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The polls opened and the polls closed, and New York City had chosen the candidates from which she will pick her next mayor. The great event of the primaries was the excision of Mayor John F. Hylan, who long has held sway over Manhattan under the aegis of Tammany and...
Mr. Hearst as a politician has not been notoriously successful. His father, who went West in 1850, made a few millions in mining and became a Senator from California. William Randolph has made a great many more millions, out of paper and ink, but he has had no great success...
Two months ago, it seemed doubtful that Tammany Hall would dare to nominate a man to challenge "Red Mike" Hylan's prescriptive right to be perpetual Democratic Mayor of New York City.
So the Governor told the Sachems of Tammany to fear not, for he would work. With such assurance, Tammany dared do anything and nominated last month State Senator James J. Walker for Mayor.
Died. Thomas F. ("Big Tom") Foley, 73. Tammany sachem; in Manhattan, of pneumonia. Next to the late Charles F. Murphy, he has wielded the greatest power in Tammany Hall in the last 15 years.