Word: emanuele
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...same organ in the same hall. It will produce happy grins and roaring applause among the embattled delegates to a far livelier, less orderly National Convention of Democrats. Theme-song of their 1928 campaign, the tune will be an overtone of Democratic politics so long as Alfred Emanuel Smith is alive, which he very much was last week...
...contrast Alfred Emanuel Smith appeared to be rated high by his neighbors. Editorials gushing with praise for his recent pronouncements on the state of the Union were quoted. His administrative career was favorably reviewed. His loss of the 1928 election was argued out of court. It was strongly suggested that, if nominated, his religion would cost him fewer votes than four years...
...Democrats approved of such steamroller tactics. Alfred Emanuel Smith gave a luncheon for 14 of his principal supporters who vowed they would "back to the last ditch" Mr. Shouse's selection. James Middleton Cox, the party's 1920 nominee, sided with Mr. Shouse. Declared he: "The issue is unimportant since no principle is involved. Contention over essentials exhibits virility of character, over nonessentials, stupidity. . . . The rejection of Mr. Shouse would be nothing short of studied humiliation of a man who has given his time and talents in furtherance of the most essential reorganization of any political party...
...headlines. Reports of extra-marital philandering, except as matters of court record, are eschewed. Forbidden are headlines not definitely substantiated by stories. Near-nudes which used to adorn the front page of the Saturday gravure have been supplanted by chaste heads-&-shoulders-in a recent issue those of Alfred Emanuel Smith. Composographs (faked pictures) are permanently outlawed. Photographs of dead bodies must not be "horrible." Fiction serials are still as sexy as those of the average tabloid. Sample title: "The Chastity of Gloria Boyd...
...something to pray to he tore a calendar off a locker wall, prayed to the figure printed on it. A few hours later the storm went down. Reporter Miller takes a look at the calendar, on the chapel's altar still-it is an ancient picture of Alfred Emanuel Smith...