Word: farleys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Friend; Splendid American. On election night at his Biltmore Hotel headquarters Governor Roosevelt feelingly announced : "There are two men in particular who made possible this great victory. One is my old friend and associate Col. Louis McHenry Howe. The other is that splendid American, Jim Farley." Col. Howe is the President-elect's "off-the-record" man. James Aloysius Farley, very much "on the record," is chairman of the Democratic National Committee. This team, together with Col. Edward Mandell House, will be Governor Roosevelt's closest and steadiest advisers during the next four months not only in the selection...
...side during the 1920 campaign. Col. Howe is credited with digging up the "Happy Warrior" phrase with which Mr. Roosevelt twice nominated Al Smith. He handles the Governor's private mail, private business, private house in Manhattan. During the pre-convention campaign he was the "inside man," while Jim Farley was working in the spotlight. It was straight to Col. Howe the McAdoo men went at the Chicago convention when they were ready to dicker on a shift from Garner to Roosevelt...
...very excited." To the headquarters staff he said: "There are two people in the United States more than any one else (sic) who are responsible for the great victory. One is my old friend and associate Colonel Louis McHenry Howe and the other is that great American, Jim Farley." President Hoover's message, dispatched from Palo Alto at 9:17 p. m. Pacific time, said: "I congratulate you on the opportunity that has come to you to be of service to the country and I wish for you a most successful administration. In the common purpose...
...easy to understand. Depression, to be sure, played the largest part; Republicans were in office when the crisis broke, they failed immediately to overcome it, they must be the butt. An equal share of credit, however, must go to the Democratic campaign managers. Aggressive from the start, James Farley outlined a program that would appeal to every class of people; speakers were admirably fitted to audiences, texts to local interests. The personal charm and sympathy of his candidate, the confident progression of his campaign, contrasted favorably with the cold mechanical personality, the franctic last minute efforts of Mr. Hoover. More...
...Allen (Y), L. H. Orr '36, Earhart (P), Yard (P), D. Gratwick '36, Blackmer (Y), E. W. Dalton '36, Berg (Y), L. C. Leen '36, Hughes (P), Donaldson (P), Keily (P), T. L. Day '36, R. M. Peet '36, Edwards (P), Washburn (Y), A. M. Josephy '36, E. T. Farley '36, Young (Y), Karsten (Y), Mellinger (P), Hansberg (Y), Quinn...