Information: - Thomas Joseph Pendergast (July 22, 1873 January 26, 1945) was an American political boss who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri from 1925 to 1939. Though only briefly holding elected office as an alderman himself, "T.J." Pendergast, in his capacity as Chairman of the Jackson County Democratic Party, was able to use his large network of family and friends to help elect politicians (through voter fraud in some cases) and hand out government contracts and patronage jobs. He became wealthy in the process, although his addiction to gambling, especially horse racing, later led to a large accumulation of personal debts. In 1939, he was convicted of income tax evasion and served 15 months in a Federal prison. The Pendergast organization helped launch the political career of Harry S. Truman, a fact that caused Truman's enemies to dub him "The Senator from Pendergast." - Maurice Morton Milligan ( November 23 , 1884 - June 19 , 1959 ) , a U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri , is most famous for the successful 1939 prosecution of Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast . Born in Richmond , Missouri , he received his bachelors and law degrees from the University of Missouri . He practiced law , was Richmond city attorney , and then probate judge for Ray County , Missouri . Milligan was a federal prosecutor from 1934 to 1945 . After toppling Pendergast , Milligan ran in 1940 for the U.S. Senate seat held by Harry S. Truman . He and Missouri Governor Lloyd C. Stark split the anti-Pendergast vote in the Democratic primary and Truman won . Truman had defeated Milligan 's brother , Jacob '' Tuck '' Milligan , in the Democratic primary for Truman 's first Senate term in 1934 . Maurice Milligan began his assault on the Pendergast machine following the 1936 election and he got convictions on 259 of 278 defendants . Milligan 's case against Pendergast centered on a $ 750,000 insurance payoff scam and failure to pay federal income taxes from 1927 to 1937 . Pendergast ultimately pled guilty to two charges of income tax evasion and was fined $ 10,000 and sentenced to 15 months in federal prison . In 1948 Milligan wrote a book about his exploits : Missouri Waltz , The Inside Story of the Pendergast Machine by the Man Who Smashed It ( ISBN 1 - 299 - 19592 - X ) . He died in Kansas City , Missouri . He is interred in Sunny Slope Cemetery in Richmond , Missouri . - Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was an American politician who served as the 33rd President of the United States (194553), coming to office on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the last months of World War II. He is known for launching the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, for leading the Cold War against Soviet communism through the Truman Doctrine and NATO, and intervening in the Korean War. In domestic affairs, he was a moderate Democrat whose liberal proposals were a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, but the Conservative-dominated Congress blocked most of them. He holds the record for vetoes at 180, and saw 12 overridden by Congress; Gerald Ford later tied that record. He used presidential authority to mandate equal treatment for blacks in the military and put civil rights on the national political agenda. - Jackson County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 674,158. making it the second-most populous county in the state (after St. Louis County). Although Independence retains its status as the original county seat, Kansas City serves as a second county seat and the center of county government. The county was organized December 15, 1826 and named for President Andrew Jackson (elected 1828). After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'maurice m. milligan' exhibits the relationship of 'member of political party'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - democratic party - independence - liberal
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democratic party