[49] Frank P. Blair was a son of the former editor of the Washington Globe; he had been a Member of Congress from Missouri; he served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and attained the rank of brigadier-general. He was nominated in the fall of 1868 as Vice-President on the Democratic ticket which selected Horatio Seymour, of New York, for President. General Grant was selected by the Republican party as its candidate for President, with Colfax, of New York, for Vice-President. The Republican ticket was successful.
[50] Mr. Walker had been a Senator from the State of Mississippi, and subsequently Secretary of the Treasury under President Polk.
[51] A member of Congress from California.
[52] Atlantic & Great Western Railroad.
[53] Hon. Azariah C. Flagg, former comptroller both of the State and late of the city of New York.
[54] James McHenry, the promoter of the Atlantic & Great Western.
[55] For an account of this grievance of Mr. Connolly and his relations with the Tweed ring and with Mr. Tilden, see Bigelow's Life of Tilden, Vol. I., pp. 182-210.