Word: farleys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Farley and Mr. Curley may find in Harvard's disapproval of the policies of their party a sure indication of Democratic success at the polls on November 6th. Surely, a countless mass of people will think that Mr. Moses has succeeded in moving the "Old Guard" from New York to the banks of the Charles. Regardless of the accuracy of these charges, however, the fact that Harvard was for the new deal in May and has reversed its stand within five months, demands an explanation...
...record as Mayor of Boston and as a politician. Mr. Curley's tactics are similar to those of a parasite existing by living off of a large fish. In this case Mr. F. D. Roosevelt plays the part of the fish. Mr. James Roosevelt and Postmaster General Jim Farley constitute a weak kind of sticking plaster that keeps the parasite clinging to the fish. The fish, however, like real fish that carry parasites, is apparently unaware of Mr. Curley's attachment to him; at least he does not try to shake him off or even notice him, because this whole...
...national elections and in 1932 he plumped for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Together with such Western mavericks as California's Johnson and Wisconsin's La Follette he felt at home in the New Deal when fellow-Harvardman Roosevelt came to Washington. But to his bitter disappointment, Democratic Boss Farley failed to put his blessing on Senator Cutting's aspiration for the Democratic nomination this year. Hence Mr. Cutting traded in his personal Progressive following for the Old Guard Republican nomination. In Congress: In the Senate Bronson Cutting promptly identified himself with the Progressives. His first windmill...
Stopping off in Manhattan, he triumphantly appeared at the office of his new political chief, No. 1 Democrat James Aloysius Farley. Mr. Farley told him to call him "Jim." Then down to Washington marched Upton Sinclair to be welcomed by such socially-minded members of the White House inner circle as Harry Hopkins and Secretary Wallace...
...ruling brought to an end the first chapter in the legal battle of the air lines to regain contracts which they lost when Farley summarily cancelled them and President Roosevelt gave the job of carrying the air mail to the army...