his administration. Despite his professed neutrality, Dix continued to talk privately to Mayor of New York William J. Gaynor
William Jay Gaynor
William Jay Gaynor was an American politician from New York City, associated with the Tammany Hall political machine. He served as mayor of the City of New York from 1910 to 1913, as well as stints as a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909.-Early life:Gaynor was born in Oriskany, New...
, Boss Murphy and a few prospective compromise candidates.
On February 7, after the 18th ballot, the majority leaders, Robert F. Wagner
Robert F. Wagner
Robert Ferdinand Wagner I was an American politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from New York from 1927 to 1949.-Origin and early life:...
of the State Senate and Al Smith
Al Smith
Alfred Emanuel Smith. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York three times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928...
of the Assembly, called a conference for the next morning at which both factions would discuss the further proceedings. Both factions met on February 8, maintained their positions, and nothing came of it. About this time, Edward M. Shepard was taken seriously ill, and he would die a few months later.
On February 20, after the 28th ballot, Congressman Martin W. Littleton
Martin W. Littleton
Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas...
announced formally his candidature for the senatorship. Littleton had received a few scattering votes throughout the balloting, but nothing came of it.
On February 23, after the 31st ballot, a letter was received from Congressman William Sulzer
William Sulzer
William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached...
stating that, if a compromise candidate was sought, he would take the senatorship. Sulzer had received a few scattering votes since the 11th ballot, but nothing came of it either.
On February 25, after the 34th ballot, Edward M. Shepard withdrew from the contest and advised the election of a compromise candidate. Most of the Insurgents then voted for two ballots for John D. Kernan, and then for Littleton.
On February 28, after the 36th ballot, Sheehan sent an open letter to the State legislators in which he declared himself for a new caucus, and his acceptance of any candidate the caucus would choose. The Insurgents answered that a new caucus was useless.
On March 3, after the 39th ballot, Governor Dix advised to abandon Sheehan, and instead to elect immediately someone "whose choice will unite the Democratic Party." Sheehan however refused to withdraw from the contest unless a new caucus chose another candidate, and none of the legislators followed Dix's advice. On the same day, the term of the incumbent Chauncey M. Depew ended, and the seat became vacant on March 4.
President William H. Taft called a special session of the U.S. Senate to convene on April 4, and all parties expressed their hope that a U.S. Senator be elected by then.
On March 7, after the 42nd ballot, Mayor Gaynor seconded Gov. Dix, and advised to abandon Sheehan. Boss Murphy however re-affirmed his support for Sheehan, and the deadlock continued as before.
Intense negotiations followed to make the way clear for a new caucus. On March 18, Boss Murphy consented to a new caucus if the Insurgents accepted the candidate chosen, whoever it be. State Senator Roosevelt refused to be led into this trap, and on March 20 told Gov. Dix that the Insurgents would not be bound by the new caucus choice, expecting the Tammany majority to nominate somebody as objectionable as Sheehan, like Daniel F. Cohalan (Boss Murphy's right-hand man), De Lancey Nicoll
De Lancey Nicoll
De Lancey Nicoll was a New York County District Attorney.-Life:...
or John B. Stanchfield
John B. Stanchfield
John Barry Stanchfield was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a prominent litigator and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1900.-Life:...
. On March 22, after the 55th ballot, a conference of all Democratic legislators met and agreed unanimously to call a new caucus for March 27, to reconsider the nomination made on January 16.
