Vote early and often
Emory F. Bunn
>Stephen C. Lattanzi writes:
>>Does anyone know the origin of the quote "Vote early and often"? I'm
>
>Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago -- not the present guy but his
>father. The humor in it involves his rumored connection to
>Kennedy's carrying Illinois in the 1960 election.
When I was growing up in Boston, I heard that the supporters of Mayor Curley
used the slogan "Vote often and early for James Michael Curley."
I have no idea if it's true.
-Ted
Stephen C. Lattanzi
not sure.
Thanks,
Steve Lattanzi (latt...@dartmouth.edu)
Michael Helm
>Does anyone know the origin of the quote "Vote early and often"? I'm
Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago -- not the present guy but his
Roger Lustig
It sure was, and his opponents changed it to, "...but never for Curley."
Curley, who once won the election while in jail, was the subject of
"The Last Hurrah," though they didn't use his name.
TRIVIA: which three Massachusetts towns were named for Gov. Lowell? (joke)
Roger
Dennis Baron
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>From: ro...@crux.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig)
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towns are Endicott, Peabody, and Marblehead.
Dennis
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Jeffrey Bradford
>>>>>Does anyone know the origin of the quote "Vote early and often"? I'm
>>
>>>>Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago -- not the present guy but his
>>>>father. The humor in it involves his rumored connection to
>>>>Kennedy's carrying Illinois in the 1960 election.
>>
>>>When I was growing up in Boston, I heard that the supporters of Mayor Curley
>>>used the slogan "Vote often and early for James Michael Curley."
>>>I have no idea if it's true.
>>
>>It sure was, and his opponents changed it to, "...but never for Curley."
According to Bartlett's, you're all a bit too recent:
"Vote early and vote often," the advice openly displayed on
the election banners in one of our northern cities.
From a speech in the House of Representatives by William Miles on
March 31, 1858.
^^^^
But a quote that good has to be older...
Jeff
Ron Newman
|> In article <1992Oct29.2...@Princeton.EDU> ro...@crux.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig) writes:
|> >TRIVIA: which three Massachusetts towns were named for Gov. Lowell? (joke)
|> The way I heard the joke, it was about Gov. Endicott Peabody, and the
|> towns are Endicott, Peabody, and Marblehead.
The way *I* heard it, there were FOUR towns. Endicott, Peabody,
Marblehead... and Athol.
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Ron Newman rne...@bbn.com
Paul Burnett
RN>|> The way I heard the joke, it was about Gov. Endicott Peabody, and the
>|> towns are Endicott, Peabody, and Marblehead.
RN>The way *I* heard it, there were FOUR towns. Endicott, Peabody,
>Marblehead... and Athol.
Athol is the home of the Starret Tool Company, making fine measuring
tools for over a century. Our distributor years ago would introduce
himself as representing Starret, "located in Athol, Mathathuthetth."
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