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...break. It was variously reported that Co-Founder Clements had quit because: 1) Dr. Townsend had upset his political plans by endorsing Senator Borah for President; 2) Dr. Townsend had seized control of the organization by packing its board of directors; 3) Dr. Townsend's attorney, Sheridan Downey, EPIC candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California in 1934, had weaned the gentle oldster away from his partner in order to further his own ambitions for California's governorship; 4) Dr. Townsend's clique, fearful lest the Congressional investigation disclose some shady Townsend financing, had ousted Secretary Clements...
Donkeys. Simpler half of California's political pandemonium was the Democratic. Upton Sinclair, who in 1934 ran away with the Democratic nomination for Governor, much to the pain of Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, was almost erased from the picture by EPIC's defeat in the election. Nevertheless, he left behind him an organization headed by his campaign assistant, State Senator Culbert L. Olson, who remained as Democratic State Central Committee Chairman. Senator McAdoo, who regards California as his political proconsulate, did not choose to honor State Chairman Olson with more than the scantest patronage. When Mr. Olson threatened...
Taking advantage of disgruntled feelings among the EPIC's, Upton Sinclair, who announced several months ago that he was going to write a book instead of campaigning in 1936, changed his mind and whipped together a slate of EPIC delegates nominally committed to making that onetime Socialist the Democratic nominee for President. Actually, however, Mr. Sinclair stressed that he will support Roosevelt at the Democratic convention, aims only to have EPIC well represented for platform-making purposes. Unfortunately for the Sinclairs, however, State Chairman Olson, EPIC's strongest practical politician, is personally at odds with Upton Sinclair...
...commodore and commander of the Queen Mary, was locked in the Arctic ice near Archangel for five months. To him the next 20 minutes seemed as long. Could the eight tugs get Queen Mary off? Gaping crowds on shore stood only 20 feet from her stern, watched an epic feat of British seamanship...
...cadenced prose. Reactions to this device have been various and it is impossible from this example to judge of the possibilities of the verse technique in the modern drama. The verse of "Winterset" is not outstanding verse; its images are tired and unsatisfactorily Biblical. Mr. Anderson has attempted the epic and if he has fallen short of his goal he has certainly achieved a stimulating work of impressive stature...