s Van Buren's conciliatory policy, 347.

McLaughlin, Hugh, leader of Kings County Democracy, iii. 421;
favours Robinson for gov., 1879, 421.

McNeil, David B., nominated for prison insp., 1864, iii. 120;
defeated, 125;
renominated, 207;
elected, 215;
renominated, 273;
defeated, 275.

McNutt, Andrew J., nominated for prison insp., 1865, iii. 129;
defeated, 135.

Mackin, James, nominated for state treas., 1877, iii. 384;
elected, 387;
renominated, 1879, 424;
defeated, 427.

Madison, James, renominated for president, i. 197, 201;
character of, 199, 200;
offers Tompkins place of sec. of state, 237;
dislike of Armstrong, 238;
dislike of Monroe, 239.

Magone, Daniel, member of Tilden's canal commission, 1875, iii. 323.

Maine Liquor law, introduced by Clark, ii. 199;
vetoed by Seymour, 199.

Manhattan Bank, clever trick of Burr to charter, i. 187.

Manning, Daniel B., early career, iii. 419;
genius for political leadership, 419;
successor of Richmond, 419;
controls Robinson's candidacy, 1879, 420;
his rare tactics, 421;
ticket defeated by Kelly's bolt, 427;
controls Dem. state con., 1880, 449;
iron-clad unit rule, 450;
endorses Tilden for President, 450;
action at Dem. nat. con., 1880, 454-6;
an indefinite letter, 454;
a definite telegram, 456;
delegation's loss of prestige, 456;
controls Dem. state con., 1881, 484;
great victory, 1882, 498.

Marble, Manton, writes Dem. platform, 1876, iii. 344;
cipher dispatches, 1876, 350;
a leading Dem. editor, 420.

Marey, William L., favours King's re-election to U.S. senate, i. 269;
adjutant-general, 289;
career, character, and appearance of, 289-94;
capture of St. Regis, 293;
original member of Albany Regency, 293-4;
death of, 294;
highest mountain in state named for, 294, note;
becomes comp., 1823, 321;
appointed to Supreme Court, 360;
investigates death of Morgan, 360;
in U.S. senate, 385;
record as comp. and judge, 386;
failure as senator, 386-8;
to victors belong the spoils, 389;
injures Van Buren, 389, note;
nominated for gov., 1832, 394;
"the Marcy patch," 395;
elected, 396;
"Marcy's mortgage," 400;
renominated for gov., 1834, 403;
hot campaign, 403-4;
elected, 404.

Member of a powerful group, ii. 1;
writes for _Argus_, 2;
attitude toward slavery, 10;
renominated, 1836, 11;
elected, 14;
signs bank charters, 16;
renomin