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...political tradition the Labor portfolio since its creation in 1913 has gone to union men. President Wilson first appointed Pennsylvania's fat, florid William Bauchop Wilson, an oldtime walking delegate. President Harding put in Pennsylvania's stubby, back-slapping James John ("Puddler Jim") Davis who retained his card as an organized steel worker and spent much public time promoting the Loyal Order of Moose. President Hoover picked William Nuckles Doak, a heavy-handed member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen...
...Wetness cost Nominee Hemphill the votes of William Bauchop Wilson, onetime (1913-21) Democratic Secretary of Labor and Vance Criswell McCormick, onetime (1916) Chairman of the Democratic National Committee...
Work Done. Last week the Senate of the U. S.: ¶Passed (53-31) the Tariff Bill (see p. 15). ¶ Adopted a resolution authorizing payments of $25,000 each to Senators-Reject William Scott Vare and William Bauchop Wilson of Pennsylvania to cover costs of their election contest. ¶ Confirmed the nomination of Judge Thomas Day Thacher of New York as U. S. Solicitor General...
Hushed and solemn was the Senate chamber when the final Vare vote came. In the gallery sat William Bauchop Wilson, onetime (1913-21) Secretary of Labor Democratic contestant for the Vare seat. . . . . Before the roll call was finished, Vare was hobbling out of the room. Blind Senator Schall of Minnesota groped his way to him, embraced him consolingly. In his ears rang bells for a roll call that would dismiss (66 to 15) the Wilson contest...
Vare Case No. 2. The renowned election of Senator-suspect Vare of Pennsylvania came up for Senate action not only through the labors of Inquisitor Reed of Missouri, but, also through the protest of William Bauchop Wilson, the Democrat whom Mr. Vare's votes defeated. Mr. Wilson, onetime (1913-21) Secretary of Labor, charged Mr. Vare & friends with corruption and false returns. Mr. Wilson laid his case before the Senate's regular Committee on Privileges & Elections and requested a recount of the Vare-Wilson votes. Last week, dividing on strictly party lines, the Committee voted 8 to 6 to dismiss...