[42] A James Gordon Bennett, Senior, the founder of the New York
_Herald_.
[43] A fellow-citizen of Governor Seymour in Oneida County. Later an
unsuccessful candidate for attorney-general, and subsequent successful
candidate and member of the United States Senate.
[44] Governor of Pennsylvania.
[45] For this speech delivered in the Democratic State convention
assembled in Albany on the 11th March, 1868, to select delegates to
the convention which was to nominate candidates for the Presidency and
Vice-Presidency at the ensuing election in November, see _Writings and
Speeches of Tilden_, Vol. 1, p. 394.
[46] General Dix had been appointed by President Johnson Minister to
France in 1866.
[47] Mr. Loomis was best known in his day as an associate with David D.
Field in drafting the Civil Code for this State. He had no sympathy,
however, with the Lincoln government, its origin or conduct. He was a
man deservedly of much influence by virtue of his sterling character
and good-sense. He exerted no inconsiderable influence in shaping the
revised Constitution of the State of New York in 1866.
[48] Mr. Allen was a kinsman of Sandford E. Church; had been a
Collector of Internal Revenue; was Comptroller of the State at the date
of this letter, and subsequently became a judge of the Court of Appeals.
[49] Frank P. Blair was a son of the former editor of the Washington
Globe; he had been a Member of Congress from Missouri; he served
in the Union Army during the Civil War, and attained the rank
of brigadier-general. He was nominated in the fall of 1868 as
Vice-President on the Democratic ticket which selected Horatio
Seymour, of New York, for President. General Grant was selected by the
Republican party as its candidate for President, with Colfax, of New
York, for Vice-President. The Republican ticket was successful.
[50] Mr. Walker had been a Senator from the State of Mississippi, and
subsequently Secretary of the Treasury under President Polk.
[51] A member of Congress from California.
[52] Atlantic & Great Western Railroad.
[53] Hon. Azariah C. Flagg, former comptroller both of the State and
late of the city of New York.
[54] James McHenry, the promoter of the Atlantic & Great Western.
[55] For an account of this grievance of Mr. Connolly and his relations
with the Tweed ring and with Mr. Tilden, see Bigelow's _Life of
Tilden_, Vol. I., pp. 182-210.
1871-1872