The
Prohibition state convention met on June 14 and 15 at
Oswego, New York. Henry W. Wilbur was Temporary Chairman until the choice of Alfred L. Manierre as Permanent Chairman. They nominated John McKee, of
Brooklyn, for Governor; Alden W. Young for Lieutenant Governor; James C. Carpenter, of
New York City, for Secretary of State; Ira W. Littlefield, of
Watertown, for Comptroller; C. A. Shipplebein, of
Glens Falls, for Treasurer; and George E. Hillman, of
Rochester, for Attorney General. The
Socialist Labor state convention met on July 7 at 2, New Reade Street in
Manhattan. They nominated Daniel De Leon for Governor; Boris Reinstein, of
Buffalo, for Lieutenant Governor; Anton Metzler for Secretary of State; James A. Trainor, of
Syracuse, for Comptroller; Harvey A. Santee, of
New York City, for Treasurer; Frank E. Passanno for Attorney General; and Orcus A. Curtis, of
Buffalo, for the Court of Appeals. The
1904 Democratic National Convention nominated the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Alton B. Parker for
President of the United States in the
1904 presidential election. Upon accepting the nomination, he resigned his judicial office on August 5, and a month later Democrat Edgar M. Cullen was appointed by Republican Governor
Benjamin B. Odell Jr., to fill the vacancy, as part of a
cross endorsement deal to elect also Republican associate judge William E. Werner. The
Republican state convention met on September 14 and 15 at
Saratoga Springs, New York.
Jacob Sloat Fassett was Temporary Chairman until the choice of
George R. Malby as Permanent Chairman. The convention was marked by the fight between the two Republican bosses: Governor Odell and
Thomas C. Platt. Odell's candidate, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor Higgins, was nominated by acclamation after Platt's man, Ex-Lieutenant Governor
Timothy L. Woodruff, withdrew. All other candidates were also nominated by acclamation. On September 16, the
Populist State Committee selected a ticket to be circulated to gather the necessary signatures for the petition to file the ticket. They nominated Alfred J. Boulton for Governor; Charles Spaulding, of
Buffalo, for Lieutenant Governor; Orsen L. Drew, of
Rochester, for Secretary of State; Louis Manz, of
Rochester, for Comptroller; Frank S. Rose, of
Albany, for Treasurer; John F. Gaffney,
Utica, for Attorney General; Simon G. Levy, of
New York City, for State Engineer; Edward N. Heath, of
Buffalo, for Chief Judge; and Augustus Babcock, of
Binghamton, for associate judge of the Court of Appeals. The petition was filed with the Secretary of State in October. The
Democratic state convention met on September 21 at
Saratoga Springs, New York. ==Result==