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Domestic News May 15, 1819

Daily National Intelligencer

Washington, District Of Columbia

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The elections for New York's state legislature recently concluded after a heated campaign, resulting in a near-equal split among three parties: Clinton-supporting Republicans, anti-Clinton Republicans, and Federalists, with about 40 members each in the Assembly. This balance prevents any single faction from passing measures without alliances.

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New York.—The elections for senators and representatives in the Legislature of New York has just terminated, after a pretty warm electioneering campaign. It has been said there can be but two parties to any contest; but the recent conflict in New York has certainly been, what our commercial controversy of 1809-10 with the two belligerents was facetiously termed, a triangular war—and, if we may pursue the figure, it may be said to have had a triangular result, and nearly equilateral. We do not pretend to give to our readers a history of the parties in that state, or to describe the particular features of their respective creeds. It is sufficient, for general purposes, to say, that the republican party having, when consolidated, a majority of about two to one over the federal party, is divided into two sections, the one friendly to the administration of Mr. Clinton, the present governor, and the other decidedly opposed to him, but both declaring themselves friendly to the present administration of the general government. The last assembly, (the popular branch of the legislature,) contained a larger number of the first section than it appears it will embrace after the late election. At the late session of the legislature, it will be remembered, the parties were so balanced, each supporting its own candidate, that no election could be made of a Senator in Congress to supply the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of Mr. King's term of service. That state of things will now continue so far, that, without the union of two of the three parties, no measure can pass the legislature, nor any election be made. It will necessarily happen, therefore, that the federal party, or a portion of the members composing it, will act with one or the other section of the republican party, which cannot act together, being more opposed (in feeling, at least) to one another, than to their old antagonists, the federal party.

We have not seen any complete return of the Election; but it appears there are elected to the Assembly about forty members of each of these three parties. When the result is more accurately ascertained, we shall state it.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

New York Election State Legislature Republican Party Federal Party Clinton Administration Assembly Members

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Clinton Mr. King

Where did it happen?

New York

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

New York

Key Persons

Mr. Clinton Mr. King

Outcome

about forty members of each of the three parties elected to the assembly; no single party or faction holds a majority, requiring alliances for legislation or elections.

Event Details

Elections for senators and representatives in the New York Legislature terminated after a warm campaign involving three parties: Clinton-friendly Republicans, anti-Clinton Republicans, and Federalists. The Republican party, when united, holds a two-to-one majority over Federalists but is divided. Previous session's balance prevented electing a U.S. Senator to replace Mr. King; similar deadlock likely to continue.

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