A Political History of the State of New York Volume III Part 54

Curtis, William E., activity in reform, 1871, iii. 268; at Dem. state con., 1871, 272.

Cutting, Francis B., attends Saratoga con., 1866, iii. 144.

Cuyler, Theodore L., on Cornell's defeat for renomination, 1882, iii. 495.

Danforth, George F., nominated for atty.-gen., 1874, iii. 325; defeated, 331; nominated for judge Court of Appeals, 1876, 339; defeated, 350; renominated, 1878, 392; elected, 397.

Davenport, Ira, supports Rogers for U.S. Senate, 1881, iii. 466; nominated for state comp., 1881, 485; elected, 486.

Davis, David, Lincoln's manager at Chicago con., ii. 288; on Vallandigham's arrest, iii. 66; favoured for President, 1872, iii. 282; defeated, 286; elected U.S. senator, 1881, 356; fails to go upon Electoral Com., 356; blow to the Dems., 356.

Davis, Jefferson, sharp controversy with Douglas, ii. 279-80; reasons for secession, 375-6; conditions on which he would accept peace, 1864, iii. 102-3.

Davis, Matthew L., urged for appointment by Burr, i. 121; literary executor of Burr, 145; leader of the Burrites, 152; bitter opponent of DeWitt Clinton, 181.

Davis, Noah, cand. for U.S. Senate, 1867, iii. 166; character and ability, 166; Fenton not helpful, 171; defeated by Conkling, 171.

Dawson, George, Albany _Journal_, a leading Rep. editor, iii. 414.

Dayton, Jonathan, member Council of Appointment, i. 231.

Dayton, William L., nominated for Vice-President, ii. 229.

Dearborn, Henry, in command on Canadian border, i. 221; career and character of, 221; plan of campaign, 221; failure of, 222; offers to resign, 222; further failures, 223; retires, 223.

De Lamatyr, Gilbert, nominated for prison inspector, 1867, iii. 174; defeated, 188.

Delegate conventions, beginning of, i. 250; prototype of modern con., 327, 331.

Democratic national conventions, Chicago, 1864, iii. 107-9; New York City, 1868, 196-201; Baltimore, 1872, 287-90; St. Louis, 1876, 342; Cincinnati, 1880, 455-9.

Democratic party, organised by Van Buren, i. 349, 350, 365; its first national con., 391; opposes U.S. Bank, 393; triumph of, 396; sweeps state, 1834, 404.

Again in 1836, ii. 13-14; first defeat, 29; defeat, 1840, 45; recovers state, 1841, 47; divided into Radicals and Conservatives, 52, 126; leaders of, 53, 126; Radicals called Barnburners, 126; Conservatives called Hunkers, 126; Seymour unites two factions, 149; nominated Seymour for gov., 1850, 156; defeated, 158; united, 1852, 169-78; carried state, 178; again splits into Hunkers and Barnburners, 180-5; factions called Hards and Softs, 185; defeated by split, 189; split continued by repeal of Missouri Compromise, 195; united again, 232; Wood captures state con., 257; Hards yield to Softs, 258; indorses Buchanan and popular sovereignty, 258.

Democratic peace convention, ii. 354-8; met at Albany, 354; Greeley on, 354; utterances of Seymour, Parker, Clinton, and others, 355-8.

Democratic state conventions, 1861, Syracuse, iii. 16; 1862, Albany, 38; 1863, Albany, 79; 1864, Albany, 101, 117; 1865, Albany, 128; 1866, Albany, 155; 1867, Albany, 178; 1868, Albany, 205; 1869, Syracuse, 226; 1870, Rochester, 230; 1871, Rochester, 269; 1872, Syracuse, 296; 1873, Utica, 308; 1874, Syracuse, 313; 1875, Syracuse, 325-6; 1876, Saratoga, 345-6; 1877, Albany, 378-84; 1878, Syracuse, 392-3; 1879, Syracuse, 418-24; 1880, Syracuse, 449-50; also Saratoga, 460; 1881, Albany, 484-5; 1882, Syracuse, 487-91.

Denio, Hiram, nominated for Court of Appeals, ii. 184; character of, 184; elected, 189.

Dennison, Robert, report on ca.n.a.l, ii. 60-1.

Depew, Chauncey M., nominated for speaker of a.s.sembly, 1863, iii. 53; withdrawn, 54; nominated for sec. of state, 1863, 75; character of, 75; elected, 83; beaten for ch'm. of Rep. state con., 1864, 91; places Greeley in nomination for gov., 1868, 195; at Rep. state con., 1871, 258-9; president Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, 296; nominated for lt.-gov., 297; defeated, 302; cand. for U.S. Senate, 1881, 466; at Blaine's request, 466, note; choice of majority of Half-breeds, 466; throws his votes to Platt, 468; Platt's promise, 468 and note; sees President about Robertson's appointment, 1881, 473; cand. for U.S. Senate in Platt's place, 479, 480; withdraws, 480; president Rep. state con., 1881, 485.

