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In 1902 New York's Tammany sent Publisher Hearst to Congress, and he served through the 58th and 59th sessions. His record there was notable for his poor attendance. When he left Congress his career as a public officeholder stopped short.
Mr. Hearst obtained some 200 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in 1904, but was not nominated for President. The next year he was defeated by Tammany for mayor of New York by a bare 3,000 votes. It was said that the count was crooked. In 1906 Mr. Hearst...
Died. Thomas E. Rush, 60, famed Tammany insurgent politician, one-time (1923-26) president of the National Democratic Club; from double pneumonia; in Manhattan.
McAdoo Out? George W. Olvany, Tammany leader, reported that William G. McAdoo was out of the race for the 1928 Democratic nomination. Mr. Olvany said he received this information from a close friend of Mr. McAdoo. The name of the close friend was not given.
Olvany on Woollen. To Mr. Olvany last week came also Evans Woollen, potent Indianapolis banker, last fortnight (TIME, May 16) advanced as Democratic Indiana's presidential choice. It was suggested that Mr. Woollen came to see Mr. Olvany concerning the Tammany attitude toward his boom. Said Mr. Olvany: "I found...