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Election to a state senatorship from his native Vermont in 1929 spelled the doom of in 1935 of both DEmocratic and Republican machines in the state. The lieutenant governorship was his in 1931. He shortly broke with his friend, Ruby Laffoon, governor an dKentucky Coon creator. In Governor Laffoon's absence he pushed through a law requiring the selection of a public national candidate by primary, not party convention. By fortuitous and planned maneuvering, he was rollered to the governorship in November. He was not an old-line Democratic choice, but he was a Democrat and he endorsed President Roosevelt...
...prospects for tomorrow promise the complete rout of Mr. Macy. Possibly in a last minute attempt he will throw his support to Mayor Marvin of Syracuse. But beaten he will resign the chairmanship and will probably be succeeded by Eaton. Moses undoubtedly will be nominated for Governor. The senatorship is in doubt with John Lord O'Brian coming into prominence as Ham Fish fades out, or there is a slight chance that the convention might indorse Breckinridge with his Constitutional Party. Then the fight will be on with small chance of victory. With the party in a bad mess anyway...
Died. William Lorimer, 73, onetime "Blond Boss" of Illinois Republican politics whose U. S. Senatorship ended in notorious election scandals; of heart failure; in a Chicago railroad station washroom. After six terms in the U. S. House, in 1909 he was elected Senator by a large combine of Democrats and Republicans in the Illinois Legislature. Year later the Chicago Tribune was furnished with papers purporting to show that he had bought his seat through a $100,000 "jack pot" to which even Illinois River fishermen had been forced to contribute. When the Senate gave him a clean bill, the Tribune...
Colorado. Republican National Committeeman Clarence Clark Hamlin wired Senator Nye: "It is openly charged and I believe with much foundation that an effort is being made to purchase the Republican Senatorship in this State. . . ." Chief contestants for the Republican Senatorial nomination: George H. Shaw, William Van Derveer Hodges, onetime treasurer of the Republican National Committee. Shaw supporters charged Candidate Hodges with excessive expenditures. Another accusation is that Candidate Hodges bought 300 shares of Fitzsimmons Oil & Leasing Co. stock from Rev. Arthur V. Finchis, superintendent of the Colorado Anti-Saloon League and received a "satisfactory" (Dry) rating from the League whereas...
...loan. No sooner was this agreement reached than one Gustavo Gallapin, a Swiss resident of New York who owns 200 Mexican bonds, filed suit for injunction against the bankers' plan-his attorney being Candidate Alexander Simpson, who will oppose Candidate Dwight Whitney Morrow for the New Jersey senatorship. Denying vociferously that his purpose was political mudslinging, Lawyer Simpson introduced Ambassador Morrow's name several times into the petition, recalled that he was a partner in J. P. Morgan & Co. before accepting his Mexican post. Having filed his petition, Candidate Simpson sailed late the same night for Europe...