A disciplined political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts.
A political machine is an unofficial system of political organization based on patronage, the spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control, and longstanding political ties within the structure of a...
FROM THE 1840'S AND CONTINUING TO THE EARLY PART OF LAST CENTURY YOU HAD A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE AS WELL AS IRELAND THAT TENDED TO CONGREGATE IN...
The urban political machines were no more than a political party organized on the grassroots level. They exsisted to win elections and reward its followers with jobs on the city's pallroll.
The...