The majority of Populist Party members were "farmers," since the Populist Party made an effort to defend the rights of the "common man", as opposed to the rich.
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It resulted in a Norman becoming king instead of an anglo-saxon. It laid the foundation for a centralized government.
Ward boss Kelly sends a boy to the harbor to greet new arrivals to ask them if they need a job or a place to stay. He tells them that the people there hate the Irish. The boy also mentions that they can't get a job unless they meet the biggest ward boss in Boston. The ward boss is going to give a job and lodgings to the new arrival, register him as a citizen and a voter. Of course this will mean that the new arrival will have to vote for the Kelly's men in all the elections.