. nat. con., 1868, 192;
ch'm. of New York delegation, 192;
supports Fenton, 193;
destroys the Erie-Gould ring, 293.

Sigel, Franz, named for sec. of state, 1869, iii. 226;
defeated, 227.

Silliman, Benjamin D., nominated for atty.-gen., 1873, iii. 308;
defeated, 309.

Silver-Grays, faction of Whig party, ii. 155;
origin of name, 155;
secede from Whig con., 1850, 155;
hold con. at Utica, 155-6;
indorse Hunt for gov., 156;
become Know-Nothings, 202, 204;
also Hards, 204;
defeated Reps., 1855, 219;
finally absorbed by other parties, 332.

Skinner, Roger, member of Council, i. 288;
U.S. judge, 294;
member of Albany Regency, 294.

Skinner, William I., nominated for canal com., 1862, iii. 41, note;
elected, 51.

Slavery, Jay fails to recommend abolition of, i. 68, 111;
abolished by Legislature of New York, 111;
agitation against, ii. 5-10;
Beardsley heads a mob, 6;
state anti-slavery society formed, 8;
Van Buren's attitude toward, 10-12;
Wilmot Proviso, 102;
Free-soil movement, 126-44;
prohibition of, in Territories, 282;
platform of Rep. party, 282.

Sloan, George B., career and character, iii. 417;
elected speaker of Assembly, 1877, 417;
defeated for speaker, 1879, 407, 417;
votes for Cornell, 1879, 417;
resented, 417.

Slocum, Henry W., record of, iii. 128;
nominated for sec. of state, 1865, 129;
defeated, 135;
aspires to be gov., 1879, 421;
defeated by Robinson, 423;
presented for gov., 1882, 488;
favoured by Manning, 489;
charges against, 489;
contest with Flower, 491;
elected congressman-at-large, 1882, 498, note.

Smith, Alexander, brigadier-general, relieves Stephen Van Rensselaer on
Niagara frontier, i. 222;
character and failure of, 222.

Smith, Carroll E., Syracuse _Journal_, a leading Rep. editor, iii. 413-4.

Smith, Charles E., Albany _Journal_, a leading Rep. editor, iii. 413;
ch'm. of Rep. state con., 1880, 430;
character and career, 430-2.

Smith, Gerrit, career and gifts of, ii. 7-8;
Weed on, 7-8;
wealth of, 7;
becomes an Abolitionist, 8;
generosity of, 8;
organises state anti-slavery society, 8;
influence, 1838, 25;
1844, 83;
rescues a fugitive, 165;
elected to Congress, 179.

Del. to Rep. nat. con., 1872, iii. 291;
boasts that delegation is without an office-holder, 291.

Smith, Henry, known as "Hank," iii. 250;
leader of Tam. Reps., 250;
controversy over,