when first elected was 1898 what was the party?
CREATE TABLE table_name_9 (party VARCHAR, first_elected VARCHAR)
SELECT party FROM table_name_9 WHERE first_elected = "1898"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_9 (party VARCHAR, first_elected VARCHAR) ### Question: when first elected was 1898 what was the party? ### Answer: SELECT party FROM table_name_9 WHERE first_elected = "1898"