On May Day, 1919, some 36 bombs were sent by mail to prominent politicians, judges, and other “enemies of the [[left]].” <ref>Stanley Coben, A. Mitchell Palmer: Politician (New York: Da Capo Press, 1972), 203-04.</ref> The ''New York Times'' wrote of a “nationwide bomb conspiracy.” The home of Attorney General [[A. Mitchell Palmer]] in Washington was damaged by a bomb which went off prematurely and killed the bomber. | On May Day, 1919, some 36 bombs were sent by mail to prominent politicians, judges, and other “enemies of the [[left]].” <ref>Stanley Coben, A. Mitchell Palmer: Politician (New York: Da Capo Press, 1972), 203-04.</ref> The ''New York Times'' wrote of a “nationwide bomb conspiracy.” The home of Attorney General [[A. Mitchell Palmer]] in Washington was damaged by a bomb which went off prematurely and killed the bomber. |