History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . upreme Courtof the United States. After a brief and entirelyfriendly preliminary contest Fremont was Seward been a candidate he would have beennominated probably by acclamation. The American or Know-Nothing party nominatedMillard Fillmore for President, but a considerablenumber of the delegates bolted, and ultimately the anti-slavery Know-Nothings endorsed Fremont. What wasleft of the Whig party held a convention, which rati-fied the regular Know-Nothing nomination of Fill-more. Next came the New York State conventions,
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . upreme Courtof the United States. After a brief and entirelyfriendly preliminary contest Fremont was Seward been a candidate he would have beennominated probably by acclamation. The American or Know-Nothing party nominatedMillard Fillmore for President, but a considerablenumber of the delegates bolted, and ultimately the anti-slavery Know-Nothings endorsed Fremont. What wasleft of the Whig party held a convention, which rati-fied the regular Know-Nothing nomination of Fill-more. Next came the New York State conventions, with theDemocrats first in the field. The two factions heldseparate conventions, but on the same day and in thesame city, Syracuse. As soon as the two bodies wereorganized they emulated the example of the Whigsand Republicans the year before, and came togetheras one assemblage. It was agreed to stand united onthe Cincinnati platform, which approved the policy ofthe Pierce administration on the slavery Seymour was the unchallenged leader of thij. Myron Holley Clark Myron Holley Clark, 21st governor (1855-56); born at Naples, Ontario county, October 23, 1806; sheriff of Ontario county; state senator, 1852-4; governor, 1855-1856; died atCanandaigua, N. Y., August 22, 1892.
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