1897 New York City Council President election

none September 2023 1897 New York City Council presidential election New York City November 2, 1897 1901 New York City aldermanic presidential election 1901 (Aldermanic President) presidential President of the Council File:Randolph Guggenheimer (History of the Tammany Society).jpg Randolph Guggenheimer Democratic Party (US) 226,979 47.9% R. Ross Appleton 1913 (cropped).jpg R. Ross Appleton Republican Party (US) 114,769 24.2% 3x4.svg John H. Schumann Citizens Union CC8727 110,807 23.4% Randolph Guggenheimer Democratic Party (United States) 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.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 September 1899 Office of Publication Eagle Building, Brooklyn https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015063689775 May 9, 2019 General election Candidates R. Ross Appleton, cotton goods broker and banker (Republican) Randolph Guggenheimer, philanthropist (Democratic) John H. Schumann, manufacturer and bankerFull Citizens' Ticket October 5, 1897 The New York Times 1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/10/05/102543746.html?pageNumber=1 (Citizens Union and National Democratic) Jerome O'Neill, secretary of the New York Central Labor UnionWaring for Controller October 10, 1897 The New York Times 1 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/10/10/105954786.html?pageNumber=1 (Jeffersonian Democracy) Schumann was a member of the Republican Party running on the Citizens Union ticket. He was a German-born resident of Brooklyn. Results 1897 New York City Council presidential electionThe Vote for President of Council https://www.newspapers.com/image/50340648/ subscription May 9, 2019 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 57 305 3 November 3, 1897 Newspapers.comThe New York Times 1 November 4, 1897 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/11/04/102099147.html?pageNumber=1 Democrats Take All Randolph Guggenheimer Democratic Party (US) 226,979 47.88% R. Ross Appleton Republican Party (US) 114,769 24.21% John H. Schumann Citizens Union CC8727 110,807 23.37% Jerome O'Neill Jeffersonian Democracy 21,513 4.54% 474,068 Aftermath 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.New Charter's effect on City affairs https://www.newspapers.com/image/50355841/ subscription May 9, 2019 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle August 1, 1901 Newspapers.com References New York City Council President Category:New York City Council elections Council President election New York City Council President election