.

Hutchins, Waldo M., visits Lincoln for Greeley, iii. 126, note;
head of Fenton machine, 220;
at Rep. state con., 1871, 259;
joins Lib. Rep. party, 283;
organises Nat. con. for Greeley's nomination, 283;
attended Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, 296;
on com. to confer with Dems., 296;
name presented for gov., 1882, 488, note.

Hyer, Tom, noted pugilist, ii. 281;
at Chicago con. for Seward, 281;
leads street parade, 281;
fails to get into Wigwam, 288.

Independence, not thought of, 1774, i. 2.

"Infected district," of anti-Masonry, western half of state, i. 360.

Ingersoll, Charles Jared, statement of, after war of 1812, i. 230;
on annexation of Texas, ii. 67.

Irving Hall Democracy, organised by Morrissey, 1874, iii. 331;
its ticket elected, 1875, 331;
dels. yield to Tam., 1879, 421;
seated after Kelly's bolt, 423;
fooled by Tam. in candidate for mayor, 1880, 460-1;
unites with Tam. and County Democracy, 1882, 498;
local ticket elected, 499.

Irving, Peter, publisher of N.Y. _Chronicle_, i. 123;
supports Burr, 123, 152.

Ives, Benoni J., nominated for prison insp., 1874, iii. 325;
defeated, 331.

Jackson, Andrew, battle of New Orleans, i. 229;
favoured by Clinton for President, 334-6;
eulogises Clinton, 336;
likeness to Clinton, 336;
Van Buren joins Clinton in support of, 346;
popularity of, 358;
a Free Mason, 361;
offer to United States Bank, 1832, 393;
refused by Clay and Webster, 393;
vetoed its charter, 393;
the issue, 1832, 393;
elected, 368;
makes Van Buren sec. of state, 383;
appoints Van Buren to England, 387;
compels Van Buren's nomination for Vice President, 391.

Compels Van Buren's nomination for President, ii. 4, 5;
confidence in Van Buren, 1844, 69.

Jackson, James, nominated for canal com., 1873, iii. 308;
elected, 309.

Jacobs, John C., senator from Kings county, iii. 421;
ch'm. Dem. con., 1879, 421;
named for gov., 422;
declines, 422;
candidate for U.S. Senate, 1881, 482;
withdraws, 482.

James, Amaziah B., at peace congress, ii. 350;
patriotism of, 359.

James, Thomas L., appointed postmaster-general, 1881, iii. 468;
confirmed, 468;
tries to compromise Robertson's appointment, 472.

Jay, John, in first constitutional con., i. 5;
appointed to draft a state constitution, 6;
age, 6;
family of, 6;
marriage of, 6;
Committee of Fifty-one, 6;
del. to first Continental