Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sullivan attributes his defeat to "too much Republican money" and Curley's weakness as head of the state ticket. "The Republicans were smart," he explained. "They knew Hurley would be a harder man to beat than Curley, so they pushed him out in the primaries...
This movement is the recommence-ment of a policy in practice some years ago when children were admitted free on Saturdays for games at which a low ticket sale was expected. At that time, however, the children were so unruly that the Athletic Association was forced to discontinue the benefaction...
...Representative John J. O'Connor of New York (purged in the Democratic primary but nominated on the Republican ticket against the Purge's candidate, James Fay) announced: "I am not only confident that I will be re-elected but I am confident that I will be re-elected as chairman of the Rules Committee. . . ." To Mr. O'Connor from Democratic Representative Arthur P. Lamneck of Ohio promptly went a pledge of one vote...
...would take a Soviet spy ring to discover when the H.A.A. ticket booth is not crowded and hot and stuffy...
Publisher Vann gave as his reason for thus switching allegiance the fact that his good friend and patron, Senator Guffey, had been demoted to No. 2 Democrat in Pennsylvania when David L. Lawrence was put in ahead of him as State Chairman. Beating the Jones-Earle ticket would restore Senator Guffey as Pennsylvania's No. 1 Democrat and patronage dispenser. At this announcement, Senator Guffey declared himself shocked and grieved. He said Publisher Vann's reasoning was "deceitful and dishonest." He professed his utter loyalty to the Jones-Earle ticket. He protested that it was "not through Guffey...