Word: barkleys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Such was the political hog-wallow to which Kentucky's two leading statesmen openly descended last week, two days before the end of their primary contest for Mr. Barkley's seat in the U. S. Senate...
Mostly they had kept their campaign on a more polite level, letting their henchmen prod WPAsters for Barkley votes, old age pensioners and State jobholders for Chandler votes...
...Nearing Florida, the Houston's radio picked up a welcome message from Kentucky's Senator "Dear Alben" Barkley: "Looks like my majority will be between 60,000 & 70,000 votes...
...from the Federal Government for a set of balanced budget books down in Washington, then vote for Happy Chandler. But if you want 10 keep on getting what you're getting, and get some more, too, then vote to keep me in the Senate." -Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley at Lowes Crossroads...
...distinct edge over the slow-footed, slow-witted, 60-year-old drayhorse Senator. While "Happy" Chandler sang There's a Gold Mine in the Sky, voters remembered the plea of Franklin Roosevelt, author of all their benefits, to send back to the Senate his dear, distinguished colleague Mr. Barkley...