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in Central Park. McCann told how Grant, before he was mayor, once made a present of $ 25,000 to Croker's six-year-old daughter, Flossie, which he said the Crokers used to purchase a new house. On another occasion, in 1884, Croker dropped in on McCann and showed him a bag with $ 180,000, explaining
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Some of the most newsworthy testimony came from Croker's brother-in-law, Patrick H. McCann, proprietor of the posh
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in the New York City. The committee was mainly looking for evidence of bribery among appointed officials and the
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that it was cash for bribing the Aldermen so that Grant would be approved as Commissioner of Public Works.
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Ex-senator Fassett won the Republican nomination for governor in 1891. He lost the election.
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Officially titled the State Senate Committee on Cities and chaired by Republican
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1890 investigation into political corruption in the City of New York
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Index

political corruption
Board of Aldermen
Tammany Hall
Richard Croker
Hugh Grant
Mount St. Vincent Hotel
J. Sloat Fassett
"Senator Fassett Smiles," April 27, 1890
Categories
1890 in New York City
New York State Legislature
Politics of New York (state)
Political scandals in New York (state)
Political history of New York City
Tammany Hall

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