POLITICAL MACHINES

POLITICAL MACHINES

• They controlled the city government every way they could
• They were often a city boss, a ward boss, or a precinct captain
• They were all about cash, you pay and they promise victory

MACHINE ORGANIZATION

ROLL OF THE POLITICAL BOSS

• Usually mayor or city councilman
• Controls jobs, licenses, and the court system
• Provided blueprints for campaigns

ROLL OF IMMIGRANTS

• Were the workers to the concept
• Provide full support exchanged for favors

WHAT IS GRAFT?

• The illegal use of political influence for personal gain
• This made the bosses:
• Richer
• Help own them elections
• Financed there political operations

BOSS TWEED

• Worked for Tammany hall
• Convicted on 120 counts of fraud & extortion
• Sentenced to 12 years but escaped & left to Spain