Urban machine politics was an extremely important element in the way life was in the early 1900’s. Urban Bosses were more powerful icons than most political (progressive reform) figures back in that era. William M. Tweed, Richard Croker, George Washington Plunkitt and many other men were important political urban bosses. They achieved their prominence by doing things for themselves and by doing things that were maybe not morally correct but also not illegal in the …showed first 75 words of 994 total…

…showed last 75 words of 994 total…lead to particularly good things. The urban boss controlled and in actuality had more power than most congressmen. The things that were going on in Tammany Hall were tremendously helpful in how New York City was run. “Tammany Hall is a great big machine, with every part adjusted delicate to do its own particular work. It runs so smooth that you wouldn’t think it was a complicated affair, but it is.” (Riordon, 73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**