Word: appointing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...South Dakota League of Women Voters passed a resolution recommending that when a seat on the Supreme Court next becomes vacant the President appoint a woman in order that women and children may have " an advantage in our highest court...
Governor Sweet of Colorado, the much-advised, appointed a Senator to succeed the late Samuel D. Nicholson. Ex-President Wilson, William G. McAdoo, William J. Bryan and General Leonard Wood all made suggestions. Governor Sweet chose to select his own man, Alva B. Adams, son of the late Governor Alva Adams. Governor Sweet's party label is " Progressive Democrat." So it was expected that he would appoint a Democrat of radical tendencies-a Democratic La Follette, another Dill. It was understood that the La Follette group wanted him to appoint ex-Congressman Keating, now editor of Labor. Instead...
...Since liberals are in control of this committee, and since there are five overtures asking that the other ten (against Dr. Fosdick) be ignored, there is little chance that the popular preacher will be ousted from the First Presbyterian pulpit of New York. The New York Presbytery has already appointed a committee to investigate the charges against Dr. Fosdick's alleged heresy. This committee will not report until after the General Assembly has dissolved, and the General Assembly could not, with very good grace, ask the New York Presbytery to appoint a committee which is already working. Victory rests...
...another unanimous vote the Associated Harvard Clubs authorized their incoming president, Mr. Charles T. Greve '84, of Cincinnati, to appoint a committee to assist the Harvard Club of France in establishing a new scholarship for the next five years to send French students annually from the University of Paris to Harvard...
Much dissatisfaction is now expressed by the people of Bedford, Virginia, because the President has seen fit, by Executive Order waiving the Civil Service requirements, to appoint H. M. Stowe of Marion to be their postmaster...