They ceased to be of national concern after the passing of the Independent Treasury Act, which fulfilled their extreme anti-elite financial goals.
The later history of this party saw a resolution to have its members resign put forth by Dougherty and Riell, as well as the investigation of Edward Curtis. A long-time chairman of this party lost a mayoral race to Aaron Clark after having his votes split by John I Morgan. The Plain Dealer was created as a publication for this party, the views of which were also expressed in the Evening Post, and which split into Rump and (*) Buffalo factions. The New-York Herald referred to this party as "Slamm Bang and Company," referring to a colleague of Moses Jacques, Levi D Slamm. Their Park meeting was cited as a cause of a flour riot, and William Leggett was among the leaders of this group, officially known as the Equal Rights Party. They ceased to be of national concern after the passing of the Independent Treasury Act, which fulfilled their extreme anti-elite financial goals. For 10 points, name this group opposed to Tamany Hall, a faction of Jacksonian Democrats named for when they were able to continue a meeting after the gas lights were put out by lighting matches.
The later history of this party saw a resolution to have its members resign put forth by Dougherty and Riell, as well as the investigation of Edward Curtis.
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