æt ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː ɹˈæn ɔnðə hˈɑːɹd dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk tˈɪkɪt fɔːɹ ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, bˌʌt kˈeɪm ɪn lˈæst ʌvðə fˈoːɹ kˈændᵻdˌeɪts ʌvðə mˈeɪdʒɚ pˈɑːɹɾiz.
At the 1854 New York state election, he ran on the Hard Democratic ticket for Governor of New York, but came in last of the four candidates of the major parties.