Ka cika wannan jumla: Ya kasance wakili a taron 1912 na Majalisar Dinkin Duniya,
1920 da kuma 1924 Democratic National Conventions. Ya kasance Magajin garin Troy, New York a cikin 1920 da 1921. Ya kasance Mai Kula da Jihar New York daga 1923 zuwa 1924, wanda aka zaba a 1922, amma ya ci nasara don sake zaben a 1924 da Vincent B. Murphy.