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... organization of political parties in this city than a Frenchman or an Englishman . The external working of party machinery is familiar , but the methods and motives which control the Machines are very little understood . The Machine may ...
... organization of political parties in this city than a Frenchman or an Englishman . The external working of party machinery is familiar , but the methods and motives which control the Machines are very little understood . The Machine may ...
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William Mills Ivins. of organization always being the Assembly Dis- trict . Of these latter there are in the city of ... organizations receive their policy , even in matters purely local , from the central authority , although this is not ...
William Mills Ivins. of organization always being the Assembly Dis- trict . Of these latter there are in the city of ... organizations receive their policy , even in matters purely local , from the central authority , although this is not ...
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... organized , and as much of the remnant of their time as they conveniently can to the service of the city . The offices thus come to be regarded by professionals simply as a means of supplying a livelihood to those who are willing to ...
... organized , and as much of the remnant of their time as they conveniently can to the service of the city . The offices thus come to be regarded by professionals simply as a means of supplying a livelihood to those who are willing to ...
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... any re- spect be paid to the plan of organization on the basis of election districts , he should have one in each of these minor divisions . Each of these cap- tajns has some sort of place for himself , or 12 MACHINE POLITICS .
... any re- spect be paid to the plan of organization on the basis of election districts , he should have one in each of these minor divisions . Each of these cap- tajns has some sort of place for himself , or 12 MACHINE POLITICS .
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... organization in the good old - fashioned way , for all appointments other than of laborers and heads of bureaus have now to be made from lists submitted by the Civil Service examiners . Consequently it is now better for a commissioner ...
... organization in the good old - fashioned way , for all appointments other than of laborers and heads of bureaus have now to be made from lists submitted by the Civil Service examiners . Consequently it is now better for a commissioner ...
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Machine Politics and Money in Elections in New York City William Mills 1851- Ivins No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 98 - ... to give or lend, or shall offer, promise, or promise to procure, or to endeavour to procure any money or valuable consideration, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter or to or for any other person, in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election; 2.
Page 98 - ... 3. Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, make any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement as aforesaid, to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure, or endeavour to procure, the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election : 4.
Page 102 - ... for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a Candidate...
Page 98 - ... any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election...
Page 99 - Election: 5. Every Person who shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any Money to or to the Use of any other Person with the Intent that such Money or any Part thereof shall be expended in Bribery at any Election...
Page 98 - Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, give, lend, or agree to give or lend, or shall offer, promise, or promise to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting...
Page 92 - Form of Directions for the Guidance of the Voter in voting, which shall be printed in conspicuous Characters, and placarded outside every Polling Station and in every Compartment of every Polling Station* The voter may vote for...
Page 99 - Behalf, receive, agree, or contract for any Money, Gift, Loan, or valuable Consideration, Office, Place or Employment, for himself or for any other Person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting, at any Election : 2.
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