Original sentence: According to Leo Hershkowitz in Tweed;s New York: Another Look, there is no evidence of any personal financial gain on Tweed's part, despite the implications of Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly and the editors of the New York Times, which both had ties to the  Republican party.Although he held numerous important public offices and was one of a handful of senior leaders of Tammany Hall, as well as the state legislature and the state Democratic Party, Tweed was never the sole "boss" of New York City.In part, the campaign against Tweed diverted public attention from Republican scandals such as the Whiskey Ring
Edited sentence: Although he held numerous important public offices and was one of a handful of senior leaders of Tammany Hall, as well as the state legislature and the state Democratic Party, Tweed was never the "boss" of New York City