ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː swˈɪtʃt pˈɑːɹɾiz ænd ɹˈæn æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən, dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt səsnˈoʊski ɪnðə pɹˈaɪmɚɹi, ænd ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn tə dᵻfˈiːt dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk kˈændᵻdˌeɪt wˈɪljəm ˈɛm. dˈɑːnəli ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən fɚɹə sˈiːt ɪnðə sˈɛvəntˌiəθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.
In the 1926 election, he switched parties and ran as a Republican, defeating the incumbent Sosnowski in the primary, and going on to defeat Democratic candidate William M. Donnelly in the general election for a seat in the 70th Congress.