Representative Tinkhams popularity was such that he was reelected again and again by large majorities. and during his later years in Congress. did no campaigning in person. During campaigns he could usually be found shooting big game in Africa. or traveling elsewhere abroad. . Representative Tinkhpm was an outspoken and colorful figure in the House. Coming from a long line of American ancestors. he once claimed to stand "with one foot on Bunker Hill and the other on Plymouth Rock." He was an outstanding foe of prohibition. and a champion of immigrants and others whom he felt were being discriminated against. While campaigning in the district formerly represented by Mr. Tinkham.
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