In the Chicago mayoral election of 1893, Democrat Carter Harrison III won election, returning him the mayor's office for a fifth non-consecutive term as mayor of Chicago. Harrison won a majority of th
Carter Harrison 1890
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Adolf Kraus
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Adolf Kraus was an American lawyer, political figure, and Jewish leader.
1893 Chicago mayoral election
…former mayor DeWitt Clinton Cregier, and Washington Hesing. By early 1893, Carter Harrison III's campaign was full-fledged. His campaign manager was Adolf Kraus, who had also managed Harrison's 1891 campaign. The Harrison campaign made an effort to ignite ward level excitement for Harrison by utilizing local…
Kraus's grave (center) at Rosehill Cemetery