Lee, Henry S., of Springfield, 76, | Long, Charles L., City Solicitor and
Mayor of Springfield, 69.
Lee, General Horace C., Postmaster Long, John D., nominated for lieu-
of Springfield, 38.
Lee Gleaner, the, 11.
Leeds, Massachusetts, 118, 119.
Lenox, Massachusetts, 12.
Leonard, Clara T., of Board of Health,
Lunacy, and Charity, 77, 247.
Leonard, Nehemiah A., counsel for
the Republican, 39.
Leonard, Mr., Mayor of Springfield,
Leupp, Francis E., of the New York
Evening Post, 263.
Lewis, George S., 35.
Liberal movement in 1872, 134–136,
146.
Lincoln, Abraham, President, 140; the
platform of, 133; Lowell's early
insight into character of, 276;
knew when to use patience and per-
suasion, 438.
Lincoln, Robert T., Secretary of War
in Arthur's cabinet, 235; candidate
for nomination to the Presidency,
267, 321.
Lloyd, Henry R., 32.
tenant governor, 191; character-
istics of, 201, 202; becomes Governor,
202; as Governor, 202, 241; his
belief in the Republican party,
203; and Butler, 246; contests
reëlection of Dawes, to Senate, 259;
in convention of 1884, 264, 267;
stands by Blaine, 292; an inept
remark of, 318; gives Allen posi-
tion of Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, 319; his appointment to the
Navy Department, due to James
Phillips, Jr., 363, 364; in the con-
vention of 1900, 388; in Roosevelt's
cabinet, 409.
Loomis, the hanging of, 44, 45.
Louisville Courier-Journal, the, helps
in forward movement after the Civil
War, 137.
Lovering, Henry B., Congressman
from Massachusetts, 239; defeated
Lodge for Congress, 384.
Lovering, William C., 431.
Lowell, Francis C., in Mugwump'
movement, 291.
Locke, A. W., engineer on Hoosac Lowell, James Russell, letter of C. E.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, became member
of the House in 1893, 145; appeals
to Robinson to become candidate
for governor, 252; in convention of
1884, 264-268; and the Blaine
nomination, 290, 292; reëlected to
the House, 315; goes to the Senate,
315; Charles H. Allen favored by,
318; at convention of 1896, 344;
his disastrous start in politics, 384;
as a political speaker, 385; urges
Roosevelt to accept Vice-Presiden-
tial nomination, 387; in conven-
tion of 1904, 390; and Crane, 422;
and Foss, 431; and Senator Walsh,
434.
Logan, John A., candidate for nomi-
nation to the Presidency, 266,
267.
Norton to, 227; disliked for his
reforming tendencies, 237; his un-
derstanding of Lincoln and Cleve-
land, 276, 277; understood Cleve-
land's situation, 286; his praise of
Cleveland before the Tariff Reform
League, 288, 289.
Ludington, Governor, of Wisconsin,
185.
Lyman, Charles, President of Civil
Service Commission, 308.
Lyman, Colonel, Butlerite, 244.
Lyman, Robert H., of the New York
World, 35.
Lyman, Theodore, Congressman from
Massachusetts, 240; in the Mug-
wump movement, 292.
Lynch, John R., made temporary
chairman of Republican national
convention, 265.
MCADOO, WILLIAM G., Secretary of | McKinley Tariff Bill, the, 309.
War under Wilson, 463.
McCafferty, M. J., Judge of the Mu-
nicipal Court of Boston, 249.
McCall, Samuel W., Governor of Mas-
sachusetts, 434, 435; U. S. Con-
gressman, 434; in cultural accom-
plishment surpassed other recent
governors, 435.
McClench, William W., of Massa-
chusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company, 66, 107.
McClure, Alexander K., his estimate
of Bowles, 18; and Greeley's can-
didacy, 135, 136; on Blaine's re-
tirement from cabinet, 322; his
news sense, 328, 329.
McLaughlin, Edward A., clerk of
House of Representatives, 374.