Results, up to 58th ballot
| Candidate | Party | Senate New York State Senate The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve... Jan 17 |
Assembly New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652... Jan 17 |
Joint ballot Jan 18 |
2nd joint ballot Jan 19 |
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9th joint ballot Jan 27 |
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| William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
Democrat | 25 | 66 | 90 | 88 | 60 | 18 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 19 |
| Chauncey M. Depew | Republican | 20 | 59 | 80 | 81 | 52 | 10 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 12 |
| Edward M. Shepard Edward M. Shepard Edward Morse Shepard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Democrat | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:... |
Democrat | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| James W. Gerard James W. Gerard James Watson Gerard was a U.S. lawyer and diplomat.-Biography:Gerard was born in Geneseo, N. Y. He graduated from Columbia in 1890 and from New York Law School. He was chairman of the Democratic campaign committee of New York County for four years, and served as major of the National Guard of the... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D. Cady Herrick D. Cady Herrick D-Cady Herrick was an American lawyer and politician.-Name:He was baptized Cady Herrick, but his father thought it better to add an initial hyphened "D-" to the name to avoid class-room jokes, like calling the boy "Katie." Thus the initial did not stand for any given name, and the first name... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Martin W. Littleton Martin W. Littleton Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| John D. Kernan | Democrat | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Morgan J. O'Brien | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
Democrat | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Simon W. Rosendale Simon W. Rosendale Simon Wolfe Rosendale was an American lawyer and politician. Rosendale was the first Jew elected to a statewide elective office in New York.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | ||||||||||
| John Alden Dix John Alden Dix John Alden Dix was the 38th Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.-Life:Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Dix attended Cornell University, but never graduated. He was an initiated member of the Beta Charge of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Curtis N. Douglas | Democrat | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Seymour Van Santvoord | Democrat | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| John C. R. Taylor | Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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| William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
Democrat | 9 | 67 | 82 | 82 | 69 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 85 | 86 | 75 | 8 |
| Chauncey M. Depew | Republican | 4 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 11 | 5 | 59 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 3 |
| Edward M. Shepard Edward M. Shepard Edward Morse Shepard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Democrat | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| John D. Kernan | Democrat | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Martin W. Littleton Martin W. Littleton Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas... |
Democrat | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Morgan J. O'Brien | Democrat | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Seymour Van Santvoord | Democrat | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
Democrat | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| James W. Gerard James W. Gerard James Watson Gerard was a U.S. lawyer and diplomat.-Biography:Gerard was born in Geneseo, N. Y. He graduated from Columbia in 1890 and from New York Law School. He was chairman of the Democratic campaign committee of New York County for four years, and served as major of the National Guard of the... |
Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
| John C. R. Taylor | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| George L. Rives George L. Rives George Lockhart Rives served as United States Assistant Secretary of State 1887 to 1889. He also wrote the two volume book The United States and Mexico, 1821-1848: A History of the Relations between the Two Countries from the Independence of Mexico to the Close of the War with the United States... |
Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
| J. Hampden Dougherty | Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
| Candidate | Party | 22nd joint ballot Feb 11 |
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| William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
Democrat | 5 | 7 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 15 | 5 | 47 | 78 | 66 | 11 | |
| Chauncey M. Depew | Republican | 2 | 2 | 71 | 72 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 76 | 60 | 4 | |
| Edward M. Shepard Edward M. Shepard Edward Morse Shepard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Democrat | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | ||
| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
Democrat | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Martin W. Littleton Martin W. Littleton Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| J. Hampden Dougherty | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| George L. Rives George L. Rives George Lockhart Rives served as United States Assistant Secretary of State 1887 to 1889. He also wrote the two volume book The United States and Mexico, 1821-1848: A History of the Relations between the Two Countries from the Independence of Mexico to the Close of the War with the United States... |
Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
| John D. Kernan | Democrat | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| George F. Peabody George Foster Peabody George Foster Peabody was a banker and philanthropist.-Early life:... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Morgan J. O'Brien | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| John C. R. Taylor | Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
| Herman N. Hansen | Ind. League | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| John J. Hopper | Ind. League | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| John N. Carlisle | Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
