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[[File:C2aa3d4b.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tammany Hall]]

The '''Tammany Hall''' was a political club in New York City that largely controlled the [[Democrat Party]] in Manhattan from 1800 to the 1950s. Opponents, such as the [[Bourbon Democrats]], always called it corrupt, charging that it traded favors for votes.  

The '''Tammany Hall''' was a political club in New York City that largely controlled the [[Democratic Party]] in Manhattan from 1800 to the 1950s. Opponents, such as the [[Bourbon Democrats]], always called it corrupt, charging that it traded favors for votes.  

Most of Tammany's leaders were Irish Catholics, but the most notorious leader was a Protestant, William Tweed, in the 1860s.

Most of Tammany's leaders were Irish Catholics, but the most notorious leader was a Protestant, William Tweed, in the 1860s.

When [[Al Smith]] ran for President in 1928, anti-Catholics across the country attacked his association with Tammany. (Smith was quite honest, but he was endorsed by Tammany Hall.)

When [[Al Smith]] ran for President in 1928, anti-Catholics across the country attacked his association with Tammany. (Smith was quite honest, but he was endorsed by Tammany Hall.)

By extension, the term "little Tammany" has often been applied to a Democrat Party machine in a smaller city, such as Kansas City in the 1930s.

By extension, the term "little Tammany" has often been applied to a Democratic Party machine in a smaller city, such as Kansas City in the 1930s.

==See also==

==See also==