The People's Party was a short-lived political party in the state of Illinois, founded in 1873 in the interest of combating the temperance movement and alcohol prohibition in Chicago.
people, party, illinois, people, party, short, lived, political, party, state, illinois, founded, 1873, interest, combating, temperance, movement, alcohol, prohibition, chicago, people, partyleadera, hesingfounded1873, 1873, dissolved1875, 1875, merged, intore. The People s Party was a short lived political party in the state of Illinois founded in 1873 in the interest of combating the temperance movement and alcohol prohibition in Chicago People s PartyLeaderA C HesingFounded1873 1873 Dissolved1875 1875 Merged intoRepublican PartyIdeologyAnti TemperancePolitical positionCenterColors RedPolitics of United StatesPolitical partiesElectionsThe party was founded by German Americans Boss Hesing and Hermann Raster of the Illinois Staats Zeitung who temporarily split with the Republican Party due to its inaction with fighting anti liquor laws While the People s Party lasted only two years it succeeded in electing Harvey Doolittle Colvin as Mayor of Chicago in 1873 1 The voting base of the People s Party primarily consisted of the German Irish Scandinavian and Bohemian communities of Chicago 2 See also editIllinois Staats Zeitung Temperance movementReferences edit Sawislak Karen Smoldering City Chicagoans and the Great Fire 1871 1874 The University of Chicago Press 1996 Blue Book of the State of Illinois Illinois Secretary of State 1908 p 580 nbsp nbsp This article about a United States political party is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s Party Illinois amp oldid 1094311478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
