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FDR Letters Show Early Albany Politics and Tammany Rift
A review of Franklin D Roosevelt's early state senate days reveals his shift from party machine to insurgent reform. The 1910 campaign in New York's 26th district pits Roosevelt against Tammany Hall, aided by Edward Shepard and allies, leading to a pivotal 1911 caucus showdown and eventual rise in national prominence. The piece traces family moves, campaign tactics, and the broader impact on reform politics and the Seventeenth Amendment.
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Elliott Roosevelt
F.D.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
Aer
Elliott
Anns
Ismex
New York
Dutchess
Putnam
Columbhia
F.D.K
Hyde Park
Thomas Jefferson News
New York State
Tammany Jiall
Eld.r
State Senate
Richard E. Connell
Congress
Twenty First District
FLD
Connell
Ciit
Elta
Edr
Poughkeepsie
Fdr
Senate
Schlosser
House of Representatives
Washington
Richard E. Corme
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
63Rd Street
Roosevelts
State Street
Capitol
Ahl
Albany
Billy” Sheehan
Tammany Wall
Charles F. Murphy
Edward M. Shepard
Murphy
Shepard
Sheehan
Tenmany
UDR
Tammany
Fanpany
Supreme Court
James A.o'gorman
P.C.B
Acer
Sara Roosevelt
Cevipabello
Perove