▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁ 5 0 ▁Sen ators ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 ▁assembly men ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁single - se at ▁districts ; ▁sen ators ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁term , ▁assembly men ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁term . ▁The ▁sen atorial ▁districts ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁entire ▁count ies , ▁except ▁New ▁York ▁County ▁( tw elve ▁districts ), ▁Kings ▁County ▁( se ven ▁districts ), ▁Er ie ▁County ▁( three ▁districts ) ▁and ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁( two ▁districts ). ▁The ▁Assembly ▁districts ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁cont igu ous ▁area , ▁all ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁county , ▁. ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁major ▁political ▁parties : ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Party , ▁the ▁Pro hib ition ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Labor ▁Party ▁also ▁nominated ▁tick ets . ▁ ▁E lections ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁election , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 . ▁The ▁only ▁state wide ▁elect ive ▁office ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁was ▁a ▁jud ges hip ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁Dem ocrat ▁Den is ▁O ' B rien ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁Republican ▁end ors ement . ▁The ▁Social ist ▁candidate ▁received ▁about ▁ 3 3 , 0 0 0 ▁votes , ▁the ▁Pro hib ition ▁candidate ▁about ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0