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An election was held in New York City to election the President of its Council on November 2, 1897. The charter of the new City of Greater New York had created a bicameral Municipal Assembly, comprising an upper Council and a lower Board of Aldermen. The Council president was elected citywide while the Board of Aldermen elected its own president.[1]
Democrat Randolph Guggenheimer defeated Republican candidate Appleton, N. D. and C. U candidate Schmann, and O'Neill, who ran under the label "Democrat of Thomas Jefferson", to win the Council Presidency.[2]
The bicameral Municipal Assembly would prove to be short-lived, and it was replaced with a unicameral Board of Aldermen in 1901, whose President was elected citywide.[3]
References
- ^ The Charter of the City of New York, Chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, With amendments passed in 1898 and 1899, and a complete index, and maps of boroughs. Eagle Building, Brooklyn: Office of Publication. September 1899. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ "The Vote for President of Council". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 57, no. 305. November 3, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Charter's effect on City affairs". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 1, 1901. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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