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Tammany: 1789-1928 Tammany Hall; The Organization; and the Sway of the Bosses By Allan Frankin
Originally published 1928 |
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however, was not put forward by Tammany, for he had fought the organization prior to his nomination.
The question of party regularity, which confronted the Republicans when Roosevelt led the Bull Moosers, has been raised in a different form by the nomination of a Tammany Hall member for President. The South, especially, is upset. Some of the party leaders have balked at assisting "the Tiger into the White House. Others have praised Smith for his personal honesty and decided to support him.
Gov. Smith in an address at the annual Tammany Society celebration of Independence Day, July 4, 1928, defended the history of Tammany and asked:
The following editorial appeared in the New York Herald-Tribune July 5, 1928:
"Can anything live in this country 139 years that is not all right?"
"It was fitting that Governor Smith should make his first speech as a candidate for the Presidency in Tammany Hall. He learned his political trade in Fourteenth Street. He made his way upwardfrom ward heeler to Governor - as part of the Tammany machine. All his progress has been based on Tammany support. It was this corrupt and contented political machine which set out four years ago to nominate Mr. Smith for the Presidency and which last week achieved its goal at Houston. The Governor
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