Word: unbeholden
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Dates: during 1947-1947
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Against a Democratic candidate unbeholden to Boss Kelly and not responsible for any part of his administration, the standard G.O.P. issues-sanitation, politics on the school board, police inefficiency -fell flat. Root resorted to rhetoric. Waving his arms, his forelock falling across his eyes, he denounced President Truman, Secretary of State Marshall, a third world war. Fed up, many Republicans were supporting Kennelly. Some even contributed money to his campaign...