1879 New York state election
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The 1879 New York state election was held on November 4, 1879, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary state, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer and
Alonzo B. Cornell
Lucius Robinson
John Kelly of New York City, known as "Honest John", was a boss of Tammany Hall and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1855 to 1858. The title "Honest" was given to him during his years as New Y
1879 New York state election
…and Schoonmaker were re-nominated by acclamation. The seceding Tammany delegates re-assembled at Shakespeare Hall. David Dudley Field was president. John Kelly was nominated for governor by acclamation. A Committee of Fifteen was appointed to ponder the question how to proceed and if a whole state ticket should…
Puck magazine caricature of Kelly (on grill), 1881
This cartoon describes the aftermath of the fight for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1884.