hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə mˈɔːɹɪstˌaʊnz bˈoːɹd ʌv ˈɔːldɚmˌɛn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ænd wʌz ɹiːᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, wˈɪnɪŋ mˈoːɹ vˈoʊts ðɐn ˌɛni ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ fˈoːɹtiːn kˈændᵻdˌeɪts ɪn ðɪs sˈɛkənd ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
He was elected to Morristown's Board of Aldermen in 1880, and was reelected in 1881, winning more votes than any of the other fourteen candidates in this second election.