war of 1812, 219-30;
favour a New England confederacy, 227-8;
support Clinton for gov., 1817, 247, 252;
get no appointments, 255;
aid Clinton's choice for speaker, 258;
King predicts party split, 259;
controlled by Clinton, 267;
sons of Hamilton and King declare party dissolved, 279-80.

Fellows, Henry, dishonest treatment of, i. 256.

Fellows, John R., early career, iii. 459;
eloquent speaker, 459;
follower of Tilden, 459;
at Dem. nat. con., 1880, 459;
part in spectacular reconciliation, 459.

Fenton, Reuben E., at birth of Rep. party, ii. 211;
career and character of, 212;
re-elected to Congress, 242.

Character and appearance, iii. 115-6;
record and service, 115-6;
nominated for gov., 1864, 117;
conducts strong campaign, 125;
elected, 125;
renominated, 1866, 151;
opposed by formidable combination, 165;
Seward predicted his defeat, 166;
elected, 165;
acceptability of, 192;
aspires to vice presidency, 1868, 192;
defeated, 193;
candidate for U.S. Senate, 1869, 220;
strength and popularity, 220;
charged with graft, 221;
elected, 222;
influence with Grant, 232;
relations severed, 232;
opposes Murphy's confirmation, 1870, 235;
contest with Conkling, 234-5;
renewed at Rep. state con., 1870, 235;
overconfident, 236;
defeated, 236;
inactive in campaign, 241;
his organisation crushed, 1871, 250-63;
its representatives secede from con., 1871, 264;
assemble as a separate body, 264;
joins Lib. Rep. movement, 283;
first to appear at nat. con., 283;
organises for Greeley's nomination, 283;
attended Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, 296;
on com. to confer with Dems., 296;
ready to support Church for gov., 1874, 312.

Field, David D., a Barnburner, ii. 131;
at Utica con., 131;
family of, 244;
code of civil procedure, 244;
candidate for U.S. Senate, 244;
defeated, 244;
delegate to peace congress, 350;
on com. on res., 358;
opposed change in constitution, 359;
controversy over, 359.

Support for U.S. Senate, 1863, iii. 55;
prefers another candidate than Lincoln for President, 104.

Field, Maunsell B., Chase desires him for asst. U.S. treas., iii. 95;
leads to Chase's resignation, 96.

Fillmore, Millard, youth and career of, i. 371;
a Weed lieutenant, 372;
less faithful than Seward to Weed, 379.

Defeated for U.S. Senate, ii. 38;
nominated for gov., 1844, 79-80;
compared with Wr