æt ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, hiː ɹˈæn fɚðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk kˈoːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːlz bˌʌt wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən fɹˈænsɪs ˈɛm. fˈɪntʃ.
At the New York state election, 1881, he ran for the New York Court of Appeals but was defeated by Republican Francis M. Finch.