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...least as long as 85 years ago Westerners called Mexicans "greasers," according to Ruxton's Life Far West, "from their greasy appearance." The name stuck to the poorer class of Mexican, and in that sense TIME characterized Senator Bronson Cutting as "the faithful friend of the lowly 'greaser...
...Mexico, Senator Bronson Cutting had the campaign distinction of being the only insurgent Republican to bolt his national ticket in 1932 and miss out on an endorsement from Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934. But this lisping ex-Easterner had plenty of other radical support. Into New Mexico to campaign for him went Montana's Wheeler, Colorado's Cortigan, Wisconsin's La Follette, Nebraska's Norris. The A. F. of L. endorsed and Albert Bacon Fall called him '"unbeatable." Yet last week Senator Cutting was beaten by Democrat Dennis Chavez. Strangely enough, Senator-elect Chavez could...
...undersigned readers of TIME would like to have you publish one of your short sketches of the life and work of U. S. Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico...
...record of Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico is as follows...
...Roosevelt came to Washington. But to his bitter disappointment, Democratic Boss Farley failed to put his blessing on Senator Cutting's aspiration for the Democratic nomination this year. Hence Mr. Cutting traded in his personal Progressive following for the Old Guard Republican nomination. In Congress: In the Senate Bronson Cutting promptly identified himself with the Progressives. His first windmill was the ''dirty book" provision tacked onto the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Bill. In one of the gaudiest shows ever staged on Capitol Hill he attacked the provision with such guile and learning that even Mormon Reed Smoot...