Word: campaign
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Washington, D. C., Senator Caraway of Arkansas opened his morning mail, found therein a check for $10. The sender congratulated Senator Caraway for his "magnificent speech" in behalf of William G. McAdoo, asked that he transmit the $10 to Mr. McAdoo's Presidential campaign managers. The check speedily went back to the sender with the words: "You are barking up the wrong tree." Senator Caraway, as everyone knows, is an enemy of Mr. McAdoo...
Interwoven with the poetic freedom which portrays the more inexpressible thoughts of the woods is a subtle humor. In two unexpected lines, Vachel Lindsay summarizes neatly a whole political campaign. The couplet bears repeating for the benefit of staunch members of the Republican club...
...were reputedly grateful to him, in cash and in advance, for whatever influence he may have exercised toward their creations. A high-minded statesman, Mr. Lloyd George naturally did not touch a penny or pound of this grateful gold. It was all voluntarily contributed to a curious "war chest" (campaign fund)-curious because Mr. Lloyd George retains to this day absolute control of more than ?1,000,000 in "almightie gold." Last week the little Welshman went shopping. None cried: Taffy was a Welshman Taffy was a thief...
...accept terms from Mr. Lloyd George as follows: 1) resignation of all members of the Organizing Committee not favored by him; 2) a pledge by Mr. Lloyd George to contribute the income of his "war chest" to be used "free from any conditions" to finance the Liberal campaign at the next parliamentary elections. That meant Mr. Lloyd George had bought the Liberal party...
Heavy Swords. For months troops of the New Nationalist Government of South China have been slowly pressing their campaign toward Shanghai, which has been defended by the potent Marshal Sun Chuan-feng. Sun knows that all this while trained spies and agitators have crept in advance of the Nationalist army into Shanghai by twos and threes. Their propaganda, mostly in English, has taken good effect. Last week all transport workers of Shanghai and the employes of several mills went on strike?prepared to revolt and join the Nationalist army when it should draw nearer...