kˈɑːk wʌz sˈiːn æz ɐ kˈeɪpəbəl ænd kˈɑːmpɪtənt lˈiːdɚ θɹuː ðɪ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk pˈænɪk, ænd wʌz ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛktᵻd tʊ ɐ fˈʊl tˈuːjˈɪɹ tˈɜːm æz mˈeɪɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
Koch was seen as a capable and competent leader through the economic panic, and was re-elected to a full two-year term as mayor in 1894.