He was a member of the New York State Senate ( 29th D. ) from 1880 to 1883 , sitting in the 103rd , 104th , 105th and 106th New York State Legislatures . In May 1881 , when Roscoe Conkling and Thomas C. Platt resigned their seats in the United States Senate , he opposed firmly their re-election . He was a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention
1884 Republican National Convention
1884 Republican National Convention
Edmund L. Pitts