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SAMUEL D. (18911912), an American Presbyterian clergyman; 6. in Steuben, N. Y. He graduated Eng. from Center College, in 1836, and was for a while pastor of the Houston St. London; Presbyterian Church, in New York Theater City, being known as an energetic speaker against slavery and advocat« 1619), of prohibition. His fame, however, rests famous entirely on an incident which occurrec in New York City during the Pre sip arts. dential campaign in 1884. As a mem be! Theater of a delegation representing some 60( clergymen of the city and state, whict with interviewed James G. Blaine, the Re also a speech in which he declared that th« Democratic Party stood for ‘Rum his Romanism and _ Rebellion.’ Blaine |neglecting to disclaim this sent i men as his own, the Democrats at once mad an use of the reference as an indication o 6. in Blaine’s attitude toward the Catholic hard Church. It was generally believed that self the effect was strong enough to swing « some considerable number of Catholic voter: away from him, thus bringing abou Calihis defeat and the election of Grove nursery Cleveland. by a