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...glad to dispose of the Philippines and free themselves of their pledge to her. If the American people would only do a little reminiscing: in 1898 or thereabouts, in the White House, there was one soul who could not sleep for nights. The democracy-loving, civilization-exponent President McKinley was praying in pulsating ardor to his God to guide him in making a decision on what to do with a handful of verdant islands inhabited by 8,000,000 liberty-loving civilization-absorbent ethnological group. . . . [He] intimated American dishonorableness in returning the Islands to Spain, and cruelty in setting...
...minimum of 324 electoral votes ... the Republicans will capture at least 60 additional seats in the House. . . ." Pathfinder Poll (owner: Emil Hurja): "Willkie victory with 353 electoral votes ... he may get as many as 385. . . ." Joseph Dunninger (spiritualist investigator) : "Thomas Jefferson thinks Roosevelt is as good as in. McKinley says it's Willkie." Arthur Sears Henning (Chicago Tribune): "For Willkie, 280; for Roosevelt, 182; doubtful, 69." Wall Poll: "Roosevelt will win the popular vote, but . . . Willkie may win a majority in the electoral college." Senator George W. Norris: "If President Roosevelt is not reelected, Mr. Willkie will be elected...
Died. George Bruce Cortelyou, 78, old-time politician and financier; at his home in Huntington, L. I. Starting as a stenographer in 1883, he rose to be secretary of three successive Presidents (Cleveland, McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt), holder of three successive Cabinet posts under Theodore Roosevelt, manager of T. R.'s 1904 Presidential campaign, later president of Consolidated Gas Co. of New York. Said T. R.: "If I could only make you smile, George, I could make you President...
...gang of good choruses. . . . Will Bradley has finally turned out his firs fizzle, Scrub Me Mama, an attempt to recapture the success of Beat Me Daddy. However, he makes up for it with Scramble Two, a clean job on a fine arrangement, featuring a wacky vocal break by Ray McKinley and family (COLUMBIA). . . . DECCA has issued an album of Count Basie piano, accompanied by Freddie Green, Joe Jones, and Walter Page. Just the thing for those who want to dig a rhythm section that doesn't have to sweat in order to swing. . . . Best solo of the week comes from...
...floods were sweeping New England, snapped: "Democrats!" While never entirely absolving the Democrats when anything goes wrong, Josephson is more inclined to snap: Republicans! First Republican President maker in this book, which covers the period from 1896 to 1919, is Marcus Alonzo Hanna, the Ohio boss credited with electing McKinley and coming the expression: Stand pat! Second Republican President maker is Roosevelt I, who in so far as McKinley's assassin did not make him President, made himself President. He also made Taft, who occupies quite a section of the book...