What is described is a political machine.
The Boss of a political machine is responsible for overseeing the operation and ensuring that his assistants are giving out the proper jobs and greasing the machine to ensure that people continue to take part in it.
There were several events that prompted this meeting, but the most important was the passage of the "Intolerable Acts" when levied taxes on the Colonists and eventually led to the outbreak of war.
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