 Meehan managed the party with an accommodating practice to his counterparts on the Democratic side, often favouring for minor patronage-related jobs for party activists in various levels of city government.Meehan dominated the Party in a structure roughly analogous to old-style machine politics, with an emphasis on strong personality leadership.With only one exception (Frank Rizzo in 1991), no Republican Party candidate was able to be nominated for citywide office without Meehan's blessing.