▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁Congress ▁by ▁Republican ▁Luci en ▁Cas well . ▁ ▁After ▁Congress ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁ ▁mayor ▁of ▁Jan es ville ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁term , ▁over ▁Republican ▁Charles ▁Valent ine . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁after ▁being ▁defeated ▁in ▁a ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁by ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Ph ile t us ▁S aw yer , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁votes ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁legisl ators , ▁to ▁ 3 7 ▁for ▁Win ans ▁and ▁six ▁for ▁Pop ul ist ▁John ▁C och rane . ▁For ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁he ▁received ▁ 1 , 1 3 2 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 4 7 ▁for ▁Republican ▁Oscar ▁Now land ▁( Rep ublic an ▁inc umb ent ▁Pl iny ▁Nor cross ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ) ▁and ▁ 9 1 ▁for ▁Pro hib ition ist ▁James ▁Harris . ▁When ▁the ▁Assembly ▁session ▁opened , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁for ▁Spe aker , ▁losing ▁to ▁Republican ▁Thomas ▁B . ▁M ills ▁in ▁what ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁six - man ▁race . ▁He ▁once ▁more ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁committee , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁b ills ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁reading . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Republican ▁C yrus ▁Min er .