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In theChicago mayoral election of 1869, Citizens Party nomineeRoswell B. Mason defeatedRepublican nomineeGeorge W. Gage by alandslide 27-point margin.
This was the last mayoral election before theGreat Chicago Fire took place.
Citizens Party candidate Mason was an executive in theIllinois Central Railroad. Republican Party candidate Gage was a businessman who operated theTremont House andSherman House hotels.
The Citizens Reform ticket was a nonpartisan reform slate which aimed to challenge the power of German Republicanpolitical bossAnton C. Hesing.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Citizens Party | Roswell B. Mason | 19,826 | 63.47 | |
| Republican | George W. Gage | 11,410 | 36.53 | |
| Turnout | 31,236 | |||
Mason would only serve a single term as mayor. Gage would go on to serve as thepresident of the Chicago White Stockings baseball team (today'sChicago Cubs) and serve as Chicago's South Parks Commissioner[4] (during which time he commissioneda park which would subsequently bear his name).
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