DeWitt, Simeon, surveys route for ca.n.a.l, i. 242; estimated cost, 242; long career as surveyor-general, 321.

d.i.c.kinson, Andrew B., career of, ii. 399, note; appointed by Seward, 399; reasons for, 400; criticised by Greeley, 401; grat.i.tude to Seward, 401, note.

d.i.c.kinson, Daniel S., leading Conservative, ii. 53; ability of, 53; nominated for lt.-gov., 1840, 54; defeated, 54; at Baltimore con., 72; declined renomination for lt.-gov., 78; elected to U.S. Senate, 93; approves compromise of 1850, 152; wishes to be President, 1852, 169-72; opposes Seymour's candidacy for gov., 172-3; afterward supports him, 177; indorsed by Hunkers, 1853, 183; ambitious to be President, 1860, 256; called "Scripture d.i.c.k," 257; character of, 257; yields to the Softs, 258; at Charleston con., 276 and note, 278; attacks Richmond, 302-3; record as to slavery, 303-4 and note; hallucination, 304; speech at state con. of Hards, 324-5; opposes fusion with Softs, 331.

Sympathy with the South, iii. 4; speech at Pine street meeting, 4; patriotic speech at Union Square meeting, 5; criticised by Southern press, 10; entertaining speaker, 22; nominated for atty.-gen., 1861, 23; elected, 29; in campaign, 1862, 49; cand. for U.S. Senate, 1863, 54; delegate-at-large to Rep. nat. con., 1864, 92; ambitious to be Vice-President, 94; opposed by Conservatives, 94; prefers another to Lincoln for President, 104 and note; falls into line, 122.

Dillingham, William H., cla.s.smate of Talcott, i. 290; on Talcott's eloquence, 290.

Diven, Alexander S., delegate to People's Union con., 1861, iii. 22; colonel 107th N.Y. regiment, 22.

Dix, John A., member of Albany Regency, i. 294.

Sec. of state, ii. 1; early career of, 2; in war of 1812, 2; resigns from army, 2; gifts of, 2; writes for _Argus_, 2; his books, 3; where educated, 3; compared with Butler, 3; superintendent of schools, 4; elected to U.S. Senate, 93; a Barnburner, 132; nominated for gov., 1848, 133, 139; regret of, 133, note; defeated, 144; Seward succeeds him in U.S. Senate, 145; supports Pierce, 1852, 177, 178, note; Pierce offers him secretarys.h.i.+p of state, 181, 352; subst.i.tutes it for mission to France, 182, 352; beaten by intrigue, 182, note; favoured Crittenden Compromise, 341; postmaster at New York City, 352; secretary of treasury, 352-3, note; historic despatch, 352; favoured peaceable secession, 353; resided at White House, 354.

Sympathy with the South, iii. 4; acts as agent of President, 7; commissioned major-general, 8; criticised by Southern press, 10; suggested for gov., 1862, 37, 49; one vote for U.S. Senate, 1863, 56, note; suggested for gov., 1864, 116; ch'm. Philadelphia con., 1866, 144; defeated for nomination for gov., 159; nominated for gov., 1872, 293; tortuous political course, 294; Seymour's criticism, 295; Weed's confidence in, 295; renominated for gov., 1874, 315; Seymour charges nepotism, 316; apathetic managers, 317; defeated, 319; nominated for mayor of New York, 1876, 346; defeated, 350.

Dodge, William E., at peace congress, ii. 350; delivers peace pet.i.tion, 381.

Dorn, Robert C., nominated for ca.n.a.l com., 1865, iii. 130; elected, 135.

Dorsheimer, Philip, on Softs' con., 1854, ii. 198.

Dorsheimer, William, delegate to Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii. 296; nominated for lt.-gov., 313; character and ability, 314; Tilden's spokesman at Dem. nat. con., 1876, 342; cand. for gov., 1876, 345; renominated for lt.-gov., 346; cand. for U.S. Senate, 1879, 397; at Dem. state con., 1879, 421; begs delegates to reject Robinson, 421; announces Tarn, will bolt, 422; ch'm. of Kelly's con., 1879, 424; nominates Kelly for gov., 424; ch'm. of Kelly's state con., 1880, 451; named as del.-at-large to nat. con., 452; delegation rejected, 458.

Douglas-Bell-Breckenridge fusion, ii. 331; aided by money, 331-2.

Douglas, Stephen A., denounces Kansas immigrants, ii. 224; Harriet Beecher Stowe on, 224; breaks with Buchanan, 246; Greeley favours him for U.S. senator, 247; suggested by Republicans for President, 247; sharp controversy with Davis, 279-80; nominated for President, 301; fusion of, 331; defeated, 333; criticised by Southern press, iii. 10.

Dougla.s.s, Frederick, nominated for sec. of state, ii. 216; career and character of, 216; nominated to head Rep. electoral ticket, 1872, iii. 296, note; elected, 302.

Dowd, William, nominated for mayor of N.Y., 1880, iii. 462; bitter contest, 462; supported by Irving Hall, 462; defeated, 463.

Draper, Simeon, unavailable to stand for gov., ii. 247; urges Lincoln's renomination, iii. 88; becomes collector of customs, 1864, 97; successor appointed, 1865, 131.

Duane, James, in first const.i.tutional con., i. 5; in Poughkeepsie con., 33; campaign of 1789, 42; character and career, 42; appointed U.S. judge, 44.

Dudley, Charles E., member of Albany Regency, i. 294; in U.S. Senate, 383; character of, 383.

Duer, William, in campaign, 1789, i. 42; career and character of, 42; in campaign, 1792, 54.

Duer, William A., son of William, i. 42, note

Duer, William A., son of William A., friend of President Fillmore, ii. 155.

Dusenberre, George H., nominated for gov., 1875, iii. 326; defeated, 331.

Earl, Robert, nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1869, iii. 226; elected, 227; renominated, 1876, 346; elected, 350.

Editors, leading Democratic, 1865-80, iii. 420.