1873 Chicago mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1873 Chicago mayoral election presidential no November 4, 1873 1871 1876 File:Haveycolin (1).jpeg Harvey Doolittle Colvin People's Party 28,791 60.83% File:Lester Legrand Bond (1).jpg Lester Legrant Bond no Citizen's Union 18,540 39.17% Mayor Joseph Medill/Lester L. Bond Fireproof /Citizen's Union Harvey Doolittle Colvin People's Party The Chicago mayoral election of 1873 saw People's Party (campaigning under the label "Democratic People's Union") candidate Harvey Doolittle Colvin defeated Citizen's Union (campaigning under the label "Law and Order") candidate Lester Legrant Bond by a landslide nearly 34-point margin.Pierce Bessie Louise History of Chicago, Volume III: The Rise of a Modern City, 1871-1893 2007 University of Chicago Press 978-0-226-66842-0 344 https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZ3hRGd8lwC 17 May 2020 en Bond was the incumbent acting mayor, having taken office due to the extended absence of Joseph Medill. The election took place on November 7.The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book 1911 Chicago Daily News Chicago 538 Campaign A key issue in the election was the "beer question", regarding whether Chicago should enforce blue laws banning the sale of alcohol on Sundays. The People's Party opposed the enforcement of blue laws, a stance which the Chicago Tribune would opine led to the People Party's victory in the city's elections.Second Congressional. It's Political Status https://www.newspapers.com/image/349573740 Newspapers.com subscription Chicago Tribune 4 February 2025 en August 5, 1876 The People's Party was effectively the stand-in in the elections for the national Republican Party. However, thousands of the city's Republicans instead voted for the People's Party because they too opposed blue laws. In the election, Bond was endorsed by all of the city's major newspapers, with the exception of the Chicago Times. Pierce Bessie Louise Bessie Louise Pierce A History of Chicago: Volume III: The Rise of a Modern City, 1871-1893 University of Chicago Press 1957 2007 Chicago 343–344 978-0-226-66842-0 The defeat of Bond led to the dissolution of the Chicago-based Citizen's Union Party. Results 1873 Chicago mayoral electionThe Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1912 1911 Chicago Daily News, Incorporated 464 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=ERgfAQAAMAAJ 12 May 2020 en People's Party Harvey Doolittle Colvin 28,791 60.83 Citizen's Union Party Lester Legrant Bond (incumbent) 18,540 39.17 47,331 References collapsed Category:Mayoral elections in Chicago Chicago Chicago Category:1870s in Chicago