McReynolds, James C., Attorney-
General under Wilson, 463; of the
U. S. Supreme Court, 463.
MacVeagh, Franklin, Secretary of the
Treasury under Taft, 410, 411.
MacVeagh, Wayne, Attorney-Gen-
eral, 235.
Mahone, General William, Congress-
man from Virginia, 308.
Main, Frederick W., 35.
Manley, Joseph H., manager of Reed
campaign, 348.
Manning, Daniel C., supporter of
Cleveland, 271, 272; Secretary of
the Treasury under Cleveland, 284.
Mantle, Lee, of Montana, 347.
Mark Twain. See CLEMENS, SAMUEL
L.
McCrary, George W., Secretary of
War under Hayes, 169.
McCulloch, Hugh, in Arthur's cabinet,
235; on Arthur, 238, 239.
McElroy, Mary A., sister of Presi- Marsh, Charles, 89.
dent Arthur, 240.
McGuire, Tom, of the New York Her-
ald, 184.
McHaig, Ormsby, threatening talk of,
at convention, 441.
McKenna, Joseph, Attorney-General |
under McKinley, 362; of U. S.
Supreme Court, 362, 365.
McKinley, Representative, manager of
Taft's campaign, 441.
McKinley, William, in convention of
1884, 264; failed to follow Blaine
in modification of high tariff views,
309; defeated in congressional elec-
tions, 310; in the convention of
1892, 321; how Hanna secured his
nomination, 343; and Plunkett,
345; his modification of the silver
plank, 346; a child in financial
matters, 349; meets financial disas-
ter, 349; elected, 361; his cabinet,
362-367; responsive to gusts of
popular feeling, 367; and the
Spanish War, 367, 368; on annexa-
tion by force, 368; assassination
and death, 377; editorial on, 378-
383; reëlected, 389.
Marsh, Mr., superintendent of Tewks-
bury almshouse, 247.
Marshall, Thomas R., Vice-President,
453; good service as Governor of
Indiana, 453.
Marshals, city, 63, 64.
Massachusetts, study of some towns
and cities in, 98-107; character-
istics of some governors of, 138-145;
two great business governors of,
187; the picturesque politics of
1878 in, 187-195; Talbot's ad-
ministration, 196–203; Butler's cam-
paign and administration, 241-250;
Robinson's administration, 251-260;
the Governor Russell period in,
313-320; in the McKinley period,
373-377; Crane as governor in,
415-421; differentiation of some
governors of, 427–436.
Massassoit House, the, Springfield, 7.
Matthews, Governor, of West Vir-
ginia, 185.
Matthews, Nathan, chairman of ex-
ecutive committee of state com-
mittee, 317.
Maxfield, Mr., 94.
Mohawk Trail, the, 98, 108.
Maynard, Elisha Burr, councilman of | Mitchell, Edward P., of the New York
Springfield, 39; Mayor of Spring-
field, 67; at Democratic state con-
vention in 1878, 189; in the Supe
rior Court, 433.
Mayors of Springfield, 65-72.
Monroe Doctrine, the, and the Ven-
ezuela controversy, 338, 339.
Montague Paper Company, 100.
Medill, Joseph, of the Chicago Trib- Moody, William H., Secretary of
Merriam, George S., his description
of Samuel Bowles, 25; writes for
the Republican, 34.
Merrick, Timothy, 106.
Merrill, Rev. George E., 78.
Merritt, Christopher C., Butlerite, 244.
Merritt, Edwin A., Collector, sus-
pended, 173, 225.
Metcalf, Edwin D., Mayor of Spring-
field, 66, 67.
Metcalf, Victor H., Secretary of the
Navy and Secretary of Commerce
and Labor under Roosevelt, 409,
410.
Meyer, George von L., Postmaster-
General under Roosevelt, 409; Sec-
retary of Navy under Taft, 410;
when chosen, not a familiar figure
at home, 410.
Mexican Herald, the, 8.
