nominated, 1867, 187;
defeated, 187;
renominated, 1869, 225;
withdraws from ticket, 225.

Hiscock, Frank, attended Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, iii. 296;
on com. to confer with Dems., 296;
suggested for gov., 1879, 414;
early career and character, 415.

Hitchman, William, elected speaker of Assembly, 1869, iii. 224;
controlled by Tweed, 224;
re-elected, 1870, 228.

Hoadley, George, joins Lib. Rep. movement, iii. 283;
opposes Greeley's nomination, 283.

Hobart, John Sloss, member first constitutional con., i. 5;
judge Supreme Court, 16;
at Hartford con., 28;
member Poughkeepsie con., 33;
retired from Supreme Court, 68;
elected to U.S. Senate, 70.

Hoffman, James O., recorder of N.Y., i. 179.

Hoffman, John T., life and character of, iii. 156, 157, 164;
offices held, 157, 177;
nominated for gov., 1866, 159;
active in campaign, 164;
makes good impression, 164;
loyalty impeached, 164;
defeated, 165;
ch'm. Dem. state con., 1867, 179;
favours U.S. bonds paid in gold, 180;
receives complimentary votes for President, 1868, 198;
nominated for gov., 1868, 205;
Nast's cartoons, 210;
proclamation as mayor, 1868, 214;
elected, 215;
evidence of fraud, 215-8;
approves Tweed charter, 229;
also Erie railroad legislation, 230;
appoints Tweed judges to general term, 230;
criticised severely, 230;
renominated, 1870, 231;
Nast's cartoon on repeaters, 242;
attacks resented, 243;
elected, 244;
del.-at-large to Dem. nat. con., 1872, 287;
declines to be candidate for gov., 1872, 297;
con. approves his administration, 298;
in retirement, 299;
death, 299.

Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, leads Federalists, i. 61;
removed as atty.-gen., 117.

Hoffman, Michael, leading Radical, ii. 52;
career and character of, 52-3;
defeated for speaker, 59;
power in debate, 63;
constitutional con., 1846, 97-9;
in constitutional con., 103;
state indebtedness, 107-9;
Weed on, 108.

Hoffman, Ogden, son of Josiah Ogden Hoffman, i. 357;
eloquence of, 357;
sent to Assembly, 358;
criminal lawyer, 358;
nominated for atty.-gen., ii. 187;
gifts of, 188;
Greeley on, 188.

Holley, Orville L., surveyor-general, ii. 18, 36.

Hopkins, Nelson K., nominated for state comp., 1871, iii. 264;
elected, 275;
renominated, 1873, 308;
endorsed by Liberals, 309;
elected, 309.

Hoskins, George G., nominated for lt.-gov., 1879, iii. 416;