1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:Nebraska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1890 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1890
Next Election:1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:1894
Election Date:November 8, 1892
Nominee1:Thomas J. Majors
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:81,500
Percentage1:41.6%
Nominee2:Charles D. Shrader
Party2:People's Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:62,501
Percentage2:31.9%
Nominee3:Samuel N. Wolbach
Party3:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:46,421
Percentage3:23.7%
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:Thomas J. Majors
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Thomas J. Majors
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Thomas Jefferson Majors, a Republican, defeating Populist nominee Charles D. Shrader and Democratic nominee Samuel N. Wolbach as well as Prohibition Party nominee James Stephen.

General election

Candidates

Campaign

During the campaign, it was alleged by some that Charles Van Wyck, the Populist candidate for governor of Nebraska, was really seeking that office in order to provide a pathway to get reelected to the US Senate.[10] This, some argued, meant that Charles D. Shrader was in effect running for governor and not only lieutenant governor.[11]

Shrader also challenged his Republican opponent, Thomas J. Majors, to a public debate.[12] However Majors, with the support of the Republican party,[13] refused to debate Shrader,[14] citing an earlier incident wherein Shrader, while serving in the Nebraska House of Representatives, allegedly said "the supreme court be damned" or "damn the constitution" in response to an unfavorable judicial decision.[15] [16] Based on this incident, some accused Schrader of being an "anarchist,"[17] but Shrader maintained that such was a lie and that his words were twisted.[18]

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The Result in This County. The Independent. November 10, 1892. 2. June 16, 2023.
  2. News: The Other Offices. Omaha World-Herald. August 4, 1892. 3. June 16, 2023.
  3. News: Last Saturday's Obsequies. Lexington Gazette. May 6, 1892. 4. June 16, 2023.
  4. News: Our State Ticket. The New Republic. October 6, 1892. 1. June 12, 2023.
  5. News: Who the Delegates Are: A Full and Complete List of the Delegates to the Great Conference. Omaha World-Herald. May 3, 1892. 5. June 12, 2023. James Stephen, lumber, Central City, Neb..
  6. News: S. N. Wolbach. The Grand Island Independent. April 11, 1903. 7. June 16, 2023.
  7. News: A Builder with a Vision. Omaha World-Herald. September 14, 1931. 6. June 16, 2023.
  8. News: S. N. Wolbach Is Dead: Pioneer Merchant and Banker Dies at Grand Island. Lincoln Journal Star. September 10, 1931. 1. June 16, 2023.
  9. News: Is Wolbach Week in G.I.. The Grand Island Independent. June 21, 1924. 5. June 16, 2023.
  10. News: Republican State Platform. Stromsburg News. August 19, 1892. 8. June 16, 2023.
  11. News: Take Down Your False Colors and Put up Your Ticket as You Mean It. Grand Island Times. September 30, 1892. 2. June 16, 2023.
  12. News: Tom Majors Challenged: Shrader Wants Him to Answer Hard Questions About His Party. Omaha World-Herald. September 3, 1892. 2. June 16, 2023.
  13. News: Chairman Cady Refuses: Majors Will Not Debate with a Court Blasphemer. Custer County Republican. September 15, 1892. 8. June 16, 2023.
  14. News: Majors a Coward. Minden Cuorier. September 21, 1892. 1. June 16, 2023.
  15. News: The "State Ring". Custer County Republican. August 11, 1892. 8. June 16, 2023.
  16. News: A Word for Mr. Shrader. Omaha World-Herald. October 2, 1892. 11. June 16, 2023.
  17. News: C. D. Shrader. Rushville Standard. September 23, 1892. 1. June 16, 2023.
  18. News: Van Wyck And Schrader [sic]]. Madison County Chronicle. October 21, 1892. 2. June 16, 2023.

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