Plunkitt of Tammany Hall A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics

by Riordan, William L.; Mann, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780452010949
• ISBN10: 0452010942
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-08-01
• Publisher: E P Dutton

Summary

Written by reporter Riordan in 1905, this masterpiece of Americana reveals the political skill of the "honest graft," as perfected by George Washington Plunkitt, the ward boss of New York's supremely powerful Fifteenth Assembly District.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction: How George Washington Plunkitt Became Plunkitt of Tammany Hall	p. 1
The Document	p. 43
Preface	p. 45
A Tribute	p. 48
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall	p. 49
Related Materials	p. 103
"George W. Plunkitt," in Tammany Biographies, New York Evening Post, 1894	p. 105
"Hon. Geo. W. Plunkitt," The Tammany Times, September 21, 1895	p. 106
"Lift the Plunkitt Mortgage!" A pamphlet published by Plunkitt's successful opponent in the 1904 election to state Senate	p. 109
"Graft, Cries M'Manus; Not Me, Says Plunkitt," New York Times, June 8, 1905	p. 111
Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1905	p. 113
Review of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Public Opinion, October 7, 1905	p. 113
Plunkitt Obituary, The Nation, December 3, 1924	p. 115
Jane Addams, "Why the Ward Boss Rules," The Outlook, April 2, 1898	p. 117
Lincoln Steffens, "New York: Good Government in Danger," McClure's, November 1903	p. 123
App. A Plunkitt Chronology (1842-1924)	p. 135
Selected Bibliography	p. 137
Index	p. 140
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