He was defeated. Wrote The New York Times, "at the first election for Greater New York the Republicans placed him in nomination [for Controller of the city] and he was swept out of power by the Tammany tidal wave."
He was overthrown. The New York Times stated that at the first election for Greater New York, the Republicans selected him as their candidate for Controller of the city, and he was subsequently removed from office by the dominant Tammany party.