[2] Sweitzer was his party's nominee for Mayor of Chicago in 1915 and 1919, losing both consecutive elections to Republican William Hale Thompson.

[2] While serving as Cook County Clerk, Sweitzer was his party's nominee for Mayor of Chicago in 1915 and 1919, losing both consecutive elections to Republican William Hale Thompson.

[4][5] In the Democratic primary, Sweitzer was able to build a coalition of ethnic groups that were put off by Harrison's war on crime.

In 1919, Sweitzer, with Sullivan's backing, easily won the Democratic nomination, his only significant opponent being Tom Carey, former chair of the county committee.

[2] In Spring of 1935, Michael J. Flynn, his successor as Cook County Clerk, reported apparent discrepancies in the accounts of the office.

An audit and subsequent disclosures revealed a deficit of $414,129 in the real estate tax redemption fund.

[2] Shortly after this, the Cook County Board held a unanimous vote to remove Sweitzer from office and replace him with Joseph L. Gill, the Clerk of the Municipal Court.