 In 1887 the Denver business moved premises to the Londoner Block, a large four-story building (located at 1624-1630 Arapahoe Street).In 1889 he won the nomination for Mayor for the Republican's, however it came with much scandal, as due to concerns he wouldn't win, a number of friends stuffed ballot boxes and traded drinks for votes at local drinking establishments.He became Denver's 20th Mayor by 77 votes, however shortly after getting into office, several disgruntled candidates filed charges against him for corruption, which was taken to court on 6 April 1890.