#1 Ellis H. Roberts, New York: "The Growth and Development of the Empire State,; II, 711.

#2 Ibid., 711-12.

#3 Cleveland, 535,318; Folger, 342,464.

#4 Ellis H. Roberts, New York: "The Growth and Development of the Empire State," II, 174-75.

#5 His death occurred on August 4, 1886.

#6 David B. Hill, Democrat, 501,465; Ira Davenport, Republican, 490,331; H. Clay Bascom, Prohibition, 30,867.

#7 Roscoe C. E. Brown, "Political and Governmental History of New York State," III, 348.

#8 Flower, 582,893; Fassett, 534,956; Bruce (Prohibition), 30,353; DeLon (Socialist), 14,651.

#9 Roscoe C. E. Brown, in "Political and Governmental History of New York State," III, 365.

#10 Ibid., III, 375.

#11 Morton, 673,818; Hill, 517,710, Francis E. Baldwin (Prohibition), 23,525; Charles B. Matthews, (Peoples). 11,049; Everett P. Wheeler, (State Democracy), 27,202; Charles H. Marchett (Labor) 15,868.

#12 Black, 7878,576; Porter, 574,524; Griffin, 26,698; William W. Smith (Prohibition), 17,449; Howard Balkam, (Socialist labor), 18362. All Congressional districts, except five in New York City, elected Republicans to Congress. Of the State Legislature only 35 of 150 Assemblymen were Democrats.

#13 Roosevelt won by a plurality of 17,786. The vote was; Roosevelt, 661,707; Van Wyck, 643,921; John Kline, (Prohibition), 18,383; Benjamin Hanford, (Socialist-Labor), 23,860; Theodore Bacon, (Citizens' Union), 2,103. Woodruff was re-elected by 9,661 plurality, and the other Republican candidates won by small margins. The Republicans elected 16 Congressmen and The Democrats 18. Twenty-seven Republicans and 23 Democratic Senators were elected. The Assembly stood 86 Republicans to 63 Democrats, with one vacancy.--Brown, in "Political and Governmental History of New York," IV, 58.

#14 Ibid., IV, 65, quoting Theron G. Strong's "Joseph H. Choate," p. 82.

#15 McKinley carried New York by a plurality of 143,606 votes. The vote was: McKinley, 821,092; Bryan, 678,386; John G. Woolley, (Prohibition), 22.043; Eugene V. Debs, (Social Democracy), 12,869; John F. Malloney, (Socialist Labor), 12,622. The State returns gave Odell a plurality of 111,126. The poll was: Odell, 804,859; Stanchfield, 693,731; Charles H. Corrigan, (Socialist labor), 13,762; William T. Wardwell, (Prohibition), 22,701; Benjamin Hanford, (Social Democrat), 13.493.

#16 Odell received a plurality of 9,752. The voting was; Odell, 665,150; Coler, 655,398; Alfred L. Maniere (Prohibition), 20,400; Daniel DeLeon (Socialist Labor), 15,886; Benjamin Hanford (Social Democrat), 23,400.

#17 Roosevelt swept the State, carrying New York by a plurality of 175,552, the vote being as follows: Roosevelt, 859,533; Parker, 683,981; Debs (Social Democrat), 36,883; Swallow (Prohibition), 20,787; Corrigan (Socialist Labor), 9,127; Watson (Populist), 7,459. The Governor's plurality was 80,560, the vote being: Higgins, 813,264; Herrick, 732,704, Thomas Prendergast, (Social Democrat), 36,259; John McKee (Prohibition), 20,568; Daniel DeLeon (Socialist Labor), 8,976; Alfred J. Bolton (Populist), 6.015. Twenty-six of thirty-seven Congressman elected were Republican, and that party gained thirty-six of the fifty State Senatorial seats, and 104 of 150 seats in the lower house. Nixon was elected for his seventh and last m, as Speaker.

#18 Hughes, 749,002; Hearst, 673,268 on the Democratic ticket and 17,837 on the Independence League ticket.

#19 Hughes was given a plurality of 69,462, the vote being: Hughes, 804,651: Chanler, 735,189; Clarence H. Shearn (Independence), 43,212; Joshua Wanhope (Socialist), 33,994; G. E. Stockwell (Prohibitionist), 18,802; L. A. Armstrong (Socialist Labor), 3,655.