Word: electioneering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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"This is as bad as hanging an election poster in a voting booth," he said.
As the elected head of the most populous state in the Union, the Governor of New York is traditionally a figure of considerable influence in national politics. Four men made the jump from Albany to the White House, while four other Governors were unsuccessful Presidential candidates. This fall, with a...
In the first few days after the convention, it appeared that DeSapio had won the battle, but might very well have lost the election. Keating and Rockefeller immediately assailed Hogan as the tool of Tammany; the liberal wing of the Democratic Party expressed resentment; the Liberal Party (whose 200,000...
New York City is heavily Democratic and the upstate area is largely Republican; the determining factor in any state election is the difference between the Democrats' city majority and the Republicans' upstate margin. The edge this year, the polls would indicate, belongs to the Democrats; Harriman has the additional advantage...
¶The Tokyo exchange set two records in a week. The number of shares changing hands rose by 30% during the week and the closing average price of 225 stocks hit $1.71, highest since the market reopened in 1949. Reasons: Premier Kishi's recent election victory, a cut in...