Word: tammanyizing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Superficiality is occasionally relieved by a clever twist in the narration of witticisms. But the recurring lapses into distasteful English, the omission of significant detail, a complete lack of spontaneity, and lengthy debate as to the relative merits of secondary sources are inexcusable. When Mr. Cooper states that "Danton did...
But the difficulty of this task caused the appointment of public-spirited William Church Osborn to head the new organization. Distinguished lawyer-Democrat, in 1918 he ran against Alfred E. Smith in the gubernatorial primary and was so impressed by his defeat that he became one of Governor Smith'...
There is not much advantage in talking about what fools we are to boast about our glorious American civilization, democracy, heritage, and so forth and to allow at the same time the bedrock of all this civilization, democracy, heritage, and so forth to be pulverized. There is more advantage in...
*So diligently had Tammany workers striven to bolster up the O'Brien ballot during the election, with an eye to strengthening his 193,3 chances, that last week 44 New York City polls officials were indicted for filing false returns.
In Manhattan's Hotel Commodore last week was held a Tammany Hall Victory Dinner to celebrate last November's electoral success in city, State and nation. On hand and still talking earnestly about economy was Tammany's own John Patrick O'Brien, stop-gap Mayor of...