636.36–37 he’d stole more than Boss Tweed.] William Marcy Tweed (1823–1878), New York City Democratic politician and leader of the party’s Tammany Hall political machine. With others, Boss Tweed swindled millions of dollars from the city treasury and was convicted on charges related to his corrupt activities in 1873.
636.40 old Metternich] The diplomat Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1773–1859), chancellor, 1821–48, and foreign minister of Austria, 1809–48; a prominent character in Rostand’s play.
639.19–20 Fillmore . . . election year] U.S. politician Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), who became president as a Whig on the death of Zachary Taylor in 1850, lost his only presidential campaign as a Know Nothing candidate in 1856; he also served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1833–35, 1837–43.
640.21 the press notices about his christening] See note 634.37–39.
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