Word: jerseyed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There were a few exceptions, notably in New Jersey, where Republican Governor Alfred Driscoll rode back into office over the crumbling remains of Hague empire. But few Republicans could share Governor Tom Dewey's strange conclusion that the New York election "is a setback and not a gain" for the Fair Deal...
...basis of the election, one Republican seemed best qualified at the moment to speak. Said New Jersey's Driscoll: "One thing that riles me is this talk that the Republican Party mustn't be a 'me-too' party. It all depends on what you're me-tooing. If it's the Ten Commandments, then 'me too.' If it's the Preamble to the Constitution, then 'me too.' If it's a strong national defense without wasting money, then...
...socialized medicine, then the Republican Party has an issue on which to put up a real battle. And we've got to let the people know that we want decentralization of government and make them see why home rule is vital for this country . . . We found in New Jersey that if we were to have a winning team we had to stand for something...
...weeks before the election, Democratic campaign workers busily slapped up posters on the billboards of New Jersey's Hudson County. The posters read: "It Looks Like Wene." Just as energetically, Republican campaign workers slapped up other posters beside them. The Republican posters read: "But It's Really Hague...
Last week the vote was in and State Senator Elmer H. Wene (rhymes with bean), the gubernatorial choice of the Democratic Party and the last best hope of Boss Frank Hague, was a loser. New Jersey's voters, by a plurality of 80,000, had reelected able, hard-working Republican Governor Alfred E. Driscoll...