Word: voting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...York City such a battle usually favors the machine. In last week's primaries approximately five Democratic votes were cast for every Republican vote. Worse still for Mayor LaGuardia's comfort, although Jerry Mahoney polled nearly three votes to two for Copeland in the Democratic primary, LaGuardia himself polled two votes to Copeland's one in the Republican race...
Fiorello's Gamble. In spite of these evil omens friends of LaGuardia were last week actually confident of his reelection. One reason for their confidence was that a last minute move to write in LaGuardia's name on the Democratic ballot produced no less than 50,000 votes-a bagatelle compared to Mahoney's 400,000 or Copeland's 200,000. but a striking vote of confidence under the circumstances...
What LaGuardia partisans count on chiefly, however, is the independent vote of which little is registered at the primaries. In November upwards of 2,000,000 votes are expected to be cast compared to less than 850,000 last week. Of some 1,150,000 voters who did not take part in the primaries, LaGuardia may easily win a majority. With a large following in union labor he may poll 200,000 or 300,000 Labor votes alone. But having polled only about 125,000 votes in both the primaries he will need a landslide among non-primary voters...
...desk, seems surprised when he looks up to find students present. Between classes he rushes back to his office to dictate one of the half-dozen reports, books or articles on which he works at once. Over the fireplace in his Morgan Hall office is a gaudy poster proclaiming: "Vote American Labor Party-Roosevelt-Lehman...
...Inter-House Athletic Committee" consists of the athletic representatives of the seven Houses and the non-resident center in Dudley Hall. These representatives are either appointed by the respective House Committees or elected by House vote...