TY - BOOK AU - Reynolds,George M. TI - Machine Politics in New Orleans 1897-1926 T2 - Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law SN - 9780231918749 PY - 1936///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Columbia University Press, KW - HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; CHAPTER I. Social and Economic Background --; CHAPTER II. Legal Position of New Orleans --; CHAPTER III. Election Machinery and Party Organization --; CHAPTER IV. Martin Behrman, Mayor and Choctaw Club Leader --; CHAPTER V. The Organization and Election Methods of the Choctaw Club --; CHAPTER VI. Relations with Business-Legitimate and Illegitimate --; CHAPTER VII. The Distribution of Patronage-The City-State Relation --; CHAPTER VIII. Character and Methods of Factional Opponents of the Choctaw Club --; CHAPTER IX. Conclusion --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX; restricted access N2 - Presents the first study of machine politics in a southern city, New Orleans. New Orleans was selected because it affords a basis for comparing southern methods with those of the Northern and Eastern cities while at the same time it discloses much that is unique and peculiar to New Orleans UR - https://doi.org/10.7312/reyn91874 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780231885904.jpg ER -