Word: democrat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...large the results of last week's off-year elections proved merely that the Democratic majority is: 1) in New York, not so big as it was a year ago; 2) in Kentucky, still bigger; 3) in Philadelphia, not yet a majority (see p. 14). To Franklin Roosevelt, however, it proved that blood will tell in Dutchess County. On the evening of Election Day at Hyde Park a torchlight procession marched to the Roosevelt home headed by Elmer Van Wagner, 38, bushy-haired proprietor of a garage and an automobile sales agency, first Democrat elected Supervisor of Hyde Park...
Last week the nation's First Republican City remained Republican, but only after a Democrat-turned-Republican and a Republican-turned-Democrat had given it one of the wildest and weirdest mayoralty election campaigns in its history...
...stumpster's arts which Mr. Hadley lacked, inserted himself in City Hall as controller. This summer both of these old friends reached simultaneously for the Republican nomination for mayor. Davis Wilson beat Hadley in the primaries, but split the local G. 0. P. so badly that Democrats from Postmaster General Farley down dared to hope that the City of Friends would this autumn be thoroughly friendly to Democracy for the first time in 50 years. John Bernard ("Jack") Kelly, an enterprising Irish oarsman and contractor who registered as a Democrat only in 1933, was picked by Publisher Julius David...
Unfortunately Brother Tom is decidedly persona non grata to Victor Jerome Shankey, rival Democrat. Consequently Brother Tom faced not only a Republican opponent but also "Vic" Shankey running as an independent. On election day Brother Jim Farley lent assistance on the spot. As he went from polling place to polling place, mopping his bald dome in the unseasonable November heat, telegrams dated New York City and signed with his name were being delivered to worthy Haverstraw Democrats even as he shook hands with them. Brother Jim was "particularly anxious" to see the local Democratic candidate for the State Assembly elected...
...famed waxworks of Madame Tussaud, where the National Government may be seen in session any day, the dummies most definitely slated to disappear were those of Ramsay and Jim. With unction rich, Prime Minister Baldwin took it upon himself to tell Demos that it was not being Democratic. "I have been a little anxious as a Democrat," said the Tory Leader at Leeds, "that the right of free speech has been denied to my friend MacDonald. . . . This shouting down of people and refusing to hear arguments ... is more than stupid. It is bad." Demos continued, however, to boo Stanley...