Political Machine

The political machine consisted of three elements: part bosses or a county committee, which governed the party, machine and controlled the politicians; election district captains who mobilized and organized support at the neighborhood level; and party loyalists who supported the machine with votes and financial support in return for jobs, favors and help provided by bosses and election district captains. http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_53_Notes.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_machine

Boss Tweed/Tammany Hall - NYC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammany_Hall

Richard Daley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Daley