_, 56;
did not return to Rochester, 57;
No. 12 Astor House, 58;
his services, 58;
his patriotism, 58;
cradle of "Amens," 58;
takes message from Lincoln to Seymour, 62;
resents retention of Barney, 85;
Lincoln sends for him, 86;
plan for peace, 86;
continues slavery, 86;
rejected by Lincoln, 87;
Barney to be removed, 87;
influence lessened, 89, 90;
beaten in Rep. state con., 1864, 91;
favours nomination of Grant, 93;
fickle support of the Vice President, 94;
Lincoln ignores his wishes, 97;
writes Seward of hopeless outlook, 1864, 104;
fails to defeat Greeley, 1864, 117;
supports Johnson, 130;
manages Saratoga con., 1866, 144;
also Philadelphia con., 1866, 144;
favours Dix for gov., 1866, 155;
surprised by Pierrepont's change, 159;
supports Hoffman, 1866, 161;
complains of President's action, 162;
favours Grant, 1868, 190;
opposes Fenton, 1869, 192;
influence of his absence, 222;
declines to head electoral ticket, 1872, 296;
suggests name of Douglass, 296, note;
favours greenbacks, 390;
fails to attend Rep. state con., 1878, because of feebleness, 412.

Wendell, Nathan D., nominated for state treas., iii. 416;
elected, 427.

West, DeWitt C., strong supporter of Tam., iii. 383.

Wheaton, Henry, supports Adams, 1824, i. 324;
gifts and career of, 324-5;
edited _National Advocate_, 324;
leader in People's party, 324;
Clinton's dislike of, 330, note.

Wheeler, William A., career and character, iii. 335;
nominated for Vice President, 1876, 335-6;
declared elected, 350;
declined to run for ch'm. of Rep. state con., 1879, 413;
not a fighter, 413, note;
presented for U.S. senator, 1881, 467.

Whig party, formed, 1834, i. 399;
name first used, 399;
opponents of, 399;
Webster on, 401;
its first campaign, 399-401;
first state con., 401;
Seward its first candidate for gov., 401;
hot campaign, 402-4;
defeated, 404.

Without a national platform, 1840, ii. 40;
log cabin campaign, 43-5;
its humiliation, 47-54;
defeated by Clay's letter, 1844, 89;
divided into Radicals and Conservatives, 116;
elects Young gov., 120;
carries state, 1847, 127;
without platform, 1848, 138;
carries state, 1848, 143;
elects Seward U.S. senator, 145-7;
elects state officers, 1849, 150;
approves higher law speech, 153-5;
nominated Hunt for gov., 1850, 154;
Silver-Grays secede, 155;
Hunt elected