▁state ▁convention , ▁to ▁meet ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 ▁at ▁Her k imer , ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁candidates ▁for ▁governor ▁and ▁lieutenant ▁governor . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁working ▁men ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Alb any ▁nominated ▁Spe aker ▁Er ast us ▁Root ▁for ▁governor . ▁Root ▁did ▁neither ▁accept ▁nor ▁decl ine ▁the ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁being , ▁expecting ▁either ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁by ▁Jackson ians ▁and ▁decl ine , ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁slight ed ▁by ▁the ▁Jackson ians ▁and ▁accept . ▁In ▁June , ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Working men ' s ▁Party ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁Alb any ▁nom ination , ▁but ▁asked ▁Root ▁to ▁state ▁his ▁position . ▁Root ▁decl ined , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁support ▁the ▁Jackson ian ▁nom ine e . ▁The ▁Working men ▁then ▁nominated ▁E zek iel ▁Williams ▁for ▁governor , ▁and ▁Isaac ▁S . ▁Smith ▁for ▁lieutenant ▁governor . ▁ ▁The ▁Anti - M ason ic ▁state ▁convention ▁met ▁in ▁August ▁at ▁Ut ica , ▁and ▁nominated ▁Assembly man ▁Francis ▁Gr anger ▁for ▁governor , ▁and ▁Samuel ▁Stevens , ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁for ▁lieutenant ▁governor . ▁ ▁The ▁Jackson ian ▁state ▁convention ▁met ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 ▁at ▁Her k imer ▁and ▁nominated ▁G ov . ▁Th ro op ▁for ▁re - e lection , ▁and ▁Edward ▁P . ▁Living ston ▁for ▁lieutenant ▁governor . ▁ ▁State ▁Senate ▁ ▁District s ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁District ▁(