Mayor Election Ballot, American Republican Ticket

American Republican Convention Nomination (Olney) – The Providence 1857 American Republican party caucus was very contentious with Thomas Doyle opposed to Stephen Olney for mayor. Olney finally won his party’s backing causing Doyle to run as an independent and as is often the case when third party’s factions enter the race no one candidate received a majority thereby resulting in no choice. William [sic] Burroughs was a Democratic hopeful going into the Democratic convention. In the fifth election attempt to select a mayor it was William Rodman the American Republican who defeated John Francis the Democratic candidate. 6.7 cm X 13.4 cm