william randolph hearst supported political machines like tammany hall.
william randolph hearst supported political machines like tammany hall.
which group supported political machines like tammany hall?
william randolph hearst
this system of political control—known as "bossism"—emerged particularly in the gilded age. a single powerful figure (the boss) was at the center and was bound together to a complex organization of lesser figures (the political machine) by reciprocity in promoting financial and social self-interest. one of the most infamous of these political machines was tammany hall, the democratic party machine that played a major role in controlling new york city and new york politics and helping immigrants, most notably the irish, rise up in american politics from the 1790s to the 1960s. from 1872, tammany had an irish "boss". however, tammany hall also served as an engine for graft and political corruption, perhaps most notoriously under william m. "boss" tweed in the mid-19th century. other historians note that tammany hall, although widely known, was probably not the most wicked, instead referring to the republican party machine in philadelphia.
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between the years 1809 and 1815, tammany hall slowly revived itself by accepting immigrants and by secretly building a new wigwam to hold meetings whenever new sachems were named. the democratic-republican committee, a new committee which consisted of the most influential local democratic republicans, would now name the new sachems as well. when dewitt clinton decided to run for president in 1811, tammany hall immediately accused clinton of treason to his party, as well as attempting to create a family aristocracy. even though new york state went to clinton the following year, republicans could not help but see clinton's actions as exactly what tammany had accused them of being. with this most republicans in new york city turned from clinton. when tammany hall positioned itself to support the war in 1812 and its support for the embargo act, many others who supported the war joined tammany hall. in fact, during this time, because of its success in establishing political opinion, tammany hall was able to grow stronger, and even gained support from federalists members who supported the war. the native american titles of the society were disused during and after the war of 1812 in response to attacks from native americans on white americans. during this time we see tammany hall's earliest application of its most notable technique- turning support away from opposing parties, and rewarding newly joined members. this was the case for federalists who joined tammany hall. tammany hall managed to gain power, as well as reduce clinton and his followers to just a small fraction. in 1815, tammany hall grand sachem john ferguson defeated dewitt clinton and was elected mayor. in 1817, however, clinton with his success on the erie canal project gained so much popularity, that despite his weak position after the war, and tammany's immense efforts, once again became governor of new york and tammany hall again, fell. another factor leading to clinton's popularity, was his patronage to the immigrants. the origins of tammany hall were based on representing "pure" or "native" americans. this mean that the hall totally dismissed the immigrants, such as the irish and germans, although the germans were more politically averse. in 1817, april 24, discontent for this treatment led to a huge riot during a tammany general committee session. martin van buren and his albany regency soon began controlling the policy of tammany hall. this included pushing for the state referendum that eventually granted the right to vote in new york state to all free white men in 1821. after voting rights were expanded, tammany hall could further increase its political power. tammany hall soon began to accept irish immigrants as members and eventually became dependent on them to maintain viability as a political force. until his death in 1828, clinton would remain governor of new york, with the exception of the two-year period of 1823–1824, and tammany hall's influence waned.
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