Mexico, how Taft dealt with troubles
Miles, General Nelson A., summoned
to support Court's authority at time
of Chicago railroad strike, 336;
career of, 336, 337; a competent
soldier, 336.
Mill River valley, reservoir disaster
in, 116–124.
Miller, Charles R., of the Republican
and the New York Times, 24, 34,
165; early days with Griffin in
Springfield, 46-48, 50-52; death,
52; in Saturday gatherings, 53;
first visit to New York, 55.
Miller, William H. H., Attorney-
General under Harrison, 305.
Miner, Rev. Dr., Prohibition can-
didate for Governor of Massachu-
setts, 196.
the Navy and Attorney-General
under Roosevelt, 409.
Morgan, James, newspaper writer
and author of books, 332.
Morgan, J. P., domination of, in poli-
tics, 450, 451.
Morganthau, Henry, U. S. represen-
tative in Turkey, 461.
Morris, Robert O., clerk of courts, 44.
Morse, Leopold, Congressman from
Massachusetts, 239.
Morton, Judge James H., 79.
Morton, Levi P., Vice-President, 298;
defeated as candidate for nomina-
tion to Presidency, 349.
Morton, Paul, Secretary of the Navy
under Roosevelt, 409.
Moses, Horace A., 89.
Mountains, the benediction from, 111.
Mowbray, Professor George, manu-
facturer of nitro-glycerine, 110, III.
Mugwumps, 272, 290, 294-296; the
name, 296.
Municipal campaigns, 61, 62.
NAGEL, CHARLES, Secretary of Com-
merce and Labor under Taft, 411.
Nason, A. W., and the New York
Herald, 97.
Nation, the, helps in forward move-
ment after the Civil War, 137.
National Civil Service Reform League,
the, 238.
Nayasset Club, the, Springfield, 54, 61.
Newberry, Truman H., Secretary of
the Navy under Roosevelt, 409.
Newell, Elijah, A., common-council-
man and city clerk of Springfield,
38; his account of Mr. Chapin's
humanity, 75, 76.
New England, spirit of, 156.
Ministry, newspaper schooling for, 17. | New Hampshire grants, 178, 179.
Newspaper work, schooling for min- | Oklahoma, 406.
istry, 17.
Newspapers, of Western Massachu-
See also JOURNALISM.
Newton, James H., 106, 119.
New York Evening Post, the, helps in
forward movement after the Civil
War, 137.
New York Globe, the, 11.
New York Herald, the, April fool
joke of, 97.
New York Public Library, the, 161.
New York Sun, the, the news of, 21.
New York Times, has kept the old
faith, 29; and the Blaine nomina-
tion, 290.
"Old families", 14.
Olmstead, John, 67.
Olney, Richard, 380, 466; put at
head of State department, 333; as
Attorney-General, 335-339; his ad-
dress, and question put to Governor
Wolcott, 376, 377; put forward by
Massachusetts for Presidential nom-
ination, 392.
Omaha World Herald, Bryan reporter
for the, 351.
O'Neill, Joseph H., Congressman from
Massachusetts, 311.
O'Reilly, Bishop, 78.
O'Reilly, John Boyle, wrote poem on
the ride of Collins Graves, 120;
stood for Butler, 190.
Ormsby, Hamilton, of the Brooklyn
Eagle, 35.
Osborn, Governor, of Michigan, 439.
New York Tribune, the, the news of,
21; the measure of its independence,
130; the most influential daily
newspaper in the country, 130; and
Greeley, 131; helps in forward
movement after the Civil War, 137.
New York World, the, purchased by
Pulitzer, 28.
Nitro-glycerine, introduction of use of, Page, Thomas Nelson, U. S. ambassa-
I10, III.
dor to Italy, 461.
PAGE, MR., in charge of Senate res-
taurant, 371.
Noble, John W., Secretary of the In- Page, Walter Hines, his contempt for
terior under Harrison, 306.
Noble, Reuben, 190.
North Adams Transcript, the, 11.
