An election was held to fill the Municipal Assembly of the newly createdCity of Greater New York on November 2, 1897.[1] The charter of the new city had created a bicameral Municipal Assembly, consisting of an upper Council and a lowerBoard of Aldermen. Each chamber was elected from specially-made districts. In addition, the president of the Council was elected in aseparate election on the same day.[1]
Democrats won majorities in both chambers of the Assembly, winning 26 of the Council's 28 seats and 47 of the 60 aldermanic seats. Affiliates ofTammany Hall filled all of Manhattan's seats in the Council.[2] In addition, DemocratRandolph Guggenheimer won the Council Presidency.[1]
Bicameralism would prove to be short-lived, as the Municipal Assembly was replaced with a unicameral Board of Aldermen in 1901.[3]
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The Council was divided into ten districts, eight of which elected three members each.[4] The remaining two—one coveringQueens and the otherStaten Island—elected two members each.[4] One of the members from Queens was elected fromLong Island City and Newtown and the other from the remainder of the borough.[4] The entirety ofthe Bronx was located in the fifth district alongside upperManhattan.[4]
| District | Member | Note |
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| 1 | John T. Oakley, Tammany | |
| Martin Engel, Tammany | ||
| Thomas F. Foley, Tammany | ||
| 2 | Charles F. Allen, Tammany | |
| Patrick J. Ryder, Tammany | ||
| Frank J. Goodwin, Tammany | ||
| 3 | John J. Murphy, Tammany | |
| Harry C. Hart, Tammany | ||
| George R. Christman, Tammany | ||
| 4 | Stewart M. Brice, Tammany | |
| Eugene A. Wise, Tammany | ||
| Herman Sulzer, Tammany | ||
| 5 | A. C. Hottenroth, Tammany | |
| Bernard C. Murray, Tammany | ||
| William J. Hyland, Tammany | ||
| 6 | F. F. Williams, Republican | |
| Charles H. Francisco, Republican | Disputed | |
| Conrad Hester, Democratic | ||
| 7 | Adam H. Leich, Republican | |
| Charles H. Ebbets, Democratic | ||
| Henry French, Democratic | ||
| 8 | John J, McGarry, Democratic | |
| William A. Doyle, Democratic | ||
| Martin F. Conly, Democratic | ||
| 9 | Joseph Cassidy, Democratic | Representing Long Island City and Newtown[5] |
| D. L. Van Nostrand, Democratic | Representing the remainder[5] | |
| 10 | Joseph F. O'Grady, Democratic | |
| Benjamin Bodine, Democratic |
Eachassembly district in the city was entitled to elect one member to the Board of Aldermen, except for Queens, which elected two overall (one from Long Island City and Newtown and the other from the remainder) and the Bronx, from which one member was elected fromWestchester County's first and second assembly districts.[6]
