The incumbent president Paul Kruger was involved in a constitutional battle with Chief Justice John Gilbert Kotzé. After trying to unsuccessfully remove Kotzé though legislation, he waited until after the election to dismiss him.[4]
Candidatesedit
Kruger ran for re-election alongside two challengers.
A distinguished member of the Volksraad and commandant of the Lydenburg Commando, Schalk Willem Burger was popular with the British and the capitalists of Johannesburg.[5] This was due to the South African Industrial Report of 1897, produced by a committee under his leadership, which called for the lowering of tariffs, among other suggestions.[6] Despite the conclusions of the report, Burger was an ardent patriot; however, the conclusions of the report and support from anti-ZAR newspapers led some voters to distrust him.[5]
Vice-President and Commandant-General Piet Joubert had previously run against Kruger three times without success.[7][2] He had narrowly lost against him in 1893, losing by around 900 votes, with allegations of electoral manipulation in favour of Kruger and reports of voter turnout being greater than 100%.[8]
Claims were made that former Cape Colony Prime Minister Cecil Rhodes colluded against Kruger during the election campaign.[9]
^Dunning, Wm. A. (1898). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 13 (2): 387–388. doi:10.2307/2140186. JSTOR 2140186.
^ abSaturday review of politics, literature, science and art: Volume LXXXV. John W. Parker and Son. 1898. pp. 381–382. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ abRompel, Frederik (1903). Heroes of the Boer War. Review of Reviews Office. p. 81. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^Kruger, Paul (1902). The memoirs of Paul Kruger, four times president of the South African republic. The Century Co. p. 252. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^Souza, Francis Hugh De (2004). A Question Of Treason. Kiaat Creations. ISBN978-0-620-32030-6.
^Annual Register for the Year 1893. Longmans, Green, and co. 1894. p. 442. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^"CECIL RHODES'S SCHEME.; Alleged Plan to Defeat Krueger in the Coming Transvaal Election". The New York Times. 14 November 1897. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
1898, transvaal, presidential, election, presidential, elections, were, held, south, african, republic, between, january, february, 1898, result, victory, incumbent, paul, kruger, 1893, january, february, 1898, nominee, paul, kruger, schalk, willem, burger, pi. Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic between 3 January and 4 February 1898 1 The result was a victory for incumbent Paul Kruger 2 3 1898 Transvaal presidential election 1893 3 January 4 February 1898 Nominee Paul Kruger Schalk Willem Burger Piet Joubert Popular vote 12 858 3 753 2 001 Percentage 69 08 20 16 10 75 President before election Paul Kruger Elected President Paul Kruger Contents 1 Background 2 Candidates 3 Results 4 Aftermath 5 ReferencesBackground editThe incumbent president Paul Kruger was involved in a constitutional battle with Chief Justice John Gilbert Kotze After trying to unsuccessfully remove Kotze though legislation he waited until after the election to dismiss him 4 Candidates editKruger ran for re election alongside two challengers A distinguished member of the Volksraad and commandant of the Lydenburg Commando Schalk Willem Burger was popular with the British and the capitalists of Johannesburg 5 This was due to the South African Industrial Report of 1897 produced by a committee under his leadership which called for the lowering of tariffs among other suggestions 6 Despite the conclusions of the report Burger was an ardent patriot however the conclusions of the report and support from anti ZAR newspapers led some voters to distrust him 5 Vice President and Commandant General Piet Joubert had previously run against Kruger three times without success 7 2 He had narrowly lost against him in 1893 losing by around 900 votes with allegations of electoral manipulation in favour of Kruger and reports of voter turnout being greater than 100 8 Claims were made that former Cape Colony Prime Minister Cecil Rhodes colluded against Kruger during the election campaign 9 Results editCandidateVotes Paul Kruger12 85869 08Schalk Willem Burger3 75320 16Piet Joubert2 00110 75Total18 612100 00Source Annual Register 1 Aftermath editAfter his re election Kruger removed Kotze from office 4 References edit a b Annual Register for the Year 1898 Longmans Green and co 1899 p 353 Retrieved 28 January 2021 a b Joubert Petrus Jacobus Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 15 11th ed 1911 p 522 Dunning Wm A 1898 Record of Political Events Political Science Quarterly 13 2 387 388 doi 10 2307 2140186 JSTOR 2140186 a b Saturday review of politics literature science and art Volume LXXXV John W Parker and Son 1898 pp 381 382 Retrieved 24 January 2021 a b Rompel Frederik 1903 Heroes of the Boer War Review of Reviews Office p 81 Retrieved 8 February 2021 Kruger Paul 1902 The memoirs of Paul Kruger four times president of the South African republic The Century Co p 252 Retrieved 8 February 2021 Souza Francis Hugh De 2004 A Question Of Treason Kiaat Creations ISBN 978 0 620 32030 6 Annual Register for the Year 1893 Longmans Green and co 1894 p 442 Retrieved 6 February 2021 CECIL RHODES S SCHEME Alleged Plan to Defeat Krueger in the Coming Transvaal Election The New York Times 14 November 1897 Retrieved 24 January 2021 nbsp nbsp This South African elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1898 Transvaal presidential election amp oldid 1173990333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
