Text Appearing Before Image: ake tookdefinite form. His administration was strongly in favorof this enterprise, and, working in harmony with SenatorHendricks and the Republican members of the Assemblyfrom the county, was successful in the effort to secure thelegislation necessary to enable the city to use the watersof the lake and provide funds for the constiuction of thewater system. The struggle in the Legislature to passthe water bill was followed by another in the Courts toestablish its constitutionality, in which the city was againsuccessful. Thereafter, bonds were issued to meet thecost and the water system was speedily put in process ofconstruction. James J. Belden was this year elected toa full term in Congress and the Hendricks organizationnominated and elected Hector B. Johnson sheriff andthe Assemblymen in all three of the districts. The follow-ing year was of little importance from a political pointof view. Mr. Hendricks was again elected senator,Theodore E. Hancock district attorney, and Howard G. 58 Text Appearing After Image: OFFICIAL NEW YORK FROM CLEVELAND TO HUGHES White, Willis B. Burns and Ignatius Sawmiller, assembly-men. In 1890, the Democrats renominated )Mayor Kirkand the Republicans put forward William Cowie as theircandidate. Mr. Cowie was regarded as a member ofthe Hendricks organization, which had succeeded inputting him in nomination against William A. Sweet,who was the candidate of the Belden branch of the party.At the outset of the campaign there appeared to be nodoubt that Mayor Kirk would be re-elected. He w^aspersonally popular and there was an organized effort onthe part of some of the followers of Mr. Belden to cutMr. Cowie. The Republicans based their campaignupon charges of extravagance in the management ofmunicipal affairs and lax management of the finances ofthe city, and after a very hot battle Mr. Cowie was electedby a majority of 808, w hich was, to a considerable extent,attributable to his great popularity with the Germancitizens throughout the wards of the north side of thecit
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