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in press, 462; friendship of, for Cleveland mentioned by Codman, 473; an act of self-sacrifice to call Cleveland's attention to the mistakes of his Administration, 475; fractures his hip-bone, 477; actively engaged in eight Presidential campaigns, 478; finishes Henry Clay, 479; begins Autobiography, 480; protests against “spoils” nomination, 482; has recovered from accident to hip, 491; contemplates writing political history of period, 1852-61; receives passport, 506; annoyed by newspaper stories, 507-508; friendly intercourse with German nobility; illness of eldest son, 509

Schurz, Carl, as “loyal American citizen,” communicates with Secretary of State, 1; views of, as to officeseekers, 11; correspondence of, with Wanamaker and Isidor Straus, as to contributing money to campaign fund, 14, 18, and n.; prevented by engagements from attending centennial celebration of Washington's first inauguration, 21; speech before Forestry Associations, 22; part taken in debate on French arms case, 34-37; remarks at funeral of a child, 37; makes address on Tariff Question before Massachusetts Reform Club, 40; invited to Thurman banquet, 80; director Hamburg-American Packet Co., 83; writes circular letter inviting formation of committees of correspondence favorable to Cleveland's renomination, 83; invited to Massachusetts Reform Club dinner, 84; declines to accept more than legal interest, 86; gives reasons for supporting Cleveland, 87; prevented by state of health from participating in campaign, 122; congratulates Cleveland on his 1892 election, 124; talks with Cleveland at Reform Club banquet, 125; his experience with place-hunters, 127; his articles for Harper's Weekly, 128; praises Cleveland's second inaugural, 131; asks data from the Administration to be used in Civil Service Reform speech, 137; not to sign applications or recommendations, the inflexible rule of, 143; addresses thirteenth annual meeting, National Civil Service Reform League, 143 n.; delivers speech at World's Fair in Chicago, 181; addresses National Municipal League in Philadelphia, 214; speaks against Hill and in favor of Wheeler, 232; as member of New York Chamber of Commerce, speaks on the Venezuelan question, 249; addresses Arbitration Conference, Washington, D. C., 260; speaks on Honest Money and Honesty at Central Music Hall, Chicago, 276; mention of, for a place in the McKinley Cabinet, wholly without his knowledge, 328; pays loving tribute at funeral of William Steinway, 330; responds to toast at a choral society's anniversary banquet, 334 n.; addresses the governor on behalf of the Civil Service Reform Association of New York, 373; writes suggestions on civil service reform to President McKinley, 448; speaks at banquet in honor of '48ers, 466 n.; delegate to students' congress at Eisenach, 468; makes prophecy concerning Spanish war 475; addresses Civic Federation at National Conference at Saratoga, 477 n.; opposes Roosevelt for governor of New York, 521

Schurz, Carl, delivers convocation address before University of Chicago, 1 n.; speaks on Imperialism, 1; suffers from attack of grippe, 36; is tendered a dinner in honor of seventieth anniversary of his birth, 38; first Secretary to endeavor to obtain legislation in behalf of the forests, 39; banquet at Delmonico's, 39 n.; speech at banquet, 39; addresses American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, 48 n.;