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...been chosen chiefly from among his friends. But the Committee's biggest news was Tennessee. Upon scanning an investigator's report on that State, the Committee quickly sent him-and six more men-back for further details. While Senator 'Walsh huffed & puffed about "worse than gutter politics," Senator Sheppard on almost the eve of Tennessee's election issued an unprecedented statement...
...racing technique in this classic of beer can races is a combination of the kick and roll. Rheingold beer caused a lot of trouble at the starting line and much confusion by continually running into the gutter...
...handshakes on nonentities. He bows low to the right people, bids low on the right jobs. His perspicacity in switching from the Republican to the Democratic trough in 1932 also has contributed materially to his emergence as Pennsylvania's Public Contractor No. 1. To Pennsylvanians born & bred in gutter politics, it therefore seems perfectly natural that blue-eyed Little Matt should draw first mud in this State's muddled Democratic primary campaign...
...mechanics of allotting more than twenty million Federal dollars to Pennsylvania's $65,000.000 public-works program, and it was established that Little Matt so far has bid low on about $13,000,000 worth of those contracts. From the Governor's side of the gutter, Chairman Kelly demanded and obtained a WPA investigation of his charges that Boss Guffey bosses State WPA voters. Replied Senator Guffey, "I have nothing to do with WPA. The way Jack Kelly is squealing he must have a couple of splinters between his toes." Announced Chairman Kelly: "When I open...
...been boring our readers long enough? What stoops! Now that the building's going we don't have to drink in the middle of the street any more." He puffed up what amounted to his chest in pride. "For generations, suh, Lampoon men have done their drinking in the gutter...