Political club

The political club is a feature of American urban politics usually representing a particular party in a neighborhood. They were most prominent in the later 19th and early 20th centuries, most famously in Tammany Hall of New York City. Political clubs were associated with political machines and bossism, but also often saw a split between "regular" and "reform" factions. They formerly often had a prominent local clubhouse, but have declined since politics became less neighborhood-based.[1][2][3]

For the political "clubs" of Revolutionary France, see List of political groups in the French Revolution.
Thomas Nast illustrated Tammany Hall as a ferocious tiger killing democracy. The image of a tiger was often used to represent the Tammany political movement.

References
  1. Warren, Kenneth F. (2008-04-04). Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4522-6587-2.
  2. McGerr, Michael E. (1988-05-19). The Decline of Popular Politics: The American North, 1865-1928. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-536376-0.
  3. Kilgannon, Corey (2017-09-15). "End of an Era for New York's Oldest Political Club". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
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