1912 New York state election
The 1912 New York state election was held on November 5, 1912, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer and two judges of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. The voters were also asked if they approved a $50,000,000 bond issue for "good roads construction," which was answered in the affirmative, with 657,548 For and 281,265 Against.
Image: William Sulzer, portrait taken by Chicago studio
Image: Job E. Hedges (New York City attorney)
Image: Mr. Oscar S. Straus
William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th governor of New York and a long-serving U.S. representative from the same state.
William Sulzer
Sulzer somewhere around the turn of the 20th century.
Pennsylvania Governor Tener (center) with Governors Sulzer and Dix of New York in 1912.
Sulzer c. 1911