Word: democratic
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...July 1939 the House authorized an investigation of NLRB, to be led by Virginia's Howard W. Smith, an oldfashioned, seldom-spoken Democrat whose district is rural except for about 2,000 Alexandria railroadmen who always vote against him anyway, if they have an alternative. "Judge" Smith's country-lawyer shrewdness was underrated only by New Dealers, who laughed at his wing collar, ribboned pince-nez and air of extreme, Coolidge-like caution...
...moderate Republican swing in 1938, Ohio's 17th stayed with the New Deal and Representative William A. Ashbrook by about 5,000 votes. Last January, Congressman Ashbrook died. Last week his nephew, Byron Baldwin Ashbrook, Democrat, lost a special election to J. (for nothing) Harry McGregor, Republican, by 4,500 votes. The shift...
...Outstanding Democrat who has announced his candidacy for 1940 regardless of whether Mr. Roosevelt decides...
...matter of strategy last week they withheld support from any & all candidates, thus gently paddywhack-ing their William Green for cuddling up to Montana's Democrat Burton Wheeler...
With all returns in from the 61 districts, Michael Edelstein, Democrat, was elected to replace the late Rep. William I. Sirovich...