Washington Benevolent Societies

The Washington Benevolent Societies were grass roots poltical clubs set up 1800-1816 by the Federalist Party in the U.S. to electioneer for votes. They helped pioneer electioneering techniques in a democracy.

Secondary Scholarly Sources

• David Hackett Fischer. The Revolution of American Conservatism: The Federalist Party in the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy (1976) ISBN 0226251357