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| William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
Democrat | 5 | 9 | 80 | 77 | 66 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 3 | 2 |
| Chauncey M. Depew | Republican | 4 | 75 | 71 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 75 | 57 | 4 | 1 | |
| Edward M. Shepard Edward M. Shepard Edward Morse Shepard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Democrat | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Martin W. Littleton Martin W. Littleton Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas... |
Democrat | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| John J. Hopper | Ind. League | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| John D. Kernan | Democrat | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Morgan J. O'Brien | Democrat | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
Democrat | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| John N. Carlisle | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| J. Hampden Dougherty | Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Edward M. Grout | Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Thomas F. Conway Thomas F. Conway Thomas Franklin Conway was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1911 to 1912.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Simon W. Rosendale Simon W. Rosendale Simon Wolfe Rosendale was an American lawyer and politician. Rosendale was the first Jew elected to a statewide elective office in New York.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Edward Lazansky Edward Lazansky Edward Lazansky was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Luke D. Stapleton | Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Isaac M. Kapper | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Thomas M. Mulry | Democrat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Herman Ridder | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Candidate | Party | 47th joint ballot Mar 13 |
48th joint ballot Mar 14 |
49th joint ballot Mar 15 |
50th joint ballot Mar 16 |
51st joint ballot Mar 17 |
52nd joint ballot Mar 18 |
53rd joint ballot Mar 20 |
54th joint ballot Mar 21 |
55th joint ballot Mar 22 |
56th joint ballot Mar 23 |
57th joint ballot Mar 24 |
58th joint ballot Mar 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
Democrat | 74 | 78 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 81 | 63 | 5 | 3 | |
| Chauncey M. Depew | Republican | 69 | 73 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 75 | 53 | 1 | 1 | |
| Martin W. Littleton Martin W. Littleton Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas... |
Democrat | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morgan J. O'Brien | Democrat | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
| John D. Kernan | Democrat | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
| John J. Hopper | Ind. League | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
Democrat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| John N. Carlisle | Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| David A. Boody David A. Boody David Augustus Boody was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Jackson, Maine, he attended the common schools and Phillips Academy . He studied law with Charles M. Brown in Bangor, Maine, was admitted to the bar in 1860 at Belfast, Maine, and commenced practice in Camden, Maine... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Thomas Carmody Thomas Carmody Thomas Carmody was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He graduated from Cornell University Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1886... |
Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
| Augustus Thomas Augustus Thomas Augustus Thomas was an American playwright, born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a doctor, he worked a number of jobs including a page in the 41st Congress, studying law and gaining some practical railway work experience before he turned to journalism and became editor of the Kansas City Mirror... |
1 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph D. Baucus | Democrat | 1 | |||||||||||
Second Democratic caucus
In the morning of March 27, before the 59th ballot, State Senator Edgar T. BrackettEdgar T. Brackett
Edgar Truman Brackett , was a member of the New York State Senate.-Biography:He was born on July 30, 1853 in Emerson's Corners in Wilton, New York to William Brackett and Elizabeth Ann Sherman. His son, Charles William Bracket, was born in 1892. He died in 1924.-References:...
, the Republican minority leader, tried to articulate a combination of Republicans and Insurgents to elect an independent Democrat, but was opposed by Edwin A. Merritt, the Republican minority leader in the Assembly, and the offer was turned down by State Senator Roosevelt.
The second Democratic caucus met on the evening of March 27, after the 59th ballot. President pro tempore of the State Senate Robert F. Wagner
Robert F. Wagner
Robert Ferdinand Wagner I was an American politician. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from New York from 1927 to 1949.-Origin and early life:...
presided. 90 State legislators attended, among them only 4 Insurgents. Sheehan received 28 votes, and the remainder was scattered among 24 other men, but none for the Insurgents' frontrunner Martin W. Littleton
Martin W. Littleton
Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas...
. The caucus then adjourned to meet again on the next evening.
In the morning of March 28, before the 60th ballot, Chauncey M. Depew sent a telegram from Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
releasing the Republican State legislators from their caucus pledges, and Merritt now voiced his support of the coalition scheme. Brackett announced that the Republicans would meet in a conference to consider the combination with the Insurgents.
The Democratic caucus met again in the evening of March 28, after the 60th ballot. Four ballots were taken, with no choice, and the caucus adjourned in the small hours of March 29 until the next morning. An hour after the adjournment, a fire broke out in the Assembly library which consumed the west wing of the New York State Capitol
New York State Capitol
The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York State Legislature, it is located in the state capital city Albany, on State Street in Capitol Park. The building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million , was the most expensive government...
. The State Legislature moved to temporary accommodations in the Albany City Hall.
