Word: farleys
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...convention opened in the St. George's white-walled, flag-draped ballroom. Up stepped Governor Lehman to make the keynote speech. There was only milk-mild applause at his mention of President Roosevelt. But when Jim Farley stepped to the microphone he got an ovation. So did his good friend, Boss Frank V. Kelly of Brooklyn, who could win the fight for Farley by holding his 193 delegates fast...
...Farley had the votes-could he keep them? The convention adjourned for jockeying. Mead's backers worked furiously; to all who went to their suite, they invoked the power and prestige of the White House...
...delegates looked at Jim Farley and thought of the man in the White House...
Governor Lehman ducked behind the platform, leaned over Jim Farley's chair, pleaded for a last-minute compromise. Jim Farley shook his head. The Governor shrugged. The fight...
...Farley Still Had the Votes. The air-conditioning fizzled; the ballroom became an oven; delegates shed coats, opened collars. Jim Farley, seeking comfort, had an outside freight elevator drawn up to an open door behind the platform. There he sat on a gilded ballroom chair, fanning himself with a newspaper. Henchmen and enemies walked over, whispered, walked away...