Why Chicago Did It
From The New Republic, April 20, 1927.
Taken by surprise by William Thompson’s mayoral victory in Chicago in 1927, The New Republic declared that the mayor-elect’s speeches had “probably beat the record in American politics for irrelevance, demagogy and vulgarity.”
Taken by surprise by William Thompson’s mayoral victory in Chicago in 1927, The New Republic declared that the mayor-elect’s speeches had “probably beat the record in American politics for irrelevance, demagogy and vulgarity.”
Taken by surprise by William Thompson’s mayoral victory in Chicago in 1927, The New Republic declared that the mayor-elect’s speeches had “probably beat the record in American politics for irrelevance, demagogy and vulgarity.”
| Metadata | Details |
|---|---|
| Item Type | Newspaper |
| Title | Why Chicago Did It |
| Publication Title | The New Republic |
| Publication Date | April 20, 1927 |
| Call Number | Microfilm 444 |
| Location | General Collections |
| Notes | pp 234-36 |