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Alabama's Bibb Graves got a law degree at Yale in 1896, but he has remained a man of the people. When he was Governor of Alabama from 1927 to 1931 he proposed installing public radio sets in every town so that Alabamans could hear music. He favors good old-fashioned political oratory and haberdashery, and by their means he induced Alabama to favor him with the first re-election given any of its Governors in 33 years. He did it by promising a referendum on State Repeal, promising tax exemption on homesteads up to $3,500 value, promising to make the state toll bridges free, promising to reduce the cost of automobile licenses, promising $3,500,000 to keep the schools open, promising that the State would bear its share of relief ($24,000,000 a year), and promising not to impose a sales tax to pay for all he promised.
Maryland's Harry Whinna Nice is the fat man of Maryland Republican politics. Fifteen years ago he lost an election for Governor to one Albert Cabell Ritchie by 165 votes. He devoted himself to the pleasures of politics, to being jolly with many people, to joining clubs and lodges, to his law practice. As one of Maryland's noted criminal attorneys, he saved many a notorious gentleman from jail. But last autumn when Albert Ritchie came up for election for a fifth consecutive time, jolly, likeable Crook-Defender Nice was waiting at the polls to take back the election he lost in 1919. Now he has the job of running Maryland with a depleted treasury and a Democratic General Assembly.
New Mexico's Clyde Tingley, Mayor of Albuquerque, will have his friend Douglas Fairbanks on hand on New Year's day to help inaugurate him Governor. Born in a log cabin near London. Ohio, he failed to graduate from high school, worked on a railroad section gang. Later he worked for the Wright Brothers who were experimenting with flying machines, finally went to New Mexico and turned his talents to politics. Last May Albuquerque voted on recalling him as Mayor, decided against it, 6 to 1. His winning campaign slogan: "I ain't going to quit saying ain't when I'm elected Governor."
*No. 1, the Federal Government; No. 2, the Government of New York City. Impeached and ousted from office in 1917, Ferguson is disqualified by law from holding public office again.