This man defeated the incumbent John Adams Dix to become governor, in which capacity hecreated the investigative Bigelow Commission. Opposition from in-state rivals like Honest John Kellyand Fernando Wood did not dissuade Robert Kernan from nominating him for president in St.Louis, where he beat out Winfield Scott Hancock. Despite his anxiety about the masses wasting theirbrains on novels, he left $2.4 million to found the New York (*) Public Library. He gave speechessupporting the Specie Act, contradicting speeches given by his running mate, Thomas Hendricks. This mangot screwed when David Davis resigned from a commission that met at the Wormley Hotel. This politicianbusted the Canal and Tweed Rings. For 10 points,
This man defeated the incumbent John Adams Dix to become governor, in which capacity hecreated the investigative Bigelow Commission. Opposition from in-state rivals like Honest John Kellyand Fernando Wood did not dissuade Robert Kernan from nominating him for president in St.Louis, where he beat out Winfield Scott Hancock. Despite his anxiety about the masses wasting theirbrains on novels, he left $2.4 million to found the New York (*) Public Library. He gave speechessupporting the Specie Act, contradicting speeches given by his running mate, Thomas Hendricks. This mangot screwed when David Davis resigned from a commission that met at the Wormley Hotel. This politicianbusted the Canal and Tweed Rings. For 10 points, name this loser to Rutherford B. Hayes in the Election of1876.
This man defeated the incumbent John Adams Dix to become governor, in which capacity hecreated the investigative Bigelow Commission.
Samuel Jones Tilden