Word: moley
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...private car Pioneer. In the car with him were his son James, just recovered from an attack of "nervous exhaustion," his daughter Anna Roosevelt Dall, a chef and two porters. In the three Pullmans ahead were Milton Maclntyre, the Governor's press repre sentative. Columbia's Professor Raymond Moley, head of the "brain trust" which supplies the Governor with economic data, advises him on speeches. 24 newshawks and twelve cameramen. Forward of a diner and a club car, a baggage car had been fixed up as a press room with the ever-present mimeograph. At Salt Lake City, Democratic National...
...wind up his hearing of misfeasance charges against District Attorney Thomas C. T. Crain, aged Tammany Sachem. In contrast to the dubious witnesses who have come before the inquiry for the past eight weeks was the appearance of Dr. Raymond Mcley, professor of public law at Columbia University. Professor Moley gave damaging testimony against Sachem Crain not by word of mouth but by a series of pitilessly clear charts which told in bold, graphic fashion the story of Mr. Crain's sorry administration. The Columbia pedagog's diagrams showed that the ratio of homicide convictions to known homicides...
Walker. The admission of Professor Moley's testimony following the ominous conference between Referee Seabury and Governor Roosevelt cast a pall over Tammany Hall. Nor was the pall entirely dissipated by Governor Roosevelt's dismissal of ouster proceedings against Mayor James John ("Jimmy") Walker urged by the City Affairs Committee (TIME, May 4 et ante). The move was expected by most observers in view of the impending investigation of the entire municipal administration by a legislative committee under Referee Seabury (TIME, April 6). Tammany wanted a more ornamental exoneration of the playboy Mayor than it found...