Word: farleyism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This year was no exception. Months ago Democratic Boss Farley began laying his plans for a Maine showing. Far & away his best bet was popular Democratic Governor Louis Jefferson Brann, elected in 1932 by a 2,300 plurality, re-elected in 1934 by a 23,000 majority. Unfortunately, Governor Brann had never been a New Dealer, had fallen away still further when Maine's Federal patronage was taken from him and given to a stanch New Dealer, Representative Edward C. Moran. As the State's ablest Democratic vote-getter, however, patronage was returned to him last spring when...
Thus Chairman Farley was able to release in Manhattan simultaneously with the Senate Committee's release in Washington a list revealing the following contributions to Maine's Republican campaign chest: Pierre S. du Pont, $5,000; Lammot du Pont, $5,000; Irenee du Pont, $5,100; Henry B. du Pont. $2,500; A. Felix du Pont. $5,000; John D. Rockefeller, $5,000; John D. Rockefeller Jr., $5,000; Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr., $3,000; Avery Rockefeller, $8,000; J. Pierpont Morgan, $5,000; Alfred P. Sloan Jr., $5.000; A. Atwater Kent...
Grinned Boss Farley as he released this news: "I am sure that the voters in the State of Maine would be quite interested to have Governor Landon explain. . . . It is also interesting to note the generous contributions made by the backers of the American Liberty League...
...that, Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley, who so far in this campaign has been nearly as oblivious of John Hamilton's existence as of Alexander Hamilton's, broke down and roared: "Chairman Hamilton's statement . . . is just as ridiculous as other statements he has made during the last few weeks. His statement . . . is an insult to the intelligence of the American people...
Soprano Mary Lewis sang The Star Spangled Banner. Postmaster General James A. Farley presented the Robert L. Hague trophy. Recipient was the crew of the swank Italian liner Conte di Savoia who, winning for the second time in three years, outdistanced last year's winner, a lifeboat crew from the oil-tanker W. C. Teagle, by nine seconds. In last place, far behind the representatives of a United Fruit steamer, a Norwegian-America liner and the Furness Bermuda Line's Queen of Bermuda, was the unfortunate lifeboat crew of the Normandie...