The
United Labor state convention met on August 17 at
Syracuse, New York.
Louis F. Post, the
Greenback candidate for Attorney General
in 1883, was elected Temporary Chairman by the
Henry George faction with 91 votes over Frank J. Ferrall, a "colored delegate from New York City", who was nominated by William Penn Rogers and received 69 votes. The convention lasted another two days, and nominated
Henry George for Secretary of State, Victor A. Wilder for Comptroller, Patrick H. Cummins for Treasurer, Dennis C. Feely for Attorney General, and
Sylvanus H. Sweet for State Engineer. Ex-State Engineer Sweet (in office 1874–1875 as a Democrat) declined to run. The
Prohibition state convention met on August 25 at
Syracuse, New York. Rev. I. K. Funk was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Henry Clay Bascom as president. The
Republican state convention met on September 14 at the Skating Rink in
Saratoga Springs, New York.
Seth Low was Temporary Chairman until the choice of
Warner Miller as president. Frederick D. Grant was nominated for Secretary of State by acclamation. Jesse S. L'Amoreaux was nominated for Comptroller during the first ballot. James H. Carmicheal, of
Buffalo, was nominated for Treasurer. Maj. James A. Dennison, of
Fulton County, was nominated for Attorney General during the first ballot. Oliver H. P. Cornell was nominated for State Engineer on the first ballot (vote: Cornell 353,
Verplanck Colvin 326). The
Democratic state convention met at Saratoga Springs. The
Progressive Labor state convention met on September 28 at Webster Hall in
New York City. William Penn Rogers, called the meeting to order, and made a speech repudiating Henry George and his United Labor Party. H. A. Barker was Temporary Chairman and chairman of the day session; George Block was chairman of the evening session. John Swinton was nominated for Secretary of State. H. A. Barker, a cigarmaker of Albany, was nominated for Comptroller. Henry Emrich, General Secretary of the Furniture Workers Union, was nominated for Treasurer.
Thaddeus B. Wakeman was nominated for Attorney General. Swinton declined the nomination, instead choosing to run for the
State Senate's 7th district (a race which he would lose), and the convention nominated
J. Edward Hall for Secretary of State. The
Greenback-Labor state convention met on October 4 at
Albany, New York, and nominated
Thomas K. Beecher for Secretary of State. ==Results==