Editing Philipp Scheidemann (section)

=== Mayor of Kassel ===
[[File:Blick Parkhaus Galeria Kaufhof auf Kassel 08.jpg|thumb|236x236px|View of modern-day Kassel]]
Scheidemann was elected Mayor of Kassel on 19 December 1919, succeeding [[Erich Koch-Weser]].{{Sfn|Osterroth|1963|p=237}} He held office until 1925. From the beginning of his term he had to defend himself against accusations from the bourgeois parties in Kassel who said that a craftsman's son did not have the qualifications for the office and accused him of neglecting his tasks in Kassel because of his Reichstag mandate. Similar criticism eventually came from the SPD. In Kassel's municipal elections on 4 May 1924, the SPD suffered a serious defeat which gave the bourgeois parties a majority in the city parliament. A motion of no confidence against Scheidemann passed, but it was not legally binding. The conflict continued until the district president finally intervened. As a result of his mediation, Scheidemann left office on 1 October 1925.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philipp Scheidemann, 1920 to 1925 |url=https://www.kassel.de/buerger/rathaus_und_politik/rund-ums-rathaus/rathaus-geschichte/buergermeister-der-stadt/philipp-scheidemann-1920-bis-1925.php |website=Kassel documenta Stadt |language=de}}</ref> After that he concentrated on his Reichstag duties. He also wrote a number of books, including his autobiography in two volumes, ''Memoirs of a Social Democrat'' (1928).