Schall was elected to the House of Representatives in 1914 and served from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1925, in the 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, and 68th congresses. As he was legally blind, he was granted, by House vote, a full-time page to assist him with his work.[2]
After losing the Republican primary for a special election to the Senate in 1923, Schall was elected to the Senate in 1924, defeating Magnus Johnson with 46% of the vote. He served from March 4, 1925, until his death, in the 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, and 73rd congresses. Johnson would challenge Schall's election, leading the blind Senator to infamously label him "a marionette who kicked and waved his hands and opened his mouth according to the tension of the string." He had a tough re-election campaign in 1930, facing strong candidates from both the Democratic and Farmer Labor parties, and eventually won with 37% of the vote with the support of the NAACP owing to support of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill.
Long noted as a vitriolic and personal campaigner, Schall would emerge as a leading opponent of the New Deal, going so far as to compare Franklin D. Roosevelt to Satan and claim his reform program was communistic in nature. Going further, Schall would accuse Eleanor Roosevelt of corruption and liken President Roosevelt to Mussolini and Hitler, while at the same time accusing him of plotting "the destruction of all private industry."[3]
thomas, schall, thomas, david, schall, june, 1878, december, 1935, american, lawyer, politician, served, both, united, states, house, representatives, united, states, senate, from, minnesota, initially, elected, then, elected, progressive, later, joined, repub. Thomas David Schall June 4 1878 December 22 1935 was an American lawyer and politician He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota He was initially elected and then re elected as a Progressive but later joined the Republican Party Thomas David SchallUnited States Senator from MinnesotaIn office March 4 1925 December 22 1935Preceded byMagnus JohnsonSucceeded byElmer Austin BensonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Minnesota s 10th districtIn office March 4 1915 March 3 1925Preceded byDistrict CreatedSucceeded byGodfrey G GoodwinPersonal detailsBorn 1878 06 04 June 4 1878Reed City MichiganDiedDecember 22 1935 1935 12 22 aged 57 Washington D C Political partyRepublicanAlma materUniversity of MinnesotaWilliam Mitchell College of LawSchall was born in Reed City Michigan and moved with his family to Campbell Minnesota in 1884 He initially attended Hamline University but graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1902 followed by William Mitchell College of Law then the St Paul College of Law in 1904 Three years later he was blinded by an electrical shock from a cigar lighter 1 Schall was elected to the House of Representatives in 1914 and served from March 4 1915 to March 3 1925 in the 64th 65th 66th 67th and 68th congresses As he was legally blind he was granted by House vote a full time page to assist him with his work 2 After losing the Republican primary for a special election to the Senate in 1923 Schall was elected to the Senate in 1924 defeating Magnus Johnson with 46 of the vote He served from March 4 1925 until his death in the 69th 70th 71st 72nd and 73rd congresses Johnson would challenge Schall s election leading the blind Senator to infamously label him a marionette who kicked and waved his hands and opened his mouth according to the tension of the string He had a tough re election campaign in 1930 facing strong candidates from both the Democratic and Farmer Labor parties and eventually won with 37 of the vote with the support of the NAACP owing to support of the Dyer Anti Lynching Bill Long noted as a vitriolic and personal campaigner Schall would emerge as a leading opponent of the New Deal going so far as to compare Franklin D Roosevelt to Satan and claim his reform program was communistic in nature Going further Schall would accuse Eleanor Roosevelt of corruption and liken President Roosevelt to Mussolini and Hitler while at the same time accusing him of plotting the destruction of all private industry 3 Schall was struck by a hit and run driver while walking across the Washington Baltimore Boulevard now known as Bladensburg Road in Cottage City Maryland on December 19 1935 He died in Washington three days later becoming one of the few United States Senators or Congressmen to die in a road crash while in office He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis 1 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 49 References editGeorge Daniel Harden The Career of Thomas Schall of Minnesota unpublished M S thesis Winona State University Winona Minn 1968 a b SCHALL Thomas David Biographical Information Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved April 16 2018 Thanked by Blind Member New York Times Jan 29 1916 Link to pdf text Wolfskill George 1993 All But The People External links edit nbsp Media related to Thomas D Schall at Wikimedia CommonsUnited States Congress Thomas D Schall id S000113 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Party political officesPreceded byJ A O Preus Republican nominee for U S Senator from Minnesota Class 2 1924 1930 Succeeded byGuy V HowardU S SenatePreceded byMagnus Johnson U S senator Class 2 from Minnesota1925 1935 Served alongside Henrik Shipstead Succeeded byElmer Austin BensonU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byDistrict Created U S Representative from Minnesota s 10th congressional district1915 1925 Succeeded byGodfrey G Goodwin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas D Schall amp oldid 1187847100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
