Franklin Roosevelt Archives - Page 6 of 7

Thomas Edison’s daughter couldn’t beat the line in congressional primary

August 4, 2019 7:00 pmAugust 5, 2019 9:56 am

In case you missed it: a 1938 congressional primary where Thomas Edison’s daughter couldn’t win off the line against the organization choice, a municipal court judge from East Orange. Two years earlier, in President Franklin Roosevelt’s re-election year, 33-year-old Edward...

Two NJ congressmen who placed patriotism above politics

May 27, 2019 12:01 amMay 26, 2019 1:40 pm

Most people in New Jersey politics today probably never heard of Albert Vreeland or Frank Osmers, two young New Jersey Congressmen who placed patriotism above politics and the security of our nation ahead of their own political careers. Vreeland first...

The time Frank Hague tried to take over Montclair

March 19, 2019 8:47 am

Most New Jerseyans involved in local politics are familiar with the Faulkner Act, aka the Optional Municipal Charter Law, which gives municipalities a smorgasbord of different forms of local government to pick from. Here’s the backstory. Back in 1934, Jersey...

The story of Hackensack Harry

March 3, 2019 11:54 pmMarch 4, 2019 10:00 am

Before Bill Bradley, there was Harry C. Harper. Known as “Hackensack Harry,” Harper spent ten seasons as a major league baseball pitcher. The big left-hander was the starting pitcher for the New York Yankees game six of the 1921 World...

How a Jersey guy beat Lincoln for vice president

February 18, 2019 5:57 amFebruary 18, 2019 6:05 am

An obscure New Jerseyan named William Dayton nearly knocked Abraham Lincoln out of his place in history. Dayton was elected to the New Jersey Legislature as a member of the Whig Party in 1837, and then became an associate justice...

New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 18, 2019 5:41 amFebruary 18, 2019 6:49 am

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...

History on presidential candidates and running for two offices

February 15, 2019 1:24 am

Some history to go along with the new law that allows Cory Booker to run for president or vice president in 2020 while simultaneously seeking re-election to the United States Senate. No major party presidential nominee has ever run for...