76;
regretted by Rep. press, 376;
Curtis' opinion of, 376;
established newspaper at Utica, 385;
reason for defeat, 1877, 388 and note;
silent on money question, 390-1;
at Rep. state con., 1878, 391;
at peace with Curtis, 391-2;
work in campaign, 1878, 395;
re-elected to Senate, 1879, 397;
successors to Arthur and Cornell nominated, 1877, 399;
dislike of President Hayes, 402-3;
defeats Roosevelt and Merritt, 404-5;
reconciliation with Blaine surmised, 405-6, 410;
Arthur and Cornell suspended, 1878, 406;
fails to defeat successors, 408-9;
opposed adoption of hard-money platform, 407;
resists repeal of election laws, 411-2;
ch'm. Rep. state con., 1879, 412;
nominates Cornell for gov., 1879, 414-18;
his ticket elected, 427;
supports Grant for third term, 428-30;
controls Rep. state con., 1880, 432;
his speech, 433-4;
at Rep. nat. con., 1880, 438-46;
leader of the Stalwarts, 438;
remarkable receptions, 439;
brilliant speech, 439-40;
criticises Blaine, 440;
the faithful, 306, 441;
opposes Stalwarts accepting Vice-Presidency, 442-4;
stoutly objects to Arthur taking it, 444;
refuses to present his name, 444;
hostility to Garfield, 461;
avoids meeting him, 461;
a veiled threat, 461;
visits Garfield at Mentor, 1880, 461;
avoids political topics, 461;
congratulates Platt on election to Senate, 1881, 468;
visits Mentor, 1881, 468;
works in harmony with President, 468;
Robertson appointed, Mar. 23, 469;
a surprise, 469-70;
reports and theories, 469-70;
a Blaine triumph, 470-1;
fails to defeat it, 473-6;
last caucus attended, May 13, 476;
resignation forwarded to Cornell, May 13, 476;
reasons for it, 477-78;
seeks a re-election at Albany, 478;
Rep. caucus refused, 479;
first ballot gives highest vote, 479;
successor elected, July 22, 482;
defeats Cornell's renomination for gov., 1882, 493;
reasons for, 493.

Connolly, Richard B., known as "Slippery Dick," iii. 177;
suave and crafty, 177;
Tweed's bookkeeper, 177;
begins in 1857 as county clerk, 177;
made city comp., 1865, 177;
his rake-off on bills, 178;
exposure of, 1871, 246;
startling crime of, 246;
resigns, 247;
escapes to Europe with plunder, 248;
dies abroad, 248, note.

Conover, Daniel D., nominated for prison insp., 1869, iii. 226;
defeated, 227.

Conservative Democrats, first called Hunkers, ii. 95.

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