Word: campaