Whigs to form the Republican Party), the Anti-Rent Party, the "Free Democrats" (the remnants of the Free-Soil Party with radical anti-slavery Democrats), and the supporters of Temperance. The "Soft" or "Soft-shell" candidate was the choice of the majority faction of the Democratic Party. The American Party was called "Know Nothing" in contemporaneous newspapers. The "National Democracy" (a faction of the Democratic Party) were called "Hards" or "Hard-shells" by contemporaneous newspapers. Liberty Party convention in NYT on September 29, 1854 Note: At the first judicial election under the Constitution of 1846, Addison Gardiner was elected in June 1847 to the Court of Appeals, to take office on July 1, 1847. To fill the vacancy, on September 27, a special election was scheduled by the State Legislature to be held at the annual state election. Result Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York (1852) 1822-1846 Gubernatorial elections under the State Constitution of 1821. The term was two years. Until 1840, elections were held during three days beginning on the first Monday in November. Since 1841, until today, all regular elections have been held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The elected candidate takes office on January 1 of the following calendar year. Result Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York 1852) Result Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York 1852) (giving wrong number of votes for Smith, "2496" is a typo) see also The History of the Loco-foco, Or Equal Rights Party: Its Movements, Conventions and Proceedings by Fitzwilliam Byrdsall (Clement & Packard, 1842) Result: The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1823 by Andrew Kippis, William Godwin, George Robinson, G. G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England, 1824) 1777-1820 Gubernatorial elections under the State Constitution of 1777. The term was three years, the election held in the last week of April or on May 1. Note: Tompkins was the sitting US Vice President. DeWitt Clinton was legislated out of office on December 31, 1822. Note: Governor Tompkins was elected US Vice President in November 1816, and he resigned in February 1817. Article XVII of the New York State Constitution of 1777 said that "...as often as the seat of government shall become vacant, a wise and descreet freeholder of this State shall be, by ballot, elected governor,... which elections shall