Roscoe Conkling political machine
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The Roscoe Conkling political machine was a powerful late-19th-century Republican patronage network centered in New York that championed the Stalwart faction’s defense of the spoils system and party loyalty.
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| Roscoe Conkling political machine canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Roscoe Conkling political machine Context triple: [Stalwart faction of the Republican Party, supportedBy, Roscoe Conkling political machine]
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Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall was a powerful New York City Democratic political machine that dominated local politics for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries through patronage and party organization.
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Boss Tweed
Boss Tweed was a powerful 19th-century American political boss who led a notoriously corrupt political machine in New York City.
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George Washington Plunkitt
George Washington Plunkitt was a prominent early 20th-century New York politician and Tammany Hall leader known for his candid defense of "honest graft" in machine politics.
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John F. Fitzgerald
John F. Fitzgerald was a prominent early 20th-century Boston politician who served as mayor and U.S. congressman and was the maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.
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Fiorello
Fiorello is an Italian given name most famously borne by Fiorello H. La Guardia, the influential three-term mayor of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Roscoe Conkling political machine Target entity description: The Roscoe Conkling political machine was a powerful late-19th-century Republican patronage network centered in New York that championed the Stalwart faction’s defense of the spoils system and party loyalty.
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A.
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall was a powerful New York City Democratic political machine that dominated local politics for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries through patronage and party organization.
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B.
Boss Tweed
Boss Tweed was a powerful 19th-century American political boss who led a notoriously corrupt political machine in New York City.
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C.
George Washington Plunkitt
George Washington Plunkitt was a prominent early 20th-century New York politician and Tammany Hall leader known for his candid defense of "honest graft" in machine politics.
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D.
John F. Fitzgerald
John F. Fitzgerald was a prominent early 20th-century Boston politician who served as mayor and U.S. congressman and was the maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.
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E.
Fiorello
Fiorello is an Italian given name most famously borne by Fiorello H. La Guardia, the influential three-term mayor of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Republican Party factional organization
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political machine ⓘ |
| associatedWithFaction | Stalwart faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOfficeholder |
Chester A. Arthur as Collector of the Port of New York
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Roscoe Conkling as U.S. Senator from New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
Stalwart stronghold in New York
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defender of traditional spoils system ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
party loyalty
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patronage distribution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declineFactor |
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
NERFINISHED
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diminished federal patronage power in New York ⓘ rise of civil service reform ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain control over Republican nominations in New York
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preserve Stalwart influence in national Republican politics ⓘ secure federal jobs for loyal Republicans ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Gilded Age politics ⓘ |
| ideology | Stalwart Republicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedOffice |
New York Custom House
NERFINISHED
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customs house appointments ⓘ federal appointments in New York ⓘ |
| leader | Roscoe Conkling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociation | Roscoe Conkling’s 1881 resignation from the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Chester A. Arthur
NERFINISHED
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Roscoe Conkling NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas C. Platt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposesPolicy | civil service reform ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOpposition |
Half-Breed faction of the Republican Party
NERFINISHED
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President James A. Garfield’s patronage policies ⓘ civil service reformers ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy |
blocking civil service reform measures
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control of federal patronage ⓘ rewarding loyal party workers ⓘ |
| powerBase |
New York Republican organization
NERFINISHED
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federal patronage in New York ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
New York State Republican Party
NERFINISHED
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federal government patronage in New York ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
patronage
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spoils system ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedMechanism |
appointment to government jobs
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control of customs revenues ⓘ party discipline enforcement ⓘ |
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