History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . ay as quickly as possible by a Federal consti-tutional amendment. The State campaign attracted little attention, thoughSeabury and the Democrats attempted to array laboragainst Whitman by representing the militia draftmeasure as a piece of tyranny in the interest of capital-istic militarism. Conscription for the militia wasrepresented as unprecedented and un-American, thoughas good a Jeffersonian as Daniel D. Tompkins had nothesitated to apply it to the militia in the War of 1812.^^Seabury by his impatience of restraint and unwill
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . ay as quickly as possible by a Federal consti-tutional amendment. The State campaign attracted little attention, thoughSeabury and the Democrats attempted to array laboragainst Whitman by representing the militia draftmeasure as a piece of tyranny in the interest of capital-istic militarism. Conscription for the militia wasrepresented as unprecedented and un-American, thoughas good a Jeffersonian as Daniel D. Tompkins had nothesitated to apply it to the militia in the War of 1812.^^Seabury by his impatience of restraint and unwilling-ness to accept suggestions or advice succeeded in antag-onizing the most of the leaders of his party, and hiscandidacy aroused little enthusiasm or interest. Popular sentiment in the campaign was confused bya great number of cross currents. In the main, Hugheswon the support of those who felt that the administra-tions foreign policy had been weak, that effective isjabez D. Hammond, The History of Political Parties in the State of NevjYork, Vol. 1, p. William M. Calder William M. Calder, V. S. senator; born in Brooklyn, N. Y.,March 3, 1869; educated in the public schools of Brooklyn andCooper institute. New York City; engaged as builder, havingerected nearly 3,000 houses in Brooklyn; building commissionerfor the city of Brooklyn, 1902-1903; member of congress from1905 to 1915; United States senator, 1917—.
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