Matthew Davis refining Tammany Hall as political machine

from
THE TIGER
The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall
By Oliver E. Allen

Matthew Davis, the true refiner of the New York political machine

Unfortunately couldn't find period accurate art of Martling Room or Matthew Davis himself

Music: George Frederick Bristow: Arcadian Symphony No. 4, op. 49
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London)
Karl Krueger, conductor