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Half-Breed Republicans (view source)
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, 20:34, November 20, 2021→Hayes presidency
President Hayes also pushed for civil service reform,<ref name=roscoeconklingbio1>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/roscoe-conkling Conkling, Roscoe]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> aligning himself with the Half-Breeds. Seeking to curb the powers of Conkling and the latter's powerful [[New York]] political machine, Hayes removed a number of the senator's allies from the state's [[patronage]] system.
President Hayes also pushed for civil service reform,<ref name=roscoeconklingbio1>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/roscoe-conkling Conkling, Roscoe]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> aligning himself with the Half-Breeds. Seeking to curb the powers of Conkling and the latter's powerful [[New York]] political machine, Hayes removed a number of the senator's allies from the state's [[patronage]] system.
====Setback and rebuke====
The Collector of the Port of New York was a highly prized position, as the port functioned as a center of international trade between the United States and other countries.<ref name=npsbasicinfo>[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/stalwarts-half-breeds-and-political-assassination.htm Stalwarts, Half Breeds, and Political Assassination]. ''National Park Service''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref> Hayes vainly attempted to wrest control of appointments to the position from the Conkling machine to no avail, twice failing to appoint a like-minded political figure due to the successful congressional blockade initiated by the Stalwarts.
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