1. Tammany Hall—epitome of political corruption—was a hotel.

2. He's a Tammany Hall strongman with no respect for Seattle "process."

3. He had political ambitions, and knew how to make friends at Tammany Hall.

4. The sight of so many senior politicians falling over themselves to kiss his hand was reminiscent of Tammany Hall at its worst.

5. Before the Civil War, boxing enjoyed a brief vogue in New York, where fighters often associated with the Tammany Hall machine rose to prominence.

6. During the first years of the Gilded Age, Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall provided more services to the poor than any city government before it, although for more money went into Tweed's own pocket.