It was not until 1923, when he discovered Tammany Hall and the political technique of wangling subway contracts, that he really hit the jackpot.
The operator is the officer who wangles just a little extra, whether he is a bureau chief wangling an extra stenographer from the personnel department or Chief of Naval .
After wangling an invitation to visit the Hearst estate, she boasted that she had entered through the front door, implying that quality respected quality.