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Political clash and court remark stain judge’s record
A judge once sentenced a youth for forgery and, after a quip about “Oh tell it to Sweeney,” increased the sentence to ten years before the higher court limited it. The piece also covers a Democratic senator race, Turner versus Helfner, and Crawford White’s campaign talks and union endorsement.
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Sweeney
Judge Gay
Supreme Court
George Turner
Democrats
Chas
Helfner
Turner
Grand Opera House
Wilson
Champ Clark
Democratic Party
William J.ryan
Heffer
Mr. Bryan
Ryan-Belmont
Baltimore
William J. Bryan