Editing Carter Harrison III (section)

===End of tenure===
Towards the end of his fourth term, public approval of Harrison had significantly declined, which hurt his prospects of being re-elected to a fifth term in [[1887 Chicago mayoral election|the 1887 mayoral election]]. Much of the dissatisfaction with Harrison came from disapproval of his handling of the [[Haymarket Riot]].<ref name="Demise1">{{cite journal |last1=Buller |title=The Great Demise: An Analysis of Carter Henry Harrison's Political Downfall of 1887 |journal=Western Illinois Historical Review |date=Spring 2010 |volume=II |pages=88{{endash}}114 |url=http://www.wiu.edu/cas/history/wihr/pdfs/Buller-WIHRvol2.pdf |issn=2153-1714}}</ref><ref name=cityofthecentury/> Harrison's handling of the Haymarket Riot had also harmed his standing with [[fiscal conservatism|conservative]] business groups.<ref name=cityofthecentury/> Furthermore, Harrison's prospects of re-election to a fifth term was weighed down by a scandal involving criminal charges of [[election fraud]] against some of his supporters (for conduct during the previous mayoral election). Even though the charges against these individuals were did not implicate Harrison in misconduct, there was still concern that public awareness of the scandal would muddy Harrison's public image due to his proximity to the indicted individuals.<ref name=cityofthecentury/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Morton |first1=Richard Allen |title=Roger C. Sullivan and the Making of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1881-1908 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xA7MDAAAQBAJ |publisher=McFarland |access-date=11 May 2020 |page=39 |language=en |date=29 June 2016|isbn=9781476663777 }}</ref>  Harrison's loss of public favor had led the prospect of re-nominating him to lose losing support within city's Democratic Party. .<ref name="Demise1"/><ref name=cityofthecentury/> Initially, Harrison maintained intention to be re-elected, and unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the [[United Labor Party (Chicago)|United Labor Party]] to support him for re-election and to partner with the city Democratic Party to nominate a joint-[[Slate (elections)|slate]]. Harrison proposed a [[electoral fusion|fusion]] nomination arrangement that would have seen the parties nominate identical [[Ticket (election)|ticket]]s. Harrison's failure to persuade Chicago's United Labor Party to partner with city Democrats further harmed Harrison's support within the local Democratic party.<ref name="Demise1"/><ref name=cityofthecentury/>

Recognizing that he would have difficulty being re-nominated by the Democratic Party, Harrison decided to retire at the end of his fourth term, opting against seeking re-election in 1887.<ref name=Kantowicz>Kantowicz, Edward. “The Emergence of the Polish-Democratic Vote in Chicago.” Polish American Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 1972, pp. 67–80. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20147849.</ref><ref name=sh>[https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=aRq4z-Hgu4oC History of Chicago, Illinois by John Moses page 233 (293 in Google's digitalized form)]</ref> The Democratic Party voted at its convention to nomiante [[DeWitt Clinton Cregier]]. However, Cregier declined the nomination, refusing to run.<ref name=sh/> After this (and despite his declared intent to retire) the party voted to re-nominate Harrison.<ref name=sh/> Harrison initially accepted the nomination. However, before he could begin campaigning, his wife Elizabeth died. Experiencing great grief over his wife's passing, he withdrew from the election,<ref name="TopekaDailyPress1"/> and instead embarked on international travels.<ref name="TopekaDailyPress1"/> His tenure as mayor formally ended on April 18, 1887.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor John A. Roche Inaugural Address, 1887 |url=https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-john-a-roche-inaugural-address-1887/ |publisher=Chicago Public Library |access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>