Shortly after he denied sending the Cipher Dispatches, this man willed his estate to establish the original New York Public Library.
Shortly after he denied sending the Cipher Dispatches, this man willed his estate to establish the original New York Public Library. Earlier, William Eaton Chandler and the Wormley Conference conspired to screw him, undoing the good will he had earned as governor of New York, when he helped suppress the Canal Ring and the Tweed machine. In his next race, a 51% popular vote tally did him no good, as an 8-7 vote of the corrupt Electoral Commission awarded the electoral votes of Florida to his Republican opponent. For 10 points, name this Democrat who probably won the election against Rutherford B. Hayes.
Shortly after he denied sending the Cipher Dispatches, this man willed his estate to establish the original New York Public Library.
Samuel Jones {Tilden}