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Tammany: 1789-1928 Tammany Hall; The Organization; and the Sway of the Bosses By Allan Frankin
Originally published 1928 |
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No account of the trail of the tiger in these years would be complete without some reference to the gross election and naturalization frauds practiced in the decade of 1860-70.
As stated earlier in this record, Tammany was organized as a benevolent society and at the beginning required that its officers be native Americans. Its leaders recognized, however, quite early the importance of controlling the elections, and accordingly opened its doors to the thousands of immigrants who were arriving annually in this country. Frequently these newly arrived foreigners were "naturalized" and allowed to vote within a few months after their arrival.
This story of the meeting in New York of two Italians who had known each other in Italy is illustrative of the period. Tony, who had been in the United States several months, met his old friend, a more recently arrived Italian, on the street and after a few words of greetings, said:
"Oh, Pietro, you're going to like these United
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