He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention . In 1894 , Higgins was elected to the New York Senate with a plurality of 8,046 votes over his opponent , and he served for eight years , sitting in the 117th , 118th ( both 32nd D. ) , 119th , 120th , 121st , 122nd , 123rd , 124th and 125th New York State Legislatures ( all seven 50th D. ) . While in the Senate , he served on various committees and was " Chairman of the Finance Committee for a longer period than any other man . " In 1888 , he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago that resulted in the nomination of former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana for President and Levi P. Morton of New York , a former Congressman and Minister to France , for Vice President
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1888 Republican National Convention
Frank W. Higgins