bert O., appointed clerk of N.Y. county, 1879, iii. 418;
an organiser of the County Democracy, 483.

Thompson, Smith, related to Livingstons, i. 155;
on Supreme bench, 155;
refused mayoralty of New York, 155;
career of, 362;
learning of, 362;
sec. of navy under Munroe, 362;
on bench twenty-five years, 362;
justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 362;
nominated for gov., 1828, 362;
refused to withdraw, 363;
defeated, 368.

Thompson, William, caucus nominee for speaker, i. 257;
character and career of, 257;
defeated by a bolt, 258-9.

Thorn, Stephen, an assemblyman, i. 149;
charged Purdy with bribery, 149, 190.

Throop, Enos T., criticised Morgan's abductors, i. 365;
home on Lake Owasco, 365;
nominated for lt.-gov., 366-7;
bargain with Van Buren, 366;
resigned from Supreme Court, 366;
elected lt.-gov., 368;
becomes acting gov., 376;
nominated for gov., 1830, 376;
unpopular manners, 376;
elected, 377;
defeated for renomination, 1832, 394;
nicknamed "Small-light," 394;
character of, 394.

Thurman, Allen G., attitude toward Tilden, iii. 354.

Tilden, Samuel J., in constitutional con., 1846, ii. 104;
opposes negro suffrage, 107;
writes address of Barnburners, 131;
nominated for atty.-gen., 211;
defeated, 218.

Del. to Dem. nat. con., 1864, iii. 108;
age and appearance of, 108;
ability, 109;
war record, 109;
becomes wealthy, 110;
accepted leader at Chicago, 110;
member com. on res., 110;
declares war a failure, 110;
criticised for his timidity, 113;
attends Saratoga con., 1866, 144;
del.-at-large to Philadelphia, 144;
active in campaign, 1867, 186;
attends Dem. nat. con., 1868, 197;
ch'm. New York delegation, 197;
forces nomination of Seymour, 201;
study of his methods, 203;
disclaims any agency, 203;
his artfulness, 203;
urges Seymour to accept, 204;
certain of success, 213;
denies signing infamous circular, 213;
fails to denounce forgers, 214;
calls Dem. state con. to order, 1870, 230;
has his pocket picked, 230;
severely criticised, 231;
prophesies Tweed will die in jail or exile, 265;
no liking for Rep. party, 265-6;
begins reform in Dem. party, 266-7;
rejects Tweed's proposals, 267;
labours to punish Ring, 267;
unites anti-Tam. organisations, 268;
at Dem. state con., 1871, 269-74;
though defeated, proves its master, 273;
Tweed arrested on his affidavit, 275;
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