The Republican conference met in the morning of March 29, before the 61st ballot, but many legislators did not appear and no action was taken. Besides, taking the fire as an excuse, most Republicans paired
Pair (parliamentary convention)
Pairing is a system whereby two members of parliament from opposing political parties may agree to abstain where one member is unable to vote, due to other commitments, illness, travel problems, etc...
with regular Democrats and went home, so that no quorum was present at the joint sessions of March 29 and 30.
The Democratic caucus met again on March 29, after the 61st ballot, but did not take any vote. State Senator Roosevelt led an Insurgent committee which informed the caucus attendees that, unless one of the names on a list submitted earlier (with the names of Herrick, Gerard, Straus, Glynn, Littleton, Dowling, Van Wyck, Parker, Kernan, Ridder and Carlisle) would be chosen, the Insurgents and Republicans would elect John D. Kernan on the next joint ballot of the State Legislature.
On March 30, the announced coalition did not materialize. Despite the Republican leaders supporting the scheme, most legislators did not attend the joint session. Besides, the Democratic caucus did not meet again, the negotiations continued only behind the scenes.
On March 31, Boss Murphy proposed James A. O'Gorman, a justice of the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
whose name had never been mentioned until the first meeting of the second caucus when O'Gorman received a single vote on the first ballot. After some debate, the Insurgents accepted O'Gorman. Thereupon the caucus met again, and 14 Insurgents attended, but Roosevelt did not. O'Gorman was nominated, and the State Legislature was convened in the evening to elect him. Thus ended the longest legislative deadlock in New York history after 74 days.
| Office | Candidate | 1st ballot Mar 27 |
2nd ballot Mar 28 |
3rd ballot Mar 28 |
4th ballot Mar 28 |
5th ballot Mar 28/29 |
6th ballot Mar 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1) | William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
| Augustus Van Wyck Augustus Van Wyck Augustus Van Wyck was a Supreme Court Justice of Brooklyn, New York. In 1898 he received the Democratic Nomination for New York State governor against the Republican choice, Theodore Roosevelt.- Background :... |
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
| John J. Fitzgerald John J. Fitzgerald John Joseph Fitzgerald was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy , and graduated from Manhattan College in 1891... |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Isidor Straus Isidor Straus Isidor Straus —a German Jewish American—was co-owner of the Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served briefly as a member of the United States House of Representatives... |
5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | |
| John D. Kernan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Theodore Sutro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Daniel F. Cohalan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| James W. Gerard James W. Gerard James Watson Gerard was a U.S. lawyer and diplomat.-Biography:Gerard was born in Geneseo, N. Y. He graduated from Columbia in 1890 and from New York Law School. He was chairman of the Democratic campaign committee of New York County for four years, and served as major of the National Guard of the... |
3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Herman Ridder | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| D. Cady Herrick D. Cady Herrick D-Cady Herrick was an American lawyer and politician.-Name:He was baptized Cady Herrick, but his father thought it better to add an initial hyphened "D-" to the name to avoid class-room jokes, like calling the boy "Katie." Thus the initial did not stand for any given name, and the first name... |
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| James A. Renwick | 3 | ||||||
| Joseph A. Goulden Joseph A. Goulden Joseph Aloysius Goulden , son of Aaron Goulden who originated from England, was a U.S. Representative from New York.... |
2 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Morgan J. O'Brien | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| William B. Ellison | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Victor J. Dowling | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| James A. O'Gorman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 63 | |
| Francis B. Harrison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| John B. Stanchfield John B. Stanchfield John Barry Stanchfield was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a prominent litigator and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1900.-Life:... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Edward M. Grout | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Edward E. McCall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer (March 6, 1858 – March 16, 1940, although some sources cite March 2, 1858, and even others, June 6, 1858 also known as Samuel Untermeyer was a Jewish-American lawyer and civic leader as well as a self-made millionaire. He was born in... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| John Alden Dix John Alden Dix John Alden Dix was the 38th Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.-Life:Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Dix attended Cornell University, but never graduated. He was an initiated member of the Beta Charge of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:... |
1 | 1 | |||||
| John Lynn | 1 | ||||||
| John Anderson Leach | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Thomas M. Mulry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| J. M. Levy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
