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...Legion's national conventions. At Boston in 1930 a cash payment resolution was strangled in committee. Later when the Veterans of Foreign Wars began to make spectacular headway with their Bonus drive in Congress, the Legion's na tional executive committee at Indianapolis climbed on the legislative bandwagon, declared for the 50% loan plan. At Detroit in 1931 the Legion was all primed to ap prove full cash payment when President Hoover, on the spur of the moment, dashed to their convention, made a strong speech of dissuasion. Bonus cashing was beaten 902-to-507 on the strength...
...drastic enough to lose some friends locally but to be called to Washington to assist the Attorney General. For three years with Mabel Walker Willebrandt, he practically ran the Department of Justice over the hulking shoulder of easy-going John Garibaldi Sargent. He climbed on the Hoover bandwagon early, rode it hard and helpfully through the campaign, expected as his reward the Attorney Generalship. When that post went to another. Colonel Donovan's friends bitterly declared that President Hoover had turned him down because he was a Wet Catholic. Between Colonel Donovan and the President there is still a breach...
...details of State caucuses. Mr. Howe informed Jim Farley, two flights up, of their candidate's prospective victory. Mr. Farley, who chews gum when happy, chewed gum happily. All that remained now was to notify Missouri, Illinois and Ohio to drop their favorite sons and get on the bandwagon...
...golly," exclaimed young John, a fifth former at Groton, as Missouri joined the Roosevelt bandwagon. When the result was announced, Nominee Roosevelt, his long face crinkled up in smiles, hobbled out to the ballroom to greet the Press. Mrs. Roosevelt, pinning up the long sleeves of her green chiffon dress, went into the kitchen to cook eggs and frankfurters for "the boys...
...effectively and originally Spotlight undertook its debunking program is indicated by the following features of the August issue: a cartoon showing Dry politicians stampeding for seats on a Wet bandwagon; a lengthy leading article about the Bonus Army's march to Washington, which occurred in June; an article by Congressman La Guardia telling why he fought the Sales Tax last April; a refutation of the theory that all bankers are all-wise; an estimate of Clarence Darrow ("Portrait of a Great Actor") by Louis Adamic; an account of the witlessness of book publishers; a behind-scenes political review by Robert...