Word: districting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...power was so complete, so zealously guarded, that opposition and disloyalty were rare. Few Memphis citizens ever spoke out against him. Sensible men who wished to enter politics visited the boss, asked his permission, accepted the inevitable quietly if he refused. His chief lieutenants, like Mayor Walter Chandler and District Attorney William Gerber, passed on Crump doctrine without the slightest deviation...
...Clyde Doyle looked into his heart. He appraised himself coolly and found himself to be a man of amazing diligence. He considered his soul: although a Democrat, he harbored no ill will toward Republicans, at least those in the 18th Congressional District, Los Angeles County, California. They were his constituents. A sentence drifted into his mind and he allowed it to rub on his brain lobes for a while. It began: "Believing as I do that the destiny of our beloved Nation depends upon the participation of an informed electorate...
...Congressman he represents Manhattan's lone Republican stronghold, the 17th ("Silk Stocking") District. But his earnest Republicanism is as individual as his taste in cravats. Says he: "I could not . . . enjoy a damned good dinner and wine unless I were doing all in my power to get better housing for the people in the slums...
...Baldwin rejected the invitation promptly. "They said I didn't represent the Republicans in my district. My opinion is to the contrary. They've been trying to get rid of me for four years. They want me to toe the line on reactionary measures...
...Silk Stocking Congressman then threw some hardheaded political arguments at his critics. "You can't be elected by reactionaries in my district. There are only 29,000 Republicans. ... I was elected by 77,000 votes, which means that about 50,000 independents voted for me. For years you have had to be a reactionary to get nominated in the Republican Party and a liberal to get elected...