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...Irish politicians, but Mr. Fay, unlike Mr. O'Connor, was born in the Gashouse, has lived there all his 39 years. Short, barrel-chested, he lost his left leg in the Argonne at 19, now gets about nimbly on an artificial one. President of Tammany's Anawanda Club, Jim Fay ran against John O'Connor for Congress in 1934, lost by 101 votes. Since 1935 he has held a $4,600 job as Chief Field Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. His platform this year: 100% for Roosevelt. His most earnest hope: that Franklin Roosevelt or James Aloysius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Gashouse Trio | 9/19/1938 | See Source »

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