archy , ▁Budapest ▁had ▁much ▁greater ▁aut onomy ▁than ▁other ▁towns ▁in ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁thus ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁had ▁much ▁less ▁juris diction ▁than ▁I sp án s ▁( or ▁Lord ▁Lie uten ants ) ▁of ▁the ▁count ies . ▁It ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁restricted ▁suff rage ▁and ▁vir il ism ▁which ▁secured ▁wide ▁room ▁for ▁man eu ver ▁for ▁the ▁upper ▁middle ▁class ▁and ▁the ▁el ite ▁senior ▁administrative ▁b ureau c racy . ▁This ▁t endency ▁had ▁cru cially ▁been ▁changed ▁after ▁the ▁defeat ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁A ster ▁Revolution ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Budapest ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁scene ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁activity . ▁Following ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Soviet ▁Republic ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Mayor ▁T iv ad ar ▁B ód y ▁was ▁de posed ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁regime ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁capital ▁city . ▁After ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Republic , ▁Admir al ▁Mik l ós ▁H orth y ▁entered ▁Budapest ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Army ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁the ▁rec urrent ▁B ód y ▁and ▁other ▁city ▁officials ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁G ell ért . ▁In ▁a ▁fier y ▁speech ▁h orth y ▁accused ▁the ▁capital ' s ▁citizens ▁of ▁bet ray ing ▁Hung ary ▁by ▁supporting ▁B