Word: boss
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...real oldtime political debate? distinguished Representative Theodore Elijah Burton for the Republican side, opposed by distinguished Lawyer Newton Diehl Baker. Wilsonian War Secretary, last week in their home town of Cleveland. "Tammany . . . Tweed . . . traitorous," said Mr. Burton. "Fall, Sinclair, Denby, Daugherty, Forbes . . . Boss Vare . . . Will Hay's," retorted Mr. Baker...
...things which makes Massachusetts a doubtful State this year is Governor Alvan Tufts Fuller of Sacco-Vanzetti fame. His is the only workable Republican machine in the State. He is the nearest the State comes to having a G. O. P. boss. He wanted the nomination for the Vice-Presidency for himself and since he did not get it, he has been cool, in a quiet way, toward the Nominee with whom he wanted...
...Mills, now Under-Secretary of the Treasury. Mrs. Pratt vaunts no ambitions beyond representing the People in the Lower House-and living in official Washington. Mr. Phelps hopes, after serving in the House, to be Manhattan's, and perhaps New York State's, great and potent Republican Boss...
Mordant, militant are the words of Signor Augusto Turati, right hand "boss politician" to Signer Benito Mussolini, and Secretary General of the Fascist party...
William V. ("Big Bill") Dwyer, former "king of the bootleggers," reputed boss of $50,000,000 business, upon his return from a compulsory year at Atlanta, was last week elected treasurer of the New York Hockey Club, made one of the directors along with Mayor Walker. To celebrate he gave a dinner for officials of the club and sports writers. The affair was extremely...