| − | During his run to be Mayor of the City of New York, George became so popular that it required a coalition of the two strongest political parties to prevent his election. He received 68,000 votes, against 90,000 for the coalition candidate. During the campaign, he enjoyed the support of [[Samuel Gompers]] and the [[Knights of Labor]]. | + | During his run to be Mayor of the City of New York, George became so popular that it required a coalition of the two strongest political parties to prevent his election. He received 68,000 votes, against 90,000 for the coalition candidate. During the campaign, he enjoyed the support of [[Samuel Gompers]] and the [[Knights of Labor]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=u91k0pIimoQC&pg=PA45 The Samuel Gompers Papers: The Early Years of the American Federation of Labor, 1887-90]</ref> |