Word: pheiffer
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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William T. Pheiffer, 42, Republican, of New York's famed Gashouse (16th) District, beat James H. Fay, New Dealer, who purged Old Dealer John J. O'Connor in 1938. Pheiffer and Republicans were stunned by his victory. Pheiffer was unknown, a Texan, a lawyer, a 21-month Republican resident of a sure Tammany district. It looked suspiciously as if Tammany, not liking New Dealer Fay, had decided to hand the district over for two years to a Republican...
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