COOLIDGE CAMPAIGN 'VIRTUALLY OVER', DEMS LOSE MURPHY
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On April 27, 1924, N.O. Messenger writes in The Evening Star that "President (Calvin) Coolidge's campaign for the (Republican) nomination is virtually over" because of his recent victories in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey primaries.
Mr. Messenger also reports that the Democrats took a hit this past week with the death of "the greatest and politically gifted leader of Tammany," Charles F. Murphy*.
Mr. Murphy had been expected to exert great influence on the selection of the 1924 Democratic presidential nominee at the national convention to be held in San Francisco.
*Charles Francis 'Silent Charlie' Murphy (1858-1924) was born in New York City, son of Irish immigrants. CFM became the longest serving head of NYC's Tammany Hall, 1902-1924.
SOURCE
"Week Of Quick Shifting On The Political Stage," by N.O. Messenger, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 27, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