Northampton, Massachusetts, 12, 101-
North Church, Springfield, 6.
Northend, William D., Butlerite, 244.
Norton, Charles Eliot, on Garfield in
sickness, 227.
Nott, Charles C., Chief Justice of the
Court of Claims, 337; a letter of,
337.
O'BRIEN, ROBERT LINCOLN, editor of
the Boston Herald, 331; Cleveland's
personal secretary, 331; acquainted
with story of Cleveland's surgical
operations, 331; at Colorado Springs,
332.
O'Connor, Charles, nominated for
Presidency, 129.
Officialdom, 412.
Pease, Marshal, of Springfield, 51.
Pendleton, Senator, of Ohio, 217.
Pendleton Bill, the, 238, 287.
Pettigrew, R. F., Senator, of South
Dakota, 347.
Perkins, George W., and the control
of delegates, 441.
Perry, Professor A. L., 10; debates
with Horace Greeley, 135; inter-
prets Battle of Bennington, 182.
Pershing, General, tribute to Secretary
Baker, 479.
Phelps, Edward H., local editor of the
Phelps, Edward J., at Vermont cen-
tennial celebration, 179; recog-
nizes worthy work of Hayes, 179.
Phelps, William Walter, in convention
of 1884, 265, 298.
Philadelphia and Reading Company,
the, 338.
Philippine Islands, the, 368, 369,
389.
Phillips, Colonel Henry M., Mayor
and common-councilman of Spring-
field, 38, 66; his attitude on liquor
licenses, 66; Postmaster of Spring-
field, 307.
Phillips, James, Jr., John D. Long's
appointment to the Navy Depart-
ment due to, 363, 364.
Plimpton, N. A., 249.
Plunkett, William B., his devotion
to McKinley, 345.
Plunkett, William R., nominated for
Lieutenant Governor of Massachu-
setts, 191.
Political contests, 128.
Political parties, product of differing
thoughts, 128; are necessary, 128.
Politics, begins in homes and schools,
127; in Massachusetts in the '70s,
146-150; much depends on point
of view in, 437.
Pomeroy, William M., managing editor
of the Republican, 24.
Porto Rico, 369.
Potter, Rev. A. K., of Springfield,
78.
Power, David, of Springfield, 67, 190.
Powers, Lewis J., Mayor of Spring-
field, 59, 60; State councillor, 60;
member of Springfield Club, 60, 61;
defeat of, 62.
Pratt, Frank J., Collector for Western
Massachusetts, 283.
Pratt, George Dwight, 71, 89.
Prescott, Governor, of New Hampshire,
184.
Presidential conventions and elections.
See CONVENTION; ELECTION.
Prince, L. Bradford, 173.
Phillips, William H., at opening of Proctor, Redfield, Secretary of War
Hoosac Tunnel, 115.
Pierce, Edward L., 266.
Pierce, Henry L., member of Congress
and Mayor of Boston, 252; failed
to run against Butler, 252; in
Mugwump movement, 291.
Pierce, Phineas, in the Mugwump
movement, 293.
Pinchot, Gifford, head of forestry
division, forced to retire, 411.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 12.
Pittsfield Eagle, the, 11.
Platt, Thomas C., Senator, of New
York, resigns from Senate, 225;
expresses feeling of many support-
ers of Blaine, 264; his attempt to
"bottle up" Roosevelt, 386.
under Harrison, 305; abandons
Reed in convention, 342, 343.
Progressives, 446, 454, 455.
Progressivism, 408.
Prohibition law in the '70s, 147.
Prynne, Charles M., secretary to Mr.
Bowles, 34.
Public officials, salaries of, 79.
Pulitzer, Joseph, 18; influence of
Bowles on, 28; innovations of, 28.
Pullman strike, the, 335, 336.
QUAY, MATTHEW S., Senator, of Penn-
sylvania, astute political manager,
306; Wanamaker raises money for
campaign at request of, 306; de-
feated as candidate for Presidency,
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