Word: tammanyizing
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Tammany's cigar-mouthing regulars had been confident that they could capture New York's City Hall just by looking pious and letting nature take its course. Their blueprint for victory was simplicity itself. A disciplined Tammany hand named Vincent Impellitteri, who became temporary mayor after Bill O...
With this assured, Tammany would have had only to aim its squat, greying Candidate Ferdinand Pecora in the right direction, let go of his ankles and watch him go bobbing off to glory. The Republican challenger, Edward Corsi, had a good Italian name too, and had gotten headlines for his...
The Quick Whitewash. Only one thing went wrong: Impellitteri filed for mayor. Followed by a handful of Tammany district leaders who hoped to run the Tiger as they pleased if he won, Impy wrote out his own bill of divorcement from the Democratic machine, gave himself a quick whitewash and...
Democratic Deals. Though the Hanley letter had been a windfall, the Democrats' moral outrage over political deals was something new considering their own maneuverings. Boss Ed Flynn, anxious to get a big New York City vote, had arranged a nice ambassadorship for Mayor William O'Dwyer, timed just...
New York Democrats were acting as if Mighty Mouse had been caught stealing bubble gum. Even Tammany's politicians, delighted at having for once caught Tom Dewey in an embarrassing position, moulded their faces into expressions of self-righteous indignation.