Poker History: George McGann: Gambler, Con Man, Kennedy Assassin??

[MiltonFriedman]

First off, it's spelled "Daley".

Actually, the roles played by Vito Marzullo and Paul Ricca in the Twenty-fifth and First Wards are a more direct reference. Both these distinguished politicians controlled a lot of voters, reportedly both living and dead, under the Daley Organization, but they did not take "marching orders" from Richard Daley, they were more like partners. The Hollywood-glamorized roles of Sam Giancana/Frank Sinatra et cetera is a bit more speculative; if votes were "needed", then the 1st and 25th Wards were key.

(Kennedy carried Illinois by 4,500 votes, he carried Cook County by 450,000 votes. Actually, there was a partial recount and over 600 people were indicted and then acquitted. The most likely forms of election fraud did not involve "vote miscounting", this is not some kids' game.

As the Chicago Tribune ultimately put it "once an election has been stolen in Cook County, it stays stolen.")