æt ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, hiː wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd fɔːɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən baɪ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən hˈæməltən wˈɔːɹd ˌɛsˈɑːɹ.
At the New York state election, 1879, he was defeated for re-election by Republican Hamilton Ward Sr.