 In 1826 he ran against former mayor Thomas Carbery; four years prior, Weightman had run against Carbery for mayor and lost by a narrow margin, but had then pressed the matter in court in a legal battle that lasted until the end of Carbery's term.In 1824, Weightman won more decisively by the use of blustery promises and insults against his opponent.One handbill from the era reads, 
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