He cleared Tammany of Tweed 's people and tightened the Grand Sachem 's control over the hierarchy .
Kelly was not implicated in the Tweed scandals and was a religious Catholic related by marriage to Archbishop John McCloskey .
Kelly cleared Tammany of Tweed 's people and tightened the Grand Sachem 's control over the hierarchy .
Kelly was not implicated in the Tweed scandals and was a religious Catholic related by marriage to Archbishop John McCloskey .