1.   Tom Nash was a ward leader and a prosperous criminal lawyer who defended Capone and other gangsters.

2.   It did not take long for him to pick up the political baton from his father, who was also the local Republican ward leader.

3.   They were called ward leaders.

4.   Until his conviction on state and federal bribery charges in incidents not related to either the Rye or Yonkers projects, Calvi was a Republican ward leader in Yonkers.

5.   Much more likely targets are local candidates and their ward leaders.

6.   Prisoners follow party discipline in the wards, and there are even cases of ward leaders killing followers who are not obedient, according to Human Rights Watch.

7.   Subsequently, local civilians organized by the ward leaders -- usually deputized to maintain order at large public festivals and social functions -- have been employed for the task.