1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. It saw the election of Republican nominee Lawrence Y. Sherman.

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

Thomas F. Ferns of Jerseyville, former State Representative^[1]

Results[]

Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Ferns	acclaimed

Republican nomination[]

Candidates[]

W. J. Conzelman, of Pekin, President of the Peoria Railway Terminal Company^[3] (withdrew during ballot)^[4]
Lawrence Y. Sherman of Macomb, State Representative
Frank L. Smith of Dwight^[5]

Results[]

Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, 1st ballot^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence Y. Sherman	1,076.5	71.67%
	Republican	Frank L. Smith	424.5	28.26%
	Republican	W. J. Conzelman	1	0.07%
Total votes			1,502	100.00

Following the ballot, Smith withdrew his name and moved that the nomination of Sherman be made unanimous, which was carried.^[8]

General election[]

Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1904^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence Y. Sherman	628,774	58.88%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Ferns	332,134	31.10%
	Socialist	James H. Brower	62,333	5.84%
	Prohibition	Marion Gallup	34,768	3.26%
	Populist	William Hess	4,671	0.44%
	Socialist Labor	Carl Koechlin	4,511	0.42%
	Continental Party	William B. Kerney	771	0.07%
Majority			296,640	27.78%
Turnout			1,067,962	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Candidate for Governor and his running mates on the Democratic State Ticket". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 15 June 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 567.
^ Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities, 1907. New York, NY: The Moody Corporation. 1907. p. 1333.
^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 388.
^ United States Congress. "Frank L. Smith (id: S000534)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 426.
^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 565.
^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 389.
^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, pp. 592–593.
^ Illinois Senate Journal 1905, p. 42.
^ "IL Lt. Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

Bibliography[]

McCan Davis, J. (1904). The breaking of the deadlock. Springfield, Illinois: The Henry O. Shepard Company.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State (1906). Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1905. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.
Journal of the Senate of the 44th General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers. 1905.

[1] "Candidate for Governor and his running mates on the Democratic State Ticket". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 15 June 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Blue_Book1905567-2] Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 567.

[3] Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities, 1907. New York, NY: The Moody Corporation. 1907. p. 1333.

[FOOTNOTEMcCan_Davis1904388-4] McCan Davis 1904, p. 388.

[5] United States Congress. "Frank L. Smith (id: S000534)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[FOOTNOTEMcCan_Davis1904426-6] McCan Davis 1904, p. 426.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Blue_Book1905565-7] Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 565.

[FOOTNOTEMcCan_Davis1904389-8] McCan Davis 1904, p. 389.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Blue_Book1905592–593-9] Illinois Blue Book 1905, pp. 592–593.

[FOOTNOTEIllinois_Senate_Journal190542-10] Illinois Senate Journal 1905, p. 42.

[11] "IL Lt. Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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1904 Illinois lieutenant gubernatorial election

Contents

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican nomination[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]