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Patronage Revelations Split GOP and Democrats
Inez Robb suggests both major parties faced public shaming over patronage. She highlights Maxwell H. Gluck, newly appointed ambassador to Ceylon, for staffing faults and pressuring lawmakers to recognize diplomatic needs. She also targets Joseph P. McMurray of New York for bypassing party rules in a State Housing post, warning of patronage erosion and political spoils.
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GOP
Democrats
Maxwell H. Gluck
Ceylon
Senate
Gluck
Solomon West Ridgway Dias Bandaranaike
India
Jawaharlal
Nehru
Foreign Service
Uncle Sam
Joseph P. McMurray
New York
McMurray
State
Tammany