Word: farleyized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...page survey of jobs outside the merit system which will fall to "deserving" Democrats after March 4. The jobs ranged from Secretary of State to trackwalker on the Government's Alaska Railroad. Copies of the report, dispatched at once to President-elect Roosevelt and Democratic Chairman Farley, his patronage boss, listed some 65,000 political positions (exclusive of 15.600 appointive postmasterships)-one for every 350 men & women who voted the party ticket last November...
...clear up difficulties and develop a Congressional program which might avert a special session after March, he had summoned to his Manhattan home Speaker Garner, Democratic Senate Leader Robinson, Senators Harrison, Pittman, Byrnes and Hull, Representatives Rainey, McDuffie, Collier, Byrns and Rayburn. Also on hand were Democratic Chairman Farley, Professor Moley of the "Brain Trust" and Col. Howe, the President-elect's alter...
...nominated Al Smith at Houston in 1928. ¶How he was first hailed as "our next President" by friendly Georgians at Warm Springs following his 1928 State election. ¶How he was re-elected Governor by the biggest majority on record in 1930. ¶ How he made James Aloysius Farley his pre-convention manager and sent him out scouting for Presidential delegates...
...while his ambition was burning hottest, he kept his head cool and clear enough to make no rash mistakes. He listened carefully to the astute Colonels Howe & House. He trusted hustling Jim Farley to line up the important West and Midwest. He appealed to and for the Forgotten Man without going so far off the deep end of demagoguery that he could not regain his balance among potent conservatives...
...Louis C. Farley, Jr. of Orange, Howard, A. Hoffman of Newark, Edward C. Malewitz of Trenton, Everett B. Murphy of Irvington, George W. Oettle of Chatham, Robert I, Strong of New Brunswick...