"I knew that sooner or later, the Democratic machine would try to get even."

He challenged the Democratic political machine that was needed for national victory.

Difficult to classify were the northern big city Democratic "political machines".

Then he decided to do the unthinkable: run against his supervisor, and the local Democratic machine.

His Democratic political machine, which also ruled the state for many years, was powerful until after he died in 1954.

"The entire Democratic machine has come down here from all over the country after me."

The Democratic machine used them for years to keep independent candidates at bay.

But, he said, the Democratic machine would no doubt unite around him.

He ran for governor four years later, but was defeated when the state Democratic political machine decided not to support him.

The two claimed they'd been dumped because they didn't campaign for the Democratic machine.