In 1869 , Stockton was again elected to the Senate , and he served one term , March 4 , 1869 to March 3 , 1875 . While in Washington , D.C. attending a Senate session in 1869 , Stockton 's Trenton home was burglarized . According to news accounts of the break-in , the burglars found nothing of value to steal , and contented themselves with upending the home 's furniture and dressing the Stockton family 's brooms in their old clothes . In 1872 , he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention . In January 1875 , Stockton was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination , and he left the Senate at the end of his term
Democratic National Convention
1872 Democratic National Convention
John P. Stockton