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...months ago, it seemed doubtful that Tammany Hall would dare to nominate a man to challenge "Red Mike" Hylan's prescriptive right to be perpetual Democratic Mayor of New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father Knickerbocker | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

Primary day is Sept. 15. At the climax of the Hylan vs. Walker primary campaign, it seemed certain that Jimmy Walker would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father Knickerbocker | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

...Issues. Not in years has Mayor Hylan missed an opportunity to tell his constituents and all visitors to New York, including the Queen of the Belgians and the International Police Conference, that he has preserved the five cent fare in New York travel, thus keeping from the Wall Street barons upwards of $3,000,000,000,000 excess profits. This issue was captured by Senator Walker, who pointed out that the Mayor of New York is powerless either to raise or lower the fare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father Knickerbocker | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

...Hylan has talked about prostitution and other social sins. But few believe that Senator Walker is Vice's champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father Knickerbocker | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

...their part, Governor Smith and Senator Walker have been chiefly concerned as to whether or not Mayor Hylan is mentally incompetent to transact business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father Knickerbocker | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

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