Word: alf
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...further made clear last week, as the mists of minor issues rolled away, that Alf Landon was playing his opponent's game. The New Deal had not helped but hindered the return of Prosperity, drummed the Republican Nominee; real Prosperity could not be said to exist while 11,000,000 citizens remained unemployed; Republican rule would bring greater Prosperity; New Deal spending threatened the foundations of future Prosperity. Meantime, as the Democratic Nominee coursed eastward from Colorado, drawing great crowds everywhere and everywhere demonstrating his mastery of them (see p. 12), he hammered again & again at a single thesis...
...House-seekers were completing some ten days of simultaneous stumping in the Midwest and one reason for the difference of spirit on the two political trains was the difference of reaction each got from crowds along the way. In part it was simply a case of bad breaks for Alf Landon. At Chicago he made his triumphal entry into the city and his drive to the Stadium in a pouring rain which drove even his admirers from the streets. When Franklin Roosevelt followed five days later he had a balmy night and the streets were packed. At Detroit when Nominee...
...crowds were waiting. At Detroit also his speaking stand was in centre field from which it took a full second or two for his voice to reach the grandstand, another second or two for applause to come back. Everywhere local politicians were allowed to arrange so many meetings for Alf Landon that he could not possibly attend them all. In Grand Rapids he had to disappoint no less than three such gatherings...
Riding into Topeka, Alf Landon reclined in the bedroom of his private car as newshawks came in to interview him. He shoved at them a telegram from Republican Chairman Hamilton. It announced that arrangements had been made for him to speak in Los Angeles this week. Startled at this sudden change of plans, wondering if it was caused by new hope of California since Dr. Townsend advised his followers in California to vote for Landon (TIME, Oct. 19), newshawks asked why he was going...
...Because," grinned Nominee Landon, "we are going to carry California." During the brief three days and two nights that Alf Landon had at home in Topeka he received a visit from Colonel Frank Knox & wife...