Word: heflinism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...will start by discussion for a third per cent ad valorem duty on imported birdseed. Taking the affirmative side will be Tom Heflin, with a birdseye view of the mistake of allowing the Vatican more territory and a motion to prevent Al Smith from building the highest building in New York. Then will be a two weeks' discussion on prohibition, followed by ten days of Arizona Senators denouncing the Boulder Dam. "And by Christmas you won't know whether the birds got any seed or not.'' The prophet, Mr. Will Rogers, was wrong. The tariff bill...
Senator James Thomas ("Tom Tom") Heflin of Alabama publicly pined for an encounter with Congressman De Priest in the Senate restaurant. The Senator "calculated" that to "punch De Priest in the nose" would be worth at least 50,000 Alabama votes for him in his hard fight for re-election next year...
...words, not always correctly used, and Latin legalisms (hence his nickname). He often talks With a mouthful of tobacco which gives him a "hot-potato" enunciation. On the Senate floor he is an almost indefatigable speaker, winning many a point by sheer persistence. Second only to Alabama's Heflin is he as a "darkey story" teller. He is a "regular" Southern Democrat in his votes. In the minority, no famed legislation bears his name. His manner is at times brusque and rough. He is not a keen politician. Impartial observers rate him thus: A conscientious and hard-working legislator...
...Cheered mentions of Senators Heflin, Simmons, Blease; denounced Congressman Tinkham...
Senator James Thomas ("Tom Tom") Heflin of Alabama, who mortally hates and fears the Roman Pope, was speechmaking in Ohio last week, when he heard that in Washington his son and namesake, who established an alcoholic reputation upon his recent return from Panama (TIME, April 22), had driven an automobile into a truck, been arrested for driving while under the influence of narcotics, and was at large under bond. Said Senator Heflin: "I am deeply pained . . . to learn that my son has been drinking again. . . . My enemies who are willing to exploit my son in the newspapers . . . will...