New York 1809 Assistant Alderman, New York, Ward 7
- Office:
- Assistant Alderman (City)
- Title:
- Assistant Alderman
- Jurisdiction:
- City
- Label:
- New York 1809 Assistant Alderman, New York, Ward 7
- Date:
- 1809
- State:
- New York
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Assistant Alderman/Assistant Alderman
- Candidates:
- Thomas Timpson, James Smith
| Candidates: | Thomas Timpson | James Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist |
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 549 | 318 |
| City of New York | - | - |
| Ward Seven | 549 | 318 |
Notes:
[1]Newspaper sources explain that, as in Ward 6, there were three tickets, Federal, Madisonian, and Clintonian. Public Advertiser (New York, NY) calls the Clintonians Quids.
[2]The Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), The Berkshire Reporter (Pittsfield, MA), The Columbian (New York, NY), New-York Herald (New York, NY), Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY), American Citizen (New York, NY), New-York Evening Post (New York, NY), and New-York Spectator (New York, NY) report that Thomas Timpson ran on both the Madisonian Republican and Clintonian tickets. They list 293 votes for Thomas Timpson as a Madisonian and 256 votes for him as a Clintonian. The Public Advertiser (New York, NY) lists Thomas Timpson as a Republican and reports his vote count as 549.
[3]"CHARTER ELECTION. THE result has been such as was to have been expected. If republicans will labor to destroy themselves, who will save them? ... We have carried the 5th and 10th wards--we have come within 5 votes of electing our candidate in the 4th ward. In the third we were united, and obtained our accustomed number. But in the sixth, seventh and eighth wards the republicans presented two tickets; and what is the consequence?--a total defeat. Let us make a reflection on this subject. One part of the republican body insisted on substituting new candidates in the place of the old, and others refused to abandon men whom they alledged deserved well of the party. Neither side would yield; and if accomodation was offered it was rejected, under the vain idea that they could do without each other. ... The ballot-box has shewn that neither section can succeed without the aid of the other. ... The federalists by our divisions have obtained a triumph even in our strong holds. ... One of the People." The Columbian (New York, NY). November 27, 1809.
References:
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). November 25, 1809.
American Citizen (New York, NY). November 27, 1809.
The Columbian (New York, NY). November 27, 1809.
Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). November 27, 1809.
The Columbian (New York, NY). November 28, 1809.
Public Advertiser (New York, NY). November 29, 1809.
New-York Herald (New York, NY). November 29, 1809.
New-York Spectator (New York, NY). November 30, 1809.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 30, 1809.
The Berkshire Reporter (Pittsfield, MA). December 6, 1809.
The Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY). December 13, 1809.
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