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...unpopular responsibility of drafting a billion-dollar revenue bill and pushing it through a balky House. He voted for: Declaration of War (1917), the 18th Amendment (1917), Volstead Act (1919), Tax Reduction (1924, 1927), Restrictive Immigration (1924), Soldier Bonus (1924), Reapportionment (1929), Farm Board (1929), Bonus loans (1931), "Lame Duck" Amendment, (1931, 1932), Philippine Independence (1932), Sales Tax (1932), Federal employes paycut (1932), Unemployment Relief Bill (1932). He voted against: Fordney-McCumber Tariff (1921), Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930), State option on liquor (1932), Wartime income taxes (1932), full Bonus cashing (1932). He votes Dry, drinks Dry, has announced that...
...Republican "whispering campaign" against lame Governor Roosevelt's physical condition similar to the 1928 "whispering campaign" against Mr. Smith's religion was alleged and denounced over the radio last week by Chairman James Farley of the Democratic National Committee. Said...
...initiative Congress passed two prime measures: 1) a Constitutional amendment doing away with the "lame duck" session of Congress, already ratified by twelve States; 2) a bill severely limiting the use of injunctions in labor disputes...
...institutions throughout the State. Wiseacres immediately jumped to the conclusion that Nominee Roosevelt was preparing to put the Lieutenant-Governor forward as his successor at Albany. Acting Governor Lehman has run the State quietly and well for many a week while its chief executive was in Georgia having his lame legs treated. Last week Mr. Lehman gave a 30-day reprieve to a murderer, condemned to death in Sing Sing prison...
...great armchair beside a radio in the study of the Executive Mansion at Albany held the Governor of New York most of last week. Through the quiet room boomed the confused sounds of the Democratic convention in Chicago. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his lame legs stretched out before him, official duties forgotten, leaned back and listened happily. At his feet was his Scotch terrier, Megs. Nearby hovered his wife Anna. His 77-year-old mother knitted silently. Sons Elliott, 21, and John, 16, paced about in nervous excitement...