1900 Illinois gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1900 Illinois gubernatorial election
Country:	Illinois
Flag Year:	1896
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	No
Previous Election:	1896 Illinois gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1896
Next Election:	1904 Illinois gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1904
Nominee1:	Richard Yates Jr.
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	580,199
Percentage1:	51.49%
Nominee2:	Samuel Alschuler
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	518,966
Percentage2:	46.06%
Map Size:	300px
Governor
Before Election:	John Riley Tanner
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Richard Yates Jr.
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1900 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.

Incumbent Republican Governor John Riley Tanner retired in order to unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate.

Republican nominee Richard Yates Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Samuel Alschuler with 51.49% of the vote.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

• Samuel Alschuler, member of the Illinois General Assembly^[1]
• Charles K. Ladd, lawyer^[2]
• Alfred Orendorff, former adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard^[3]
• Adam Ortseifen, City Treasurer of Chicago^[4]
• Nicholas E. Worthington, circuit judge, former U.S. Representative

Results

The Democratic state convention was held on June 26 and 27, 1900 at the State Capitol in Springfield.^[5]

The results of the balloting were as follows:^{[6] [7] [8]}

	Gubernatorial Ballot
	1st	2nd
	448.5	608.5
Adam Ortseifen	411.5	417.5
	252.5	136
Nicholas E. Worthington	48	43
Charles K. Ladd	45	0

Republican nomination

Candidates

• Orrin N. Carter, county judge of Cook County^[9]
• Elbridge Hanecy, circuit court judge of Cook County^[10]
• Walter Reeves, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district
• Richard Yates Jr., United States collector of internal revenue^[11]

Results

The Republican state convention was held from May 8, 1900 at Peoria.

The results of the balloting were as follows:^{[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

	Gubernatorial Ballot
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	272.5	276	345.5	971
Walter Reeves	331.5	410	482.5	566
Elbridge Hanecy	573.5	529	430	0
Orrin N. Carter	359.5	322	279	0

General election

Candidates

• Samuel Alschuler, Democratic
• Richard Yates Jr., Republican
• Alfred Cheesbrough Van Tine, People's, farmer^[18]
• Visscher Vare Barnes, Prohibition, candidate for the Illinois's 7th congressional district in 1898
• Herman C. Perry, Social Democrat
• Louis P. Hoffman, Socialist Labor
• Lloyd G. Spencer, Union Reform
• John Cordingly, United Christian

Results

See also

• 1900 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

Bibliography

• Book: J. L. Pickering . 1901 . Official Directory of the Forty-Second General Assembly of Illinois. Session of 1901. . Springfield, Illinois . Press of Talbott & Hamann . .
• Book: Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State . James A. Rose . 1900 . Official vote of the State of Illinois cast at the General Election, November 6, 1900 . Springfield, Illinois . Phillips Bros., State Printers . .

Notes and References

1. News: . The Democratic Nominees . Rock Island Argus . Rock Island, Ill. . June 30, 1900 . 4 . 16 March 2021.
2. News: . Kind Of A Ladd He Is . Rock Island Argus . Rock Island, Ill. . April 16, 1900 . 2 . 16 March 2021.
3. News: . Orendorff Is Urged To Run . Rock Island Argus . Rock Island, Ill. . January 13, 1900 . 1 . 16 March 2021.
4. Web site: Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm . 4 September 2018 . dead .
5. News: . Democrats of Illinois . The evening times . Washington, D.C. . June 26, 1900 . 1 . 16 March 2021.
6. News: . Alschuler is the nominee . The St. Louis Republic . St. Louis, Mo. . June 27, 1900 . 3 . 16 March 2021.
7. News: . Illinois Democratic Convention . New York Daily Tribune . New York . June 27, 1900 . 4 . 16 March 2021.
8. News: . Illinois Democrats . Willmar tribune . Willmar, Minn. . July 4, 1900 . 2 . 16 March 2021.
9. Web site: Orrin N. Carter - Previous Illinois Supreme Court Justice . illinoiscourts.gov. 16 March 2021.
10. News: . Judiciary of Cook County . Chicago eagle . Chicago, Ill. . May 5, 1900 . 3 . 16 March 2021.
11. News: . Ruling on Cigarmakers' Label . The St. Louis Republic . St. Louis, Mo. . August 24, 1900 . 12 . 16 March 2021.
12. News: . Yates Named For Governor . Las Vegas daily optic . Las Vegas, N.M. . May 9, 1900 . 1 . 16 March 2021.
13. News: . In Illinois . The Topeka state journal . Topeka, Kansas . May 9, 1900 . 1 . 16 March 2021.
14. News: . Yates wins nomination . Rock Island Argus . Rock Island, IL . May 9, 1900 . 1 . 16 March 2021.
15. News: . Richard Gates [sic] Gets Nomination ]. The Seattle post-intelligencer . Seattle, Wash. . May 10, 1900 . 8 . 16 March 2021.
16. News: . Yates Chosen . The Indianapolis journal . Indianapolis, Ind. . May 10, 1900 . 1 . 16 March 2021.
17. News: . Illinois Republicans . The Grenada sentinel . Grenada, Miss. . May 12, 1900 . 2 . 16 March 2021.
18. Web site: Clay County Illinois Genealogy and History: Obituaries and Death Notices . . Genealogy Trails . 16 March 2021 .