255-63.

Smith, James C., at peace congress, ii. 350.

Smith, Melancthon, member of Poughkeepsie con., i. 33;
ablest opponent of Federal Constitution, 34;
Fiske on, 34;
wisdom of suggestions, 34;
change of mind, 35;
supports Clinton for gov., 1789, 43.

Smith, Peter, father of Gerrit, ii. 7;
large landowner, 7.

Smith, William S., appointed U.S. marshal, i. 44.

Smyth, John F., forsakes Pomeroy, 1879, iii. 416;
calls a snap con., 1880, 429;
career and character, 429-30;
supports Crowley for U.S. Senate, 1881, 465;
ch'm. Rep. state com., 1882, 494;
disclaimed any part in fraud and treachery, 498;
overwhelmingly defeated, 498.

Social Democratic party, state con., 1877, iii. 384.

Softs, name of Dem. faction, ii. 185;
successors to Barnburners, 185;
why so called, 185;
ticket defeated, 1853, 189;
strained position as to repeal of Missouri Compromise, 196;
withdrawal of anti-slavery leaders, 197;
Seymour renominated for gov. by, 197-8;
defeated, 203;
disapproved extension of slavery, 210;
became pro-slavery, 226;
humiliated at Nat. con., 226-8;
Seymour pleads for, 226-8;
unite with Hards, 232;
support Buchanan and Parker, 232;
Wood captures their state con., 257;
Dickinson yields to, 258;
control at Charleston and Baltimore, 270-9, 294-303;
hold separate state con., 1860, 325-6;
nominated Kelley for gov., 326;
fuse with Constitutional Union party, 326-7.

Soldiers' vote, scheme to defraud, 1864, iii. 124.

Soule, Howard, nominated for state eng., 1877, iii. 377;
defeated, 387;
renominated, 1879, 416;
defeated, 427.

Southern fire-eaters, threats of disunion, ii. 261;
reward for heads of Rep. leaders, 264-5.

Southern press, criticism of New York City, 1861, iii. 10.

Southwick, Solomon, character and gifts of, i. 154;
career, 154, 192-3;
connection with Bank of America, 191, 193-4;
indicted and acquitted, 194;
becomes postmaster, 239;
opposes Tompkins for President, 230;
runs for gov., 1822, 316;
strange career of, 316-7;
without support, 319;
without votes, 320;
nominated for gov., 1828, 364;
defeated, 368.

Spaulding, Elbridge G., career of, ii. 188;
nominated treas. of state, 188;
"father of the greenback," 188;
elected state treas., 189;
at birth of Rep. party, 214;
presents petition for peace, 350.

Member of Ways and Means com., iii. 32;
drafts legal tender act, 32;
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