Eventually exposed by the Lexow Committee of Charles Parkhurst, its late leaders included Carmine DeSapio, while early on it was led by such men as George Plunkitt and Richard "King" Croker.
The "Pig Pen" of Abraham Martling was the first meeting place of this group, and it was later opposed by a faction led by William Leggett whose name is Spanish for "crazy lights," the Locofocos. Eventually exposed by the Lexow Committee of Charles Parkhurst, its late leaders included Carmine DeSapio, while early on it was led by such men as George Plunkitt and Richard "King" Croker. Deriving its name from a leader of the Lenape, for 10 points, name this group led by Fernando Wood and Boss Tweed, a political machine from New York.
The "Pig Pen" of Abraham Martling was the first meeting place of this group, and it was later opposed by a faction led by William Leggett whose name is Spanish for "crazy lights," the Locofocos.
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