ard us ▁res igned ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁leaving ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁District . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁political ▁parties : ▁the ▁" Jack son ians " ▁( support ing ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ; ▁led ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Martin ▁Van ▁Bur en ), ▁the ▁" Ant i - Jack son ians " ▁( the ▁former ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁John ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams , ▁oppos ing ▁Jackson ▁and ▁the ▁Alb any ▁Reg ency ), ▁and ▁the ▁" Ant i - M asons ". ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁a ▁Working men ' s ▁Party ▁appeared , ▁and ▁pol led ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁votes , ▁winning ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁Anti - Jack son ians ▁re - organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Republican ▁Party ▁( support ing ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy ). ▁ ▁E lections ▁The ▁state ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁Al phe us ▁Sh erman , ▁Jonathan ▁S . ▁Con k lin ▁( both ▁ 1 st ▁D .), ▁Nathan iel ▁P . ▁T all mad ge ▁( 2 nd ▁D .), ▁William ▁Diet z ▁( 3 rd ▁D .), ▁Isaac ▁G ere ▁( 4 th ▁D .), ▁Al vin ▁Br ons on ▁( 5 th ▁D .), ▁Le vi ▁Be ards ley ▁( 6 th ▁D