Word: peppered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When Florida's Senator Claude Pepper won a resounding victory in a State primary last month, political wiseacres reached the solemn conclusion that Franklin Delano Roosevelt's popularity was on the upgrade. When Pennsylvania's Lieut.-Governor Thomas Patrick Kennedy (endorsed by Postmaster Farley), suffered a defeat in a State primary last week, political wiseacres reached the conclusion that Franklin Roosevelt's popularity was on the downgrade. Four days later, an Oregon primary election caused their judgment to be reversed...
...current political cockfight, Cracker Boy Wilcox's chief distinctions so far have been the facts that: 1) he has only one sound truck to two for each of his opponents; 2) his expenses are thus far listed at $3,000 to $6,000 for Sholtz, $7,000 for Pepper; 3) he made the best wisecrack of the campaign...
...promise not to meddle in this year's local elections Franklin Roosevelt has so far himself said nothing whatever about this year's Florida primaries. But when James Roosevelt stopped off in Palm Beach last winter, he glibly announced: "It is our sincere hope that he [Claude Pepper] will be returned to the Senate." Mark Wilcox's acid comment: "The State of Florida is waiting with bated breath to see what stand Sistie and Buzzie [Dall] will take...
...massages his head to improve the circulation in his brain. Unlike Dave Sholtz who makes a point of stopping at a second-rate hotel wherever possible, Mr. Wilcox and his wife-who calls her 5 ft. 6 in. husband "the little giant" and whose social rivalry with Mrs. Pepper is rumored to be one reason for her husband's desire to sit in the Senate-invariably choose the best...
...would be split between Messrs. Wilcox, Sholtz and Pepper, opinions were more varied. In a Florida primary, the winning candidate must poll as many votes as all his opponents put together or face a runoff. Best guess appeared to be that Pepper would be high man in the first primary, with Sholtz and Wilcox running neck and neck for second place. If, as is likely, none of the three has the requisite majority, Florida voters will not know for sure who will succeed Claude Pepper until the runoff election...