422;
cool and determined, 422;
in Dem. state con., 1879, 422;
at Dem. nat. con., 1880, 457.

Peckham, Rufus W., opposes repeal of Missouri Compromise, ii. 195.

Pelton, William T., nephew of Tilden, iii. 350;
lived in Tilden's house, 350;
cipher dispatches, 350-1.

People's party, supports Adams, 1824, i. 324;
stood for popular election of Presidential electors, 324;
resented defeat of the measure, 326;
Tallmadge and Wheaton lead it, 324;
secedes from Utica con., 331-2;
supports Clinton, 1826, 350;
joins Nat. Rep. party, 1828, 361.

People's Union convention, 1861, iii. 21, 22.

Perkins, Edward O., nominated for clerk of Court of Appeals, 1865,
iii. 129;
defeated, 135.

Perrin, Edward O., nominated for clerk of Court of Appeals, 1868, iii. 207;
elected, 215.

Perry, Oliver H., victory on Lake Erie, i. 225.

Phelps, Oliver, nominated for lt.-gov. with Burr, 1804, i. 131;
character of, 138.

Philadelphia Union convention, 1866, iii. 144;
Dix the ch'm., 144;
Richmond and Weed managers, 144;
Raymond heads resolution committee, 144;
picturesque features, 144.

Phillips, Wendell, opposition to arbitrary arrests, 1862, iii. 19, note.

Pierce, Franklin, nominated for President, 1852, ii. 169-72;
elected, 179;
humiliated Dix, 182, note;
appoints Marcy sec. of state, 182.

Pierrepont, Edwards, life and character of, iii. 155;
favoured Dix for gov., 1866, 155;
sudden change to Hoffman, 159;
Weed's surprise, 159.

Pitcher, Nathaniel, elected lt.-gov., i. 352;
career of, 366;
character of, 366;
acting gov., 366;
appointments of, 366;
defeated for renomination by Van Buren, 366;
ceases to act with Jackson party, 367.

Pitt, William, compared with Hamilton, i. 3.

Platt, Jonas, defeated for Supreme Court, i. 156;
character of, 156, 173-4;
nominated for gov., 173;
assails embargo, 174;
betrayed by prejudices, 176;
defeated for gov., 179;
supports Clinton for mayor, 213;
and for gov., 1817, 248;
retires from Supreme Court, 323;
later career and death of, 323.

Platt, Moss K., nominated for prison insp., 1873, iii. 308;
endorsed by Liberals, 309;
elected, 309.

Platt, Thomas C., early career, iii. 363;
character and ability, 364;
ch'm. Rep. state con., 1877, 364;
candidate for U.S. senate, 1881, 465;
Stalwart leaders divide, 465;
supported by Cornell, 465;
opposed by Arthur, Sharpe, Murphy, and Smyth,