Complex sentence: Finally, in 1949 Murray, Sr. joined forces with former Hague lieutenant and downtown ward leader, John V. Kenny, to challange Hague's machine by forming the Freedom Ticket.
Split into simpler sentences: Finally, in 1949 Murray, Sr. joined forces with defecting Hague lieutenant and downtown ward leader, John V. Kenny. Together they challanged Hague's machine by forming the Freedom Ticket.