1 | 1 | |||||
| Edward A. Richards | 1 | ||||||
Election results, 59th through 63rd ballot
| Candidate | Party | 59th joint ballot Mar 27 |
60th joint ballot Mar 28 |
61st joint ballot Mar 29 |
62nd joint ballot Mar 30 |
63rd joint ballot Mar 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin W. Littleton Martin W. Littleton Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from New York. Born near Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas. He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Dallas... |
Democrat | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | |
| William F. Sheehan William F. Sheehan William Francis Sheehan was an American lawyer and politician. During his political career he became known as Blue-Eyed Billy.-Biography:He was born on November 6, 1859 in Buffalo, New York.... |
Democrat | 16 | 28 | 4 | 6 | |
| Chauncey M. Depew | Republican | 11 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 80 |
| Morgan J. O'Brien | Democrat | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Martin H. Glynn Martin H. Glynn Martin Henry Glynn was an American politician. He was the 40th Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914, the first Irish American Roman Catholic head of government of what was then the most populated state of the US.... |
Democrat | 2 | 1 | |||
| John D. Kernan | Democrat | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | |
| Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker Alton Brooks Parker was an American lawyer, judge and the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1904 elections.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | 1 | |||
| John J. Hopper | Ind. League | 1 | ||||
| John N. Carlisle | Democrat | 1 | 3 | |||
| Augustus Van Wyck Augustus Van Wyck Augustus Van Wyck was a Supreme Court Justice of Brooklyn, New York. In 1898 he received the Democratic Nomination for New York State governor against the Republican choice, Theodore Roosevelt.- Background :... |
Democrat | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Joseph A. Goulden Joseph A. Goulden Joseph Aloysius Goulden , son of Aaron Goulden who originated from England, was a U.S. Representative from New York.... |
Democrat | 6 | ||||
| John J. Fitzgerald John J. Fitzgerald John Joseph Fitzgerald was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy , and graduated from Manhattan College in 1891... |
Democrat | 6 | ||||
| Isidor Straus Isidor Straus Isidor Straus —a German Jewish American—was co-owner of the Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served briefly as a member of the United States House of Representatives... |
Democrat | 5 | 2 | 9 | ||
| James W. Gerard James W. Gerard James Watson Gerard was a U.S. lawyer and diplomat.-Biography:Gerard was born in Geneseo, N. Y. He graduated from Columbia in 1890 and from New York Law School. He was chairman of the Democratic campaign committee of New York County for four years, and served as major of the National Guard of the... |
Democrat | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Herman Ridder | Democrat | 3 | 1 | |||
| Victor J. Dowling | Democrat | 3 | 1 | |||
| William Sulzer William Sulzer William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached... |
Democrat | 3 | 1 | |||
| William B. Ellison | Democrat | 3 | 1 | |||
| James A. Renwick | Democrat | 3 | ||||
| Theodore Sutro | Democrat | 3 | ||||
| D. Cady Herrick D. Cady Herrick D-Cady Herrick was an American lawyer and politician.-Name:He was baptized Cady Herrick, but his father thought it better to add an initial hyphened "D-" to the name to avoid class-room jokes, like calling the boy "Katie." Thus the initial did not stand for any given name, and the first name... |
Democrat | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| James A. O'Gorman | Democrat | 1 | 112 | |||
| Francis B. Harrison | Democrat | 1 | ||||
| John B. Stanchfield John B. Stanchfield John Barry Stanchfield was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a prominent litigator and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1900.-Life:... |
Democrat | 1 | ||||
| Edward E. McCall | Democrat | 1 | ||||
| Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer (March 6, 1858 – March 16, 1940, although some sources cite March 2, 1858, and even others, June 6, 1858 also known as Samuel Untermeyer was a Jewish-American lawyer and civic leader as well as a self-made millionaire. He was born in... |
Democrat | 1 | ||||
| John Alden Dix John Alden Dix John Alden Dix was the 38th Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.-Life:Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Dix attended Cornell University, but never graduated. He was an initiated member of the Beta Charge of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity... |
Democrat | 1 | ||||
| Frank S. Black Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and the 32nd Governor of New York from 1897 to 1898.-Life:He was one of eleven children of Jacob Black, a farmer, and Charlotte B. Black... |
Republican | 1 | ||||
| Daniel F. Cohalan | Democrat | 1 | ||||
| Edward M. Grout | Democrat | 1 | ||||
| John Lynn | Democrat | 1 | ||||
Aftermath
This was the last U.S. senatorial election by the State Legislature. The U.S. Constitution was amended soon after, and since 1914 U.S. Senators have been elected statewide by popular ballot. O'Gorman took his seat on April 4, 1911, and served a single term, remaining in the U.S. Senate until March 3, 1917. In November 1916, Republican William M. CalderWilliam M. Calder
William Musgrave Calder I was an American politician from New York.-Biography:He was born in Brooklyn on March 3, 1869 to Alexander G. Calder. He trained as a carpenter, attended night classes at Cooper Union....
