Founding himself the Laois Liberal Club, which was in later year's part of the election machinery for Parnell.
The courses were portrayed as nonpartisan, even though the evidence showed they were part of the Republican election machinery to take control of Congress.
The voting results underscored the extent to which the insurgents now controlled the nation's election machinery.
Other reforms he supported included laws to establish fair election machinery, to prevent lynching, to erect a reformatory for boys, and to restrict child labor.
The report recommends that the federal government spend $300 million to $400 million a year for an indefinite time to help the states upgrade election machinery.
It's one more sign that New York's election machinery cannot stand the withering exposure that comes from a tight election.
The center will hold its first event, on the city's election machinery, on Jan. 30.
But it provided none of the money promised to states to help them buy new election machinery and to train poll workers to comply with the law.
Just as likely, it was New York's fossilized election machinery creaking and groaning under the burden of an excruciatingly tight election.
He also took control of the local election machinery and required everyone who wanted to vote to take an oath that they had rejoiced in Union victories.