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elected, 29.

Wright, William W., nominated for canal com., 1861, iii. 21, note; defeated, 29; renominated, 1866, 159; defeated, 165; renominated, 1869, 226; elected, 227.

Wyandotte constitution, see Kansas.

Yancey, William L., at Charleston con., ii. 273.

Yates, Abraham, in first constitutional con., i. 5.

Yates, John Van Ness, appointed recorder at Albany, i. 179; gifts and character, 257; sec. of state, 321; nephew of gov., 321; on election of presidential electors, 325.

Yates, Joseph G., family, career, and character, i. 248-9; founder of Union College, 249; asked to stand for U.S. senate, 268; on Tompkins, 279; nominated for gov., 1822, 312-3; opposed by Southwick, 316; elected, 320; nepotism and ingratitude of, 321-2; opposes election of presidential electors, 323; a political dodge, 325; beaten by the Regency, 327; revenge of, 330; retirement of, 331.

Yates, Richard, in first constitutional con., i. 5.

Yates, Robert, member first constitutional con., i. 5; delegate to amend Articles of Confederation, 29; his fitness, 30; first choice of Clinton, 30; withdraws from con., 30; refuses to sign Federal Constitution, 31; in Poughkeepsie con., 33; nominated for gov., 38; Hamilton on nomination of, 38-9; his character, career, and ability, 40-2; Burr's friendship for, 43; defeated for gov., 44; appointed chief justice, 45; nominated for gov., 64; retires from Supreme Court, 68.

Young, John, member of Assembly, ii. 95; career and character, 95-6; gifts of, 96-7; sudden rise to power, 96-7; contest over fourth constitutional con., 97-101; Seymour and, 99; triumph of, 99-100; carries canal appropriation, 100; nominated for gov., 1846, 118; Weed unfriendly to, 118; agreed to pardon Anti-Renters, 118; course on Mexican war, 119; elected gov., 120; aspirant for Vice-Presidency, 1848, 137; loss of prestige, 139; death of, 139.

Young, Samuel, speaker of Assembly, i. 232; failed to become sec. of state, 233; dislike of Clinton, 251-2; quarrels with Van Buren, 254; Clinton refuses to recognise, 254; makes war on Clinton, 255; candidate for U.S. senate, 263; gifts and eloquence of, 265; failed in caucus, 266-7; number of votes received, 267; in constitutional con., 1821, 299-310; ambitious to be gov., 1822, 313; bitterness over Yates' nomination, 314; supports Clay, 1824, 324; nominated for gov., 1824, 327; great fight with Clinton, 332; defeated, 333; later career of, 333; adheres to Jackson party, 394.

Sec. of state, ii. 52; at Baltimore con., 72; defeated for sec. of state, 92; attack on Hunkers, 104; at Utica con., 131; death of, 157; Greeley on, 158.

Younglove, Truman G., elected speaker of Assembly, iii. 220; a Fenton lieutenant, 220; fails to announce committees, 222; becomes "a political corpse," 222; ch'm. Lib. Rep. state con., 1872, 296.

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