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 beaten. According to 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 overwhelmed by the Tammany tidal wave."