war government, i. 1.

Congress, Provincial, takes place of Provincial Assembly, i. 4;
meets, 1776, 5;
adopts new name, 5;
continues common law of England, 5.

Conkling, Frederick A., aspires to be gov., 1868, iii. 193.

Conkling, Roscoe, ambitious to be atty.-gen., ii. 187;
early career of, 187;
defeated by Ogden Hoffman, 188;
on Whig con., 1854, 201;
in campaign, 1858, 251;
ability as speaker, 251;
his muscle, 251;
stigmatises Dem. state peace con., 357, note;
commends Clinton's loyalty, 357, note;
lack of tact, 389.

On battle of Ball's Bluff, iii. 31;
opposes legal tender act, 32;
character of, 32;
defeated for Congress, 1862, 52;
refuses to betray Lincoln, 104;
re-elected to Congress, 1864, 125;
tours state, 1866, 164;
cand. for U.S. Senate, 1867, 166;
service in House, 167;
Blaine's attack, 168;
his vanity, 168;
strong support by Roberts, 169;
declines to use money, 170;
wins because of ability, 171;
ch'm. of con., 1867, 172-3;
tolerant of Johnsonised Reps., 173;
Fenton suspicious of, 174;
vigorous campaign, 1868, 212;
on election frauds, 1868, 215;
relations with Grant, 232;
secures Murphy's confirmation, 1870, 235;
bitter contest with Fenton, 234-5;
resumed at Rep. state con., 1870, 235;
hesitates to attend, 236;
Grant requests it, 236;
defeats Fenton, 236;
urges Curtis for gov., 1870, 238;
dodges vote, 238;
active in campaign, 241-2;
loses, 244;
Greeley attacks him, 257;
efforts to crush Fenton-Greeley machine, 1871, 250-64;
speech at con., 1871, 261-63;
beats Fenton organisation, 263;
succeeds at the polls, 275;
upholds Grant's administration, 278-9;
Robertson's dislike begins, 294;
speech in campaign, 1872, 301;
re-elected, 1873, 305;
offered place on U.S. Sup. Court, 305;
declines law partnership, 305;
zenith of power, 305;
rivalry of Tilden, 1875, 329;
speeches in campaign, 330-1;
Reps. defeated, 331;
aspires to be President, 1876, 332;
Curtis' opposition, 333;
mild endorsement, 333;
treatment in Rep. Nat. con., 333-5;
fails to attend Rep. state con., 338;
strong speech in campaign, 347;
ignores Hayes and Wheeler, 347;
favours Electoral Com., 356;
excluded from it, 356;
at Rep. state con., 1877, 362;
Curtis' tart criticism, 369-70;
reply to Curtis, 370-7;
masterpiece of sarcasm and invective, 374;
attack regarded too severe, 3