In 1890, there was only one state officer to be elected statewide: a judge of the Court of Appeals, to succeed
Robert Earl whose fourteen-year term would expire at the end of the year. The
Republican State Committee met on September 2 at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel in
New York City. The incumbent Democrat Robert Earl was nominated to succeed himself on the first ballot (vote: Earl 21, Daniel G. Rollins 3). The
Democratic State Committee met on September 23 at the Hoffman House in
New York City.
Edward Murphy Jr. was chairman. The incumbent judge Robert Earl was re-nominated unanimously. The
Socialist Labor state convention met on September 25 at Clarendon House in
New York City. Francis Gerau was nominated for the Court of Appeals. ==Result==