History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . ord 36. The difference between the applause and the votehas been variously explained. Some thought it abetrayal of Greeley and an attempt to humiliate it may be more justly attributed to the factthat the delegates themselves, while they honoredGreeley, distrusted his capacity for political leadershipand feared that his signing of Jefferson Daviss bail bondand the enemies acquired in a long career of bittereditorial controversy would make him an impossiblyweak candidate. The Democratic Albany Argus laidGriswolds nominat
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . ord 36. The difference between the applause and the votehas been variously explained. Some thought it abetrayal of Greeley and an attempt to humiliate it may be more justly attributed to the factthat the delegates themselves, while they honoredGreeley, distrusted his capacity for political leadershipand feared that his signing of Jefferson Daviss bail bondand the enemies acquired in a long career of bittereditorial controversy would make him an impossiblyweak candidate. The Democratic Albany Argus laidGriswolds nomination at the door of Fenton,^ while onthe other hand the Rochester Democrat, controlled byD. D. S. Brown, a friend of Fenton, alone amongRepublican State papers criticised the nomination ofGriswold, believing that Greeley would have been abetter choice, but consented to support the candidate.®For Lieutenant-Governor the convention nominatedAlonzo B. Cornell of Tompkins, by 219 votes to 88 ?^Albany Argus, July 13, Daily Democrat, July 9, Thomas G. Alvord Thomas CI. Alvord, lieutenant governor; horn, OnondagaHollow, \. v., December 2(1, 1810; graduated, Yale college,1828; admitted to the bar at Albany, 1832; practiced law inthe village of Salina and the city of Syracuse, 1883-86 and thenentered the iuinber and salt manufacturing business on an ex-tensive -caie until 1863. He served for 15 terms in the stateassembly, 1844, 1858, 1862, 1864, 1870-72, 1874-1875 and 1877-1882; was speaker of the assembly in 1858 and 1864 and firstspeaker in the new capitol in 1879; lieutenant governor, 1865-66 and delegate to the state constitutional conventions of 1867and 1895; died at Syracuse, N. Y., October 26, 1897. 1868] GRANT AND SEYMOUR 89 for Augustus Frank of Wyoming and 6 for GeneralFranz Sigel of New York.® The platform indorsedGrant and Colfax, praised the administration of Fenton,and rejoiced in the intrepidity, sagacity, and foresightof Congress in the work of re
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