Thompson used the slogan ``Make a Change for Progress'' and called Merritt a ``do-nothing mayor'' who engaged in ``bossism'' and ``machine politics''. He called Merritt ``a desperate man who will do anything to stay in office'' and a ``flip-flopper like his ideal, Lyndon Johnson.'' When Merritt reminded voters that he had served on Eisenhower's staff during World War II, Thompson replied: ``It is true that President Eisenhower doesn't know me.
Thompson used the slogan ``Make a Change for Progress'' and called Merritt a ``do-nothing mayor'' who engaged in ``bossism'' and ``machine politics''.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Thompson
Thompson
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
slogan
slogan
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
make
Make
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
change
Change
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
progress
Progress
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Merritt
Merritt
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nothing
nothing
PRON
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
mayor
mayor
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
engage
engaged
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
bossism
bossism
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
machine
machine
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
politics
politics
NOUN
NNS
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He called Merritt ``a desperate man who will do anything to stay in office'' and a ``flip-flopper like his ideal, Lyndon Johnson.''
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Merritt
Merritt
PROPN
NNP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
desperate
desperate
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
stay
stay
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
flip
flip
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
conj
Number=Sing
flopper
flopper
NOUN
NN
case
like
like
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Degree=Pos
ideal
ideal
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Lyndon
Lyndon
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Johnson
Johnson
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
When Merritt reminded voters that he had served on Eisenhower's staff during World War II, Thompson replied: ``It is true that President Eisenhower doesn't know me.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Merritt
Merritt
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remind
reminded
VERB
VBD
iobj
Number=Plur
voter
voters
NOUN
NNS
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
serve
served
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
staff
staff
NOUN
NN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
World
World
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
War
War
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
II
II
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Thompson
Thompson
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
reply
replied
VERB
VBD
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Degree=Pos
true
true
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
President
President
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.