Word: boye
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Cracker Boy. Campaign literature which James Mark Wilcox distributes to his listeners includes a brochure modestly describing himself and his achievements. Excerpts: "Born in Willacoochee, Georgia, at the headwaters of Florida's Suwannee River on May 21, 1890. . . . Elected to Congress from the Fourth District in 1932; re-elected in 1934 and 1936. . . . Author of: 'Finance and Taxation Problems of Florida Municipalities.' ... He has frankly and sincerely opposed the Supreme Court Bill . . . the Black-Connery Bill ... the Reciprocal Trade Treaty with Cuba because of its injury to our Florida farmers. . . . Mark Wilcox is a cracker boy...
...Cracker Boy Wilcox has helped crack many a pet project of Franklin Roosevelt. In the midst of his campaign, he scuttled up to Washington to vote against the Reorganization Plan, claimed personal responsibility for defeating it on the grounds that his reports of local feeling caused four other Representatives to change their votes. In Florida's current political cockfight, Cracker Boy Wilcox's chief distinctions so far have been the facts that: 1) he has only one sound truck to two for each of his opponents; 2) his expenses are thus far listed...
...rich have been aware that Mr. Earle is no longer able to pony up such party funds as the $35,000 he gave the Democrats in 1932 and the $140,000 he put up for his own campaign in 1934. But until last week few suspected that their Sugar Boy turned Laborcrat was unable to repay a paltry $6,000, even though the continued existence of such a debt to such a creditor would menace any politician. From the Governor's bosom friend and Philadelphia's Democratic City Chairman John B. Kelly came the only explanation. Said...
...State WPA voters. Replied Senator Guffey, "I have nothing to do with WPA. The way Jack Kelly is squealing he must have a couple of splinters between his toes." Announced Chairman Kelly: "When I open up on the Governor's accusers, George Earle will look like an altar boy...
...turned out that the man of '28 is an enterprising gambler. He bet a Yale boy $5 on every single event between John H. and Eli Y. To collect, clippings must be produced. Things were going along about even until the other night he chanced to run into his enemy's wife at dinner. She proceeded to produce six items telling the sad tale of six recent Harvard defeats in various forms of competition...