Word: bobbed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Astute Lawyer vs. Battering Bob...
...Davis and Mr. LaFollette he described at length, contrasting John W. Davis the "astute lawyer" with "Battering Bob" of Wisconsin, and then comparing them both with President Coolidge, whom he pictured as possessing the simple and worthy virtues of Lincoln, "in honesty, courage, trust, and faithfulness, Calvin Coolidge and Abraham Lincoln...
...this, Bob LaFollette, son of Senator, retorted...
...every indication that the Board of Education would bear him out, even at an estimated expenditure of $10,000. The course's Chief opponent was A. P. Ortquist, President of the Board. Said he: "It is criminal to spend the taxpayers' money to teach girls to bob hair and clean fingernails...
...real notification ceremony for Mr. LaFollette took place some time back, when he said to himself: "Bob, you are going to run. Of course, there's no chance of your being elected President, but if you make a good showing you may be the father of a new party. More than that, if you succeed in throwing the election into Congress, you will hold the balance of power, and the balance of power is as good as a sceptre?and lighter...