Political machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A political machine (or simply machine ) is a disciplined political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters (usually campaign worke...
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Tammany Hall was political machine that ran New York City through a system of political patronage, and it was the epitome of corrupt politics in the 1800s. Started in the 1780s as a patriotic and social club, the organization evolved into a power center and was the political home of such figures as Martin Van Buren, William ...
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From the Wilson readings, it is natural to think of big city "political machines" and negative connotation like "sewers." The ward based, patronage driven form of local government is commonly thought of in criminal terms and, in that sense, so are Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall in New York City.
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Tammany Hall was the name given to the Democratic political machine that dominated New York City politics from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 through the election of Fiorello LaGuardia in 1934. The eighty-year period between those two elections marks the time in which Tammany was the city's driving...
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George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, New York's Democratic political machine, distinguished between "honest" and "dishonest" graft. Dishonest graft involved payoffs for protecting gambling and prostitution.
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In 1798, Aaron Burr helped to mold the organization into a political force dedicated to anti-Federalist principles. ... Tammany Hall regained its strength in the 1880s and was prominent in the life of the city. Such figures as Richard Croker, Alfred E. Smith and Jimmy Walker were deeply involved in the dealings of the machine.
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; Urban Political Machines: Tammany Hall and "Boss" Tweed, 1870-1899 ... Source Database: "Urban Political Machines: Tammany Hall and "Boss" Tweed, 1870-1899." DISCovering U.S. History. Gale Research, 1997. Reproduced in Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale Group.
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Tammany Hall Links; New York City's Legendary; Political Machine; ... Tammany Hall (general); Eleanor Roosevelt Papers; 1911 Encyclopedia; www.about.com; The Political Graveyard; Tammany Hall Pictures;
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Columbia Encyclopedia: Tammany; An encyclopedia overview of Tammany, the popular name for the Democratic political machine in Manhattan. ... Boss Tweed and his control of New York City's corrupt Tammany Hall is a fascinating look at political corruption in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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