Word: mavericks
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Equally arresting news from Texas' primary was evidence that Franklin Roosevelt sometimes can neither turn his incumbent foes out of office, nor keep his incumbent friends in. Last fortnight the touring President called Representatives Maury Maverick of San Antonio, William Doddridge McFarlane of the 13th District, and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Marvin Jones "my good friends." Of this blessed trio, only Mr. Jones survived...
...sycophant either to Franklin Roosevelt or C.I.O., Maury Maverick in two terms placed himself well to the left of the President, got into A.F. of L.'s bad graces by espousing much liberal legislation approved by C.I.O. At home, he rashly antagonized Mayor Charles Kennon Quin's San Antonio machine and the potent Irish-Catholic vote. Last week Attorney Paul Joseph Kilday-an Irishman, Roman Catholic and Quin machinist-beat Maury Maverick by 546 votes in 49,312 votes cast. Said Maury Maverick: "Lincoln got beat four times. I guess I can take it once...
...like Chairman Doughton, has already been renominated in his Democratic district); Texas' Martin Dies, Joseph J. Mansfield, Fritz Lanham; Maine's Ralph O. Brewster; Massachusetts' Allen T. Treadway; Michigan's Clare E. Hoffman. House As of course included such stalwart laborites as-Texas' Maverick, California's Voorhis, Wisconsin's Boileau, Illinois' Kent Keller, Iowa's and Harry Hopkins' Otha Wearin, who was recently defeated for the Democratic Senatorial nomination. Also blessed by the League was Maryland's Representative David J. Lewis, who hopes to replace D-Man Millard Tydings...
...Boarding the President's train like scores of other Congressmen, Representative Maury Maverick of San Antonio, unlike scores of other Congressmen, frankly gave his reason for doing so: "I like the President, and he likes me, and I want something." What Mr. Maverick wanted : help against hot-tongued Paul J. Kilday, close at his heels for the 20th District House nomination...
...reputedly by Boss Jim Farley, stormed up & down the State denouncing "this gang of political termites . . . boring from within . . . planning on taking over, if possible, the control of the Democratic party organization in 1940." Along with' Harry Hopkins he damned Tommy Corcoran, Congressman Maury Maverick of Texas, Homer Martin of the C.I.O. and Communist Earl Browder as other non-lowans who had unrighteously butted in by endorsing Mr. Wearin. He referred to his vote against the President's Supreme Court bill as "my crime . . . which has brought down upon me and my candidacy this pack of political wolves...