Tammany boss Murphy freed Governor Smith from patronage strings to build his reputation

Evidence

There were to be no strings attached to the job. Smith was to be his own man. And for a start, Murphy said, Smith would not have to worry about patronage considerations. He and Foley would keep the job hunters off the Governor’s back. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 569

Categorization

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Broader Connections

• Tammany’s leader deliberately groomed Al Smith through staged office-holding to the governorship #expands (0.82) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 567