Word: sapio
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Justice has triumphed! Two traitors have been punished partially: De Sapio for the Democrats and Knowland for the Republicans. When people forsake their parties for personal gain, they should be thrown out of the party...
...crack down on organized crime; preserve rent controls, the 15? subway fare; find new-solutions for commuter problems. He appealed to independents, even edged slightly away from Vice President Nixon when Nixon visited New York. He successfully depicted Democrat Harriman as a creature of Tammany Hall Boss Carmine De Sapio. But above all, Nelson Rockefeller, now rated a presidential possibility for 1960, won because he was a vital, vigorous new force and new face in politics. Thomas E. Dewey's one-word estimate of why Rockefeller won: "Rockefeller...
...Democratic Party and replaced on Tammany Hall's primary slate by a loyal Democrat. But last week Powell was invited back along a flower-strewn path with the special title of "associate" manager of Governor Averell Harriman's re-election campaign. Reason: Tammany Chieftain Carmine De Sapio realized that he needed Powell more than Powell needed Tammany. Running in the primary as an independent, Powell trampled Party Choice Earl Brown by 3 to 1 (TIME, Aug. 25). Facing an increasingly tough opponent in Republican Nelson Rockefeller, Harriman and De Sapio decided to sacrifice pride...
...G.O.P. also has points in its favor. This year the Democrats themselves have unleashed the specter of a Tammany Hall that calls the shots even for the Governor: at the August state convention, Tammany Chief Carmine De Sapio humbled Harriman, rumbled through his own personal choice for the U.S. Senate nomination, New York District Attorney Frank Hogan (TIME, Sept. 8). Harlem's powerful Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., is running on both tickets and, particularly in the wake of Democrat Orval Faubus' antics, could conceivably switch 30,000 Harlem votes to the Republicans. A final special advantage: many...
...Well," said Averell Harriman, even as De Sapio jammed Erie's Crotty down his throat, "we've got a ticket...