work to get candidates elected to political offices
A political convention consists of a meeting formed by a party. The goal of the convention is to pick candidates who will run for the party.
Th main goal of political machines during the Glided Age was it used both, legal and illegal, methods to get candidates elected to public office. :]
Each party have specific goals which can be found in writing on line or in their handout materials. These ideas or beliefs are called the Party Platform. One major goal of any party is to win elections.
The main right wing parties in Australian politics are Family First Party (FFP), Liberal Party of Australia (Lib) and the National Party of Australia (Nat).