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Campaign Speech for Dorothy Bellanca (ALP) for Congress of the United States

Sidney Hillman, Luigi Antonini, Jacob Potofsky, David Dubinsky, and Dorothy Bellanca with others around a desk

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1938-uu-uu.

La Guardia argues that his endorsement speech of Dorothy Bellanca of the American Labor Party for the 8th congressional district seat of New York is much more than a campaign speech. He reviews his history with her, which stretches back over 25 years, and her work on behalf of labor causes. La Guardia mentions that she is not a 'pinochle politician,' which draws laughter.

La Guardia mentions the election of Assemblyman Salvatore DeMatteo, whom he praises greatly for his service to the city and state and his representation of the people rather than any political machine.
La Guardia next endorses Edmund Palmieri for city court judge in Brooklyn.

La Guardia criticizes Governor Lehman, for appointing a special prosecutor to do some of the duties of the district attorney, at a significant cost to the city.

La Guardia endorses Louis Walburn for (Kings) County Court.
La Guardia talks about his time in Congress before returning to his endorsement of Bellanca. He praises her efforts on behalf of the labor movement.

La Guardia focuses on the importance of getting people out to vote.
A short period of chaos occurs after a heckler shouts something on behalf of Governor Lehman.

La Guardia closes his speech by repeating his endorsements of Bellanca, DeMattero, Palmieri, and Walburn.

(Additional snippets from speeches at the event are included in a supplemental BWF)

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 150140
Municipal archives id: LT4172

This is a machine-generated transcript. Text is unformatted and may contain errors.

Gentleman. Old time to be back in the eighth Congressional District. And appearing before you. I want you to know. That this is not. A campaign speech. There's something more. In the character. Than the ordinary I call it a cold compress. I couldn't be more proud. Of my own daughter. Than I am of this young woman whom you heard. I have known her. For over twenty five years. I knew it when she was a girl. I know when he was in pretty. Darn long. I made it out of school was interested. In the conditions of the working people they call and how young. She had to leave school and work in a way. This is a candidate say that's most unusual. Now I belong to one. By any politician or by any political boss. Guarded by lock out. One taken from any political. Norrish a pinata called politician. You are very fortunate. In this district. Oh let me put it this way. The people of the great things. Including the crazy an assembly district. Are the people who are showing the way. They. Break the way probably the machine and that oh represented. That. You were nominated. Simply among them I. Was. Here when all betting. Young. And them voted to hear. It Work. Here. Then. My chicken. Coop. Cool. Cool. And. I. Think. Running in the park and all. Mary was planning to come. To Canada. And Cheney. Would be. In a car in Brooklyn. And. I don't think. I'm a little color in this. You were. Born you know. Was. The goal in nineteen twenty nine when I was. At War and the people of this county. I. Think I was having then told. And there great things. Happen. And not like humiliation of. Our. Special prosecutor to do the work. Any. Work with the elected district attorney. It's already. Been done. I want to make this appeal. To the people of this break. But don't want all the people of Brooklyn now OK chance to break away. From anyone who have it. Next. And I like Louie while drunk. I. Know now. I'm writing. To you something. About you are a candidate for Congress. I am always of course. Deeply interested. In the congressional delegation from the city of New York. During the past five or six years. Other countries. Have come much closer to the federal government for it isn't point. That we had an intelligent Vella geisha. Promises. I am not at all partisan in my support of congressional candidates. I would just assume and I do now publicly express. My appreciation for the splendid cooperation which the city of New York received. From the dean of the New York City delegation time column who was serving in Congress for over twenty five years. I've served in Congress for fourteen years. The happiest days of my oficial life. Was as a congressman in Washington I know how much work a congressman can do if he wants to work and I know how little he can do and I know how little some of them do do. Here we have. An on usually intelligent candidate. And I do belong. To. All of the kids that are on the report to know that me as the way. I can see her now. Carry all of Baltimore on the picket line. When she hears of all. The work for me. We're working. Fifty hours a week and how about when where I really think eight dollars a week and the girls want to getting forty dollars a week. I remember that period. I want to want to investigate I was a young congressman then and the couldn't get Shouldn't that we discovered. I want to believe about. The conditions. Were taking. This one young woman. From the picture. When. He took. One look at you and being leaders in the American labor movement in this country. Was. You know. She knows what she's talking about. She referred. To a. She made some wild promises about a. Strike. That when you elect. To run. Out of out. She'll vote according to her. Actions. And now that she'll vote running every. Representation in Albany. And election that. Before I was married. I would ask the people. And walk. Out and see the characters intimidate the people from voting. The police will keep. Me. And. Think. Like. You can do. To your friends and neighbors. You can tell that. Started. Telling. Thank you. To talk to our friends. Election. Day we do some time. Now this is. I believe. About me making my I don't speak you know shutting down. You know shut out. You. Can do. Whatever word from your. Uncle. Oh oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh cool how. Oh oh. Oh. Oh one. Particular. Look was orderly meeting all of the working people such as the night how they'll pick up the bodies from the back room of the club and they all had that right but not you and me don't let him do it how cool. OK. That kid at the back of the fuel leak at a political meeting Thank you hey. You know. The car you. I want to. Thank your. That. The YOUR. House. No one will ever. Know my friend. I don't want. To do. The American labor. House. Candidate in Brooklyn that the American. People. Some of the. And that. Any. And thank the tough. To take. That much. To offer. Help. And. I like to take our. Health. Card what. It. Needs repairing and. Get to the president now. In the way he was head. The puppy ate like this pic. That she woke. Up late. And the people in this pic didn't want to get that she took. The kidney and.

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