man, Dems. nominate him for atty.-gen., 1861, iii. 21;
refused to accept, 24;
character of, 24;
addresses a Union meeting, 26;
nominated by Reps. for lt.-gov., 1862, 45, note;
defeated, 51;
ch'm. Rep. state con., 1864, 90;
his leadership, 91;
on death of Wadsworth, 91;
del.-at-large to Rep. nat. con., 1864, 92;
president of Rep. state con., 1866, 150;
aspires to U.S. Senate, 166;
aspirant for gov., 1868, 193;
nominated for congressman-at-large, 1872, 296;
elected, 302.

Troup, Robert, in campaign, 1789, i. 42.

Trowbridge, Charles W., nominated for prison insp., 1876, iii. 339;
defeated, 350.

Tweed Ring, begins its career, iii. 176;
its leading members, 177;
first frauds in elections, 175;
its character exposed, 206;
Greeley characterises it, 207;
secures new city charter, 229;
members take places of power, 229;
loot the city treasury, startling disclosures, 246-7;
punishment of its members, 247-8;
aggregate sum stolen, 249;
amount recovered, 249.

Tweed's judges, Barnard, Cardozo, and McCunn, iii. 248;
Cardozo resigns, 248;
others impeached, 248;
McCunn dies soon after sentenced, 248;
Barnard soon follows, 248.

Tweed, William M., favours repeal of Missouri Compromise, ii. 195.

Early career of, iii. 176;
a recognised boss, 176;
manners and character, 176;
officials selected, 177;
signs of wealth, 178;
political ambition, 178;
demands at Dem. state con., 1867, 178;
vice president of Dem. nat. con., 1868, 197;
forces Hoffman's renomination for gov., 1868, 205;
his frauds, 1868, 206;
Greeley's attack, 207;
his infamous circular, 213;
evidences of his fraud in election, 215-8;
elected to state Senate, 223;
important committees, 223;
plunders through tax-levies, 224;
Reps. aid him, 225;
gets majority in Senate, 227;
controls the state, 227;
leader of state Democracy, 228;
his city charter passed, 229;
its character, 228-9;
enormous bribery, 229;
takes position of most power, 229;
loots the city treasury, 229;
controls Dem. state con., 1870, 230;
Nast's cartoons, 242, 245;
lavish campaign expenses, 243;
personal extravagance, 244;
purchases control of Assembly, 1871, 245;
scheme to widen Broadway, 244;
viaduct railway, 244;
offers bribes to prevent exposure, 245;
punishment and death, 246-8;
controls Dem. state con., 1871, 269;
"Let's stop those damned pict