"The state's Republicans, as they all knew, were divided into two branches. One was the GOP's 'regular' organization, bossed by arch-reactionary William ("Big Bill") Barnes of Albany, which ran the state in an atmosphere of such corruption that GOP legislators were known as the 'Black Horse Calvary' because of their looting expeditions against the state treasure."
-- The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro (pg. 95)
Oh man, I am loving this book so much!
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