Word: curleyism
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...importance of seeing to it that they have a chance to vote for a good man on November third. In Cambridge the Democratic primary is particularly important, not only because a Democrat always wins, but also because the issue is clear cut. Neither of the major candidates, James Michael Curley ond Thomas H. Eliot, need introduction. Curley, who is still returning to Boston $500 a week of "borrowed" funds, is strong in Charlestown and stands a very good chance of taking the all-important primary. Eliot, who is finishing his second year in Congress, where he is known...
...will make the trip with Coach Rene Peroy. In the foils division will be Captain Gaeta, Don Van Roosen, and Don Edwards. Martin Singer, John Duke, Curley Johnson, and Bob Miller will handle epee while Arthur du Bois, Carl Kulmam, and Harold Tobey will fence saber...
...have no more confidence in Stalin than I have in Hitler. [He] is quite capable of turning on the United States, were that to suit his purposes. More than one dog has bitten the hand that fed it." This outburst from Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley, the spiritual leader of Catholics in Baltimore and Washington, made big headlines in the press, both sacred and profane. The Archbishop spoke before Hitler's little yellow friends made a treacherously planned attack...
...experienced administrator, preferably lured away from some other city, who could remain completely detached from the shenanigans at City Hall. A really good man, wisely chosen, would do a lot towards restoring the shattered confidence in Cambridge government. With a local politico as "professional" manager, (even James M. Curley's name has been seriously mentioned for the job), Cambridge would have two strikes at the very ouset and one more might lead to a receivership...
BOSTON--Mayor Maurice J. Tobin of Boston was re-elected to a second four-year term tonight by a margin of 9,000 votes over his only formidable opponent, James Michael Curley, whom he defeated by 25,000 votes four years...