was elected to succeed O'Gorman.
Sources
- Members of the 62nd United States Congress
- DEMOCRATS CONTROL LEGISLATURE BY 29 in NYT on November 10, 1910
- SHEEHAN IS LEADING IN SENATE CONTEST in NYT on December 31, 1910
- SHEEHAN NAMED; 25 BOLT CAUCUS; DEADLOCK NOW in NYT on January 17, 1911
- BLOCK SHEEHAN; ...Twenty-one Democrats Pledged Against Him in NYT on January 18, 1911
- REPUBLICAN PLOT TO ELECT SHEEHAN in NYT on January 19, 1911
- THE INSURGENT ROLL OF HONOR in NYT on January 19, 1911 [This article gives a remarkably early insight into the reasons behind the "Insurgency"; i.e. Franklin D. Roosevelt was determined to follow step by step the career of his relative Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
. Theodore started his political career as a first-term assemblyman upsetting the party machine, and Franklin did exactly that now. Later, Franklin would be, like Theodore, Asst. Secr. of the Navy, Gov. of New York, and vice presidential candidate, until finally achieving the presidency, his goal which he had set himself in 1910.] - SHEEHAN LOSES TWO MORE VOTES in NYT on January 20, 1911
- LOOMIS NOW READY TO DESERT SHEEHAN in NYT on January 21, 1911
- SHEEHAN'S FORCES DWINDLING AWAY in NYT on January 22, 1911
- 86 SHEEHAN VOTES ON FIFTH BALLOT in NYT on January 24, 1911
- DIX MAY YET END SENATORSHIP FIGHT in NYT on January 25, 1911
- REVOLT IN CAMP OF MURPHY MEN in NYT on January 26, 1911
- EXPECT DARK HORSE TO WIN SENATORSHIP in NYT on January 27, 1911
- LOOK FOR SHEEHAN TO WITHDRAW SOON in NYT on January 28, 1911
- SHEEHAN RELUCTANT TO QUIT SENATE RACE in NYT on January 29, 1911
- MURPHY CONFERS WITH ROOSEVELT in NYT on January 31, 1911
- NO COMPROMISE YET IN SENATE CONTEST in NYT on February 1, 1911
- MURPHY NOT READY TO DESERT SHEEHAN in NYT on February 2, 1911
- SEE AN END SOON TO SENATE FIGHT in NYT on February 3, 1911
- GLYNN OR LITTLETON MAY END DEADLOCK in NYT on February 4, 1911
- TELLS OF MURPHY CONFERENCE in NYT on February 5, 1911
- SHEEHAN AGAIN FAILS TO WIN DIX'S AID.; ...SHEPARD SAID TO BE ILL in NYT on February 7, 1911
- SEE AN END TO-DAY IN SENATOR FIGHT in NYT on February 8, 1911
- CONFERENCE FAILS TO BREAK DEADLOCK in NYT on February 9, 1911
- DIX WILL CONSULT GAYNOR TO-MORROW in NYT on February 10, 1911
- DEADLOCKED FOUR WEEKS in NYT on February 11, 1911
- IGNORE SHEEHAN MEETING in NYT on February 12, 1911
- ONLY 21 VOTES FOR SENATOR in NYT on February 14, 1911
- TWENTY-FOURTH ALBANY VOTE in NYT on February 15, 1911
- NO SHEEHAN GAINS AFTER HIS MEETING in NYT on February 16, 1911
