ates to peace congress, 350;
detention of guns, 351;
delegates sent to secession states, 351-2;
Dix's dispatch, 352;
state con. of fusionists, 354-8;
Conkling on, 357, note.

Clark, Gaylord J., nominated for prison insp., 1862, iii. 41, note;
elected, 51.

Clark, Israel W., Albany _Register_, i. 262;
friend of Erie canal, 262.

Clark, Myron H., nom. for gov., 1854, ii. 199;
career and character of, 199;
Weed opposed nomination for gov., 199;
elected, 203;
not renominated, 234.

Temperance cand. for gov., 1870, iii. 244;
defeated, 244, note;
renominated, 1874, 316;
defeated, 319.

Clay, Henry, aids in rejection of Van Buren, i. 387;
United States Bank, 393;
defeat, 1840, ii. 40;
anger of friends, 40.

Clay party, organised, 1831, i. 392;
nominated Henry Clay for President, 1832, 392.

Cleveland convention, 1864, iii. 92.

Cleveland, Grover, presented for gov., 1882, iii. 490;
career and character, 490;
County Democracy's influence, 490;
nominated on third ballot, 491;
appearance, 492;
his sturdy rectitude, 492;
letter of acceptance, 497;
enormous majority, 498;
known as the "Veto Mayor," 499.

Clews, Henry, recommends Murphy's appointment, iii. 233;
presents Dix for gov., 1872, 294.

Clinton, DeWitt, forces election of Council of Appointment, i. 107;
controls it, 107;
early career of, 108;
appearance and character, 108-9;
breaks with Jay, 110;
adds to authority of Council, 115;
prototype of political boss, 115, 119;
destroys Burr, 116, 119;
patronage to the Livingstons, 115;
elected to U.S. Senate, 118;
resigns, 119;
becomes mayor, 118;
with Jefferson against Burr, 121;
attacks Burr through press, 122;
assailed by Van Ness, 125-6;
challenged by Swartwout, 127;
wounds him, 127;
regrets it was not Burr, 127;
too young for gov., 1804, 136;
opposes Lewis' administration, 149-51;
bargains with the Burrites, 152;
hostility of Martling Men, 152;
three offices and salaries, 153;
opposed by W.W. Van Ness, 153;
removed from mayoralty, 155;
selects Tompkins for gov., 158;
contrasted to Tompkins, 160-1;
opposes embargo, 165, 168, 171;
changes opinion, 165;
reappointed mayor, 165;
urges uncle for President, 166-7;
series of mistakes, 167;
approves Madison's and Tompkins' administrations, 168;
assails Federalists, 168;
removed as mayor, 172-3;
reappointed, 179;
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