"Why was one candidate more appealing to the majority of Philadelphia voters?"

In order to answer the above question, there are many things things that you have to look at. You need to look at the candidates them-selves and the people who voted for them. What were the current issues, and where did the candidates stand on the issues. How the candidates relate to the public is a big issue.

First we should separately look at each of the candidates so we can understand where they come from and what the people liked about them.

Thomas Fitzsimons (1741-1811) was born in Ireland and moved to the colonies sometime before the revolution. He quickly entered into the business scene and also quickly rose in business. He served as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolution, and later was a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and '83. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1786 and '87. After that he had the privilege of going to the Constitutional Convention and was a signer of the Constitution. He later went on to be a major player in the political circles of Philadelphia. He was also a Roma

John Swanwick (1740-1798) came from that horrible country of England. He and his family came to the colonies in the early 1770's. His dad was a wagon master and a minor British government official. His father was exiled as a Troy during the Revolution. John however stayed and joined the Patriot cause. In 1777 was hired into a merchant firm as a clerk. He became an

Well, if we look at how the sections of the city voted we can really understand how seriously this effected the race. The area's with the most deaths, North and South Mulberry, both had an overwhelming vote for Mr. Swanwick. North and South Mulberry were also heavy

The Federalist were the ones who supported the excise tax. In an article that the book includes the Federalist chastise those who rebelled against it (Whiskey Rebellion). The article basically says that because they (the people) rebelled against the tax, they rebelled against the government itself. This is one strike against Fitzsimons. He stands on the wrong side of the fence on this issue. So you can be sure that the people were thinking about this at the ballots.

Democratic-Republicans were on the right side of the fence on this one. They were the ones who strongly opposed the tax. This was the view point of the common people. The workers, laborers, and the merchants too. The merchants were effected because if the tax was too

If you were to ask me, I would have to say that the outcome of this election relied heavily on party association. And unfortunately for Mr. Fitzsimons his party didn't seem to be doing to well with the fair people of Philadelphia. On the other hand, Mr. Swanwick was on the right train for this election. His party had the support of the people, and Mr. Swanwick had the support of the party. So that's it, that's the big secret as to how a man with very impressive credentials such as Mr. Fitzsimons can be beaten out by a man whose history is quite as impressive. But as they always say; no excuses, just results.

much for the people, they weren't buying. And that meant bad news for the merchants. With all of the people on the opposing side of the tax, it was good to be a Republican at this time.

Some common words found in the essay are:
Committee Fever, Whiskey Rebellion, Dr Rush, Congressional Election, Constitution Convention, South Mulberry, Fitzsimons Federalist, Thomas Fitzsimons, John Swanwick, Revolution John, yellow fever, excise tax, dr rush, whiskey rebellion, committee fever, democratic-republican party, north south mulberry, federalist party, people swanwick, citizen's committee, caused whiskey rebellion, convention signer, convention signer constitution, citizen's committee fever, quickly rose business,
Approximate Word count = 1648
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)