465;
promise made to Half-breeds, 468;
with their aid nominated in caucus, 468;
elected, 468;
Robertson's appointment, Mar. 23, 469;
failure of his efforts to have it withdrawn, 475;
tenders resignation, May 16, 476;
reasons for it, 477-8;
seeks re-election at Albany, 478;
Rep. caucus refused, 479;
first ballot gives highest vote, 479;
withdraws as a candidate, July 1, 480;
successor elected, July 16, 481.

Platt, Zephaniah, father of Jonas Platt, i. 156;
character and career of, 156;
founded Plattsburgh, 156;
served in Legislature and in Congress, 156.

Plumb, Joseph, nominated for lt.-gov. by Abolitionists, 1850, ii. 156.

Political campaigns, begin 1789, i. 44;
abusive, 1792, 52;
young men in, 56 and note;
modern methods introduced, 90.

Pomeroy, Theodore M., at Rep. nat. con., 1876, iii. 334;
aspires to be gov., 1879, 414;
career and character of, 414 and note.

Porter, John K., in constitutional con., 1846, ii. 104;
nominated for judge of Court of Appeals, 1865, iii. 130;
elected, 135.

Porter, Peter B., supports Burr, 1804, i. 138;
removed as county clerk, 147;
character and career of, 148;
member of Congress, 148;
secretary of war, 148;
appointed sec. of state, 233;
canal com., 213;
opposed Clinton for gov., 1817, 249;
brilliant war record, 249;
eloquence of, 250;
nominated for gov. by Tam., 251;
defeated, 252;
aspirant for gov., 1822, 318;
supports Clay, 1824, 324;
nominated for Assembly, 1827, 358.

Porter, Peter A., declines nomination for sec. of state, 1863, iii. 75;
prefers military to civil office, 75.

Post, Henry, confidential correspondent of DeWitt Clinton, i. 243.

Potter, Clarkson N., aspires to be gov., 1876, iii. 345;
president of Dem. state con., 1777, 384;
failure of fraud investigation, 395 and note;
nominated for lt.-gov., 1879, 424;
defeated, 427;
candidate for U.S. senate, 1881, 482;
defeated, 482.

Poughkeepsie convention, ratifies Federal Constitution, i. 33;
number of dels., 33;
champions of Constitution, 33;
opponents of, 33;
date of ratification, 35;
vote on, 36.

Powell, Archibald C., nominated for state eng., 1867, iii. 174;
defeated, 188.

Pratt, Daniel, nominated for atty.-gen., 1873, iii. 308;
elected, 309.

Prince, L. Bradford, nominated for naval officer, 1877, iii. 399;
not confirmed, 405.

Privateers in war of 1812, Samuel Young's descr