8 9 2 . ▁He ▁began ▁pract icing ▁medicine ▁in ▁Louis ville ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Ald erm en ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat , ▁and ▁elected ▁mayor ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁with ▁support ▁of ▁John ▁Henry ▁Wh allen ' s ▁Democratic ▁machine . ▁Bus chem ey er ' s ▁administration ▁quickly ▁became ▁bog ged ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁ra cial ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁signing ▁a ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁ordin ances ▁to ▁bar ▁black s ▁from ▁living ▁in ▁white ▁neighborhood s , ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P . ▁The ▁case , ▁Buch an an ▁v . ▁War ley , ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁which ▁ruled ▁the ▁ordin ance ▁un const itution al . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁voted ▁out ▁of ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁machine - era ▁Dem ocrat ▁may ors ▁of ▁Louis ville . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁German ▁descent ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky <0x0A> </s> ▁Dr . ▁Jo ann ▁G . ▁El more ▁is ▁a