It was investigated by the Lexow Committee after Charles Parkhurst's scathing attacks of it.
It was investigated by the Lexow Committee after Charles Parkhurst's scathing attacks of it. Aaron Burr led it at one point, and William Mooney was its first Grand Sachem. Another leader was caught in Spain after escaping jail, and that man's top minions included George Washington Plunkitt. The 1928 presidential nomination of Al Smith was among its great victories, and it declined after Fiorello La Guardia was elected. Shown as a tiger by Thomas Nast, it was long controlled by New York City Irish. FTP, name this Democratic political machine once headed by Boss Tweed.          |
It was investigated by the Lexow Committee after Charles Parkhurst's scathing attacks of it.
{Tammany} Hall accept {Tammany} Machine but not Tammany {Society}