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With this assured, Tammany would have had only to aim its squat, greying Candidate Ferdinand Pecora in the right direction, let go of his ankles and watch him go bobbing off to glory. The Republican challenger, Edward Corsi, had a good Italian name too, and had gotten headlines for his welfare and labor work. But 68-year-old Justice Pecora was remembered as the fearless Government counsel of the senatorial investigation of Wall Street in 1933, which not only led to the Securities & Exchange Commission but produced a deathless picture of J.P. Morgan cuddling a midget...
Last week, as a result of Impy's unsporting conduct, the mayoralty campaign had become the noisiest, eye-gougingest free-for-all the city had witnessed for decades. (Said Columnist Walter Winchell: "The only dirty show in New York today is the election campaign.") Impy and Pecora stood toe to toe exchanging invective while Corsi-at whom each took occasional condescending swipes-belabored them both wildly from the rear...
...Democrats and one Republican are running to fill former Mayor O'Dwyer's unexpired term. City Council President Vincent Impellitteri, acting mayor since O'Dwyer resigned two months ago, was denied the Democratic nomination and surprised everyone by running as an independent. The Democrats chose instead Judge Ferdinand-Pecora, while the G.O.P. named State Industrial Commissioner Edward Corsi...
...Democratic split may enable Corsi to slip into office in strongly-Democratic New York City, much as LaGuardia did in 1933. More likely, however, is a victory for Pecora and the regular Democratic organization...
...nice ambassadorship for Mayor William O'Dwyer, timed just right to require a Nov. 7 New York City election for his successor. And then when Acting Mayor Vincent Impellitteri, a docile Tammanyite, had refused to get out of the way for Boss Flynn's candidate (Justice Ferdinand Pecora), Impellitteri had been offered a 14-year judgeship on the state supreme court, paying $28,000 a year. That buying-out deal had gone wrong; Impellitteri was still running for mayor, but at least Boss Flynn and Tammany had tried hard. In the confusion, there had seemed little chance...