ilure of his leadership, 91, note;
yearns for peace, 1864, 102;
visits Confederates at Niagara Falls, 102;
authority from Lincoln, 102;
encourages substitution of another candidate for Lincoln, 104;
nominated for elector-at-large, 117;
elected, 125;
yields to an offer of office, 126;
favours negro suffrage, 128;
lion of Rep. state con., 1866, 150;
aspires to U.S. Senate, 1867, 166;
wants to be gov., 1868, 193;
way seems to be open, 194;
great applause when presented, 195;
received small vote, 195;
reasons for it, 196;
named for state comp., 1869, 226;
defeated, 227;
wants to be gov., 1870, 237;
opposed as in 1868, 237;
reasons for defeat, 238;
laments removal of Fenton men, 250;
resents efforts to crush his machine, 1871, 251-6;
attacks Conkling, 257;
replies to Conkling's con. speech, 263-4;
his organisation defeated, 263;
reasons for joining Lib. Reps., 281-2;
suggested for President, 1872, 283;
opposition to, 283;
writes platform of party, 284;
nominated, 285;
endorsed by Dems., 289;
defeated, 302;
pathetic ending of his life, 303;
buried like a conqueror, 304.
Green, Andrew H., appointed deputy city comp., iii. 247;
estimate of Tweed Ring's plunder, 248.
Green, Beriah, early abolitionist, ii. 7.
Green, George C., del. to Kelly's state con., 1880, and named as
del.-at-large to Dem. nat. con., iii. 452;
refused admission, 457;
part in spectacular reconciliation, 458.
Greenback Party, organization of, 1876, iii. 346;
meet at Syracuse, 346;
second con., 1876, 346;
con. of, 1877, 384;
smallness of its vote, 389;
united with labor reform party, 389;
issues call for a Nat. con., 389;
see Nat. Green.-Lab. Reform party.
Greenback Labour party, state con., Albany, 1882, iii. 487.
Griffin, Richard M., nominated for gov., 1876, iii. 346;
defeated, 350.
Grinnell, Moses H., at Anti-Nebraska con., ii. 194;
declined nomination for gov., 1856, 234;
career and character of, 234-5;
approves Weed's compromise, 338.
Acts as agent of the President, iii. 7;
urges Lincoln's renomination, 88;
secedes from Rep. state con., 1871, 264;
meets with a separate body, 264.
Griswold, John A., elected to Congress, iii. 125;
character and services of, 125;
changes his party, 126;
nominated for gov., 1868, 193;
defeated, 215;
evidences of fraud in election, 215-8;
declines to oppose Morgan f
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