- ANOTHER WEEK'S DEADLOCK in NYT on February 17, 1911
- MURPHY MAY YET FORCE SHEEHAN OUT in NYT on February 18, 1911
- (No title) in NYT on February 19, 1911
- LITTLETON ENTERS SENATORIAL RACE in NYT on February 20, 1911
- ASK INVESTIGATION OF SHEEHAN TACTICS in NYT on February 21, 1911
- ASK DIX TO END DEADLOCK in NYT on February 22, 1911
- SHEPARD WON'T QUIT TILL SHEEHAN DOES in NYT on February 24, 1911
- SHEEHAN HOLDS ON IN FACE OF REVOLT in NYT on February 25, 1911
- TO STUMP THE STATE AGAINST SHEEHAN in NYT on February 26, 1911
- MR. SHEPARD'S LETTER.; Withdraws... in NYT on February 27, 1911
- PRESSING SHEEHAN TO QUIT in NYT on February 28, 1911
- SHEEHAN IS FOR A NEW CAUCUS in NYT on March 1, 1911
- SAY NEW CAUCUS IS USELESS in NYT on March 1, 1911
- DIX, WORRIED, HOPES FOR ANOTHER CAUCUS in NYT on March 2, 1911
- DIX AND GAYNOR MAY FORCE MURPHY TO ACT in NYT on March 3, 1911
- DIX NOW SAYS DROP SHEEHAN in NYT on March 4, 1911
- MURPHY STILL HOLDS KEY in NYT on March 5, 1911
- SHEEHAN TELLS DIX HE WON'T WITHDRAW in NYT on March 6, 1911
- ANTI-SHEEHAN BREAK SOON in NYT on March 7, 1911
- TURN AGAINST DIX AS DEADLOGK HOLDS in NYT on March 8, 1911
- GAYNOR UPHOLDS DIX IN FIGHT ON SHEEHAN in NYT on March 9, 1911
- SHEEHAN BOOM NEAR AN UTTER COLLAPSE in NYT on March 10, 1911
- LULL IN SENATORIAL FIGHT in NYT on March 11, 1911
- EXPECT ANOTHER DIX LETTER in NYT on March 12, 1911
- DIX HOPEFUL AFTER TALK WITH MURPHY in NYT on March 15, 1911
- DIX WAITS TO HEAR WHAT MURPHY SAYS in NYT on March 16, 1911
- DECLARES STETSON BACKS INSURGENTS in NYT on March 17, 1911
- JEST AS THEY VOTE IN VAIN FOR SENATOR in NYT on March 18, 1911
- ALBANY LIKES FRISBIE'S STAND in NYT on March 19, 1911
- MURPHY HALTS PLAN TO BREAK DEADLOCK in NYT on March 21, 1911
- NEW CALL GOES OUT TO END SENATE FIGHT in NYT on March 22, 1911
- CAUCUS NEXT MONDAY in NYT on March 23, 1911
- SHEEHAN FIGHTS ON DESPITE NEW CAUCUS in NYT on March 24, 1911
- ALBANY EXPECTS AGREEMENT in NYT on March 25, 1911
- SUDDEN CALL TO LEGISLATORS in NYT on March 26, 1911
- WON'T WITHDRAW, DECLARES SHEEHAN in NYT on February 27, 1911
- SHEEHAN LOSES IN NEW CAUCUS in NYT on March 28, 1911
- CAUCUS AGAIN BALLOTS IN VAIN in NYT on March 29, 1911
- $5,000,000 LOSS IN CAPITOL FIRE; West Wing Wrecked and State Library, with Historic Records, Almost Destroyed in NYT on March 30, 1911
- LIKELY TO ELECT SENATOR TO-DAY in NYT on March 30, 1911
- HITCH IN THE PLANS TO NAME A SENATOR in NYT on March 31, 1911
- NAME O'GORMAN FOR SENATOR in NYT on April 1, 1911