She , joined with her old friends like Herbert Lehman and Thomas Finletter , succeeded in removing DeSapio from power in 1961 . Eventually , she would join with her old friends Herbert Lehman and Thomas Finletter to form the New York Committee for Democratic Voters , a group dedicated to enhancing the democratic process by opposing DeSapio 's reincarnated Tammany . Their efforts were eventually successful , and DeSapio was removed from power in 1961 .