Because he had been propelled into the office by antiproprietary interests, he refused to unconditionally support the council in moves to advance proprietary interests, but also received little support from the assembly.
Da er durch antiproprietäre Interessen ins Amt befördert worden war, weigerte er sich vor der bedingungslosen Unterstützung des Rates in Richtung zu proprietären Interessen, auch erhielt er wenig Unterstützung durch die Assembly.