Word: mayor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Ambitious Mayor LaGuardia of New York City last week tried to get Senators Norris and La Follette and Governor-reject Murphy of Michigan excited about the setback progressives had suffered, the necessity for rallying their scattered forces. Mr. Murphy, after four hours at the White House with Franklin Roosevelt, declared: "Progressivism can and must go forward, but I believe it must be . . . through the Democratic Party. There is little chance for success through a third party...
...post-election words of Mayor LaGuardia of New York City, who sees eye-to-eye with Franklin Roosevelt on socio-political reform, "The political sashay has not been perfected." On the plus side of their tally sheets the Democrats could chalk up only California, North Dakota and Maryland, where they won previously Republican governorships; Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, where they staved off Senate losses, and New York where they safely retained both Senate seats and re-elected their Governor by a squeak...
...discontent of farmers over AAA's failure to elevate corn and wheat prices was a dominant election factor in the Midwest. In Indiana the McNutt machine behind Senator Van Nuys and in Illinois the Horner machine, allied for the emergency with the Chicago juggernaut of Mayor Kelly & Boss Nash behind Representative Scott Lucas, overrode farmer discontent. In Nebraska only Governor Cochran, who publicized his State's economy and low taxes, survived a Republican sweep. In Iowa, Governor Kraschel was pitchforked out by 40,000 votes, mostly corn farmers'. In Kansas, the sentiment of wheat farmers was even...
When James J. Walker was New York City's mayor, he brought to the City Hall the ingratiating glibness of a slightly superannuated musical-comedy juvenile. In the year 1932 he felt the hot breath of investigation on his neck, stepped nimbly out of office. Since then he has never had a suitable stage...
...ladies' home, many another haven for shut-ins. His job involves ad libbing a show which is half benefit, half heartstring jerker. Last week he interviewed patients, put his guests through their cheer-spreading paces. Although he is doing this series free, New York's one-time mayor is in the market for a sponsor...