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... appointed the election officials . The scheme worked . Voorhis lived up to the bargain , and Tweed was able to draw up a list from which 609 officials were chosen . Not surprisingly , nearly 550 were Democrats . Not surprisingly either ...
... appointed the election officials . The scheme worked . Voorhis lived up to the bargain , and Tweed was able to draw up a list from which 609 officials were chosen . Not surprisingly , nearly 550 were Democrats . Not surprisingly either ...
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... appoint trained men capable of doing the job . In the days of the Tweed Ring , however , the procedure was not so sophisticated . In these days before ... appointed by the Tweed Ring . He was questioned about a THE SHINY HAT BRIGADE 123.
... appoint trained men capable of doing the job . In the days of the Tweed Ring , however , the procedure was not so sophisticated . In these days before ... appointed by the Tweed Ring . He was questioned about a THE SHINY HAT BRIGADE 123.
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... appoint or remove city officials were abolished , such officers being appointed by the Mayor . The Mayor must bring to trial any official accused of malfeasance , and the Board of Aldermen could bring the Mayor to trial for the same ...
... appoint or remove city officials were abolished , such officers being appointed by the Mayor . The Mayor must bring to trial any official accused of malfeasance , and the Board of Aldermen could bring the Mayor to trial for the same ...
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That Impudent Autocrat | 3 |
The Triumph of Tweed | 17 |
Those Beastly Rascals | 33 |
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