ominated for President, 1840, 40;
elected, 45.

Hart, Ephraim, friend of DeWitt Clinton, i. 261;
defeated for canal com., 261.

Harvard University, Rufus King a graduate of, i. 270.

Haskin, John B., in Congress, ii. 339, note;
disapproves Weed's compromise, 339, note;
del. to Kelly's state con., 1880, iii. 451;
proposes plank on Tilden, 452.

Hatch, Roswell D., member of Com. of Seventy, iii. 268;
activity in reform, 1871, 268.

Havermeyer, Henry, dispatches to, sent by Marble, 1876, iii. 350.

Havermeyer, William F., served two terms as mayor, iii. 299;
character of, 299;
renominated, 1872, 299;
elected, 302;
death, 314;
a good record, 318.

Hawley, Gideon, state supt. of schools, i. 288;
record of, 288;
dismissal of, 288.

Hayes, Rutherford B., nominated for President, 1876, iii. 334;
letter of acceptance, 344;
declared elected, 350;
efforts to reform civil service, 360;
opposition, 361;
advocates hard money, 391;
nominates successors to Arthur and Cornell, 1877, 399;
reasons for, 399, 402;
Conkling's criticism of, 402-3;
appointees defeated, 404-5;
suspends Arthur and Cornell, 1878, 406;
reason for, 406;
their successors confirmed, 409.

Headley, Joel T., career and character of, ii. 215;
writer of biography, 215;
nominated for sec. of state, 215;
elected, 218.

Heenan, John C., "the Benicia Boy," ii. 257;
backs Wood in his capture of state con., 257.

Henry, John V., removed from comptrollership, i. 117;
resents methods of Council, 119;
character of, 119.

Hepburn, A. Barton, nominated for congressman-at-large, 1882, iii. 494;
declined to accept, 495.

Hewitt, Abram S., ch'm. Dem. nat. con., 1876, iii. 349;
management of, 349;
informs Tilden of Electoral Com., 354;
relied upon Davis being fifth judge, 356;
uses "Morey letter," 1880, with great force, 462;
an organiser of the County Democracy, 484.

Higgins, Frank W., promoted from lt.-gov. to gov., i. 180.

Hildreth, Matthias B., appointed atty.-gen., i. 179;
death of, 213.

Hill, David B., promoted from lt.-gov. to gov., i. 180;
ch'm. state con., 1877, iii. 380;
early career, 381;
character and ability, 381;
aids Tilden, 381;
hesitates to rule against Kelly, 382;
in con., 1879, 420;
elected lt.-gov., 1882, 498.

Hill, Nicholas, ability of, ii. 390.

Hillhouse, Thomas, nominated for state comp., 1865, iii. 130;
elected, 135;
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