 Mitchel's support for the Allies in the World War alienated Germans, and the working classes were alarmed at his plans for vocational education.He was defeated in 1917 by John Francis Hylan; Hylan was re-elected in 1921 and collaborated closely with Hearst until he was ousted by Al Smith and Tammany in 1925.Tammany realized it needed reformers on the ticket, but it had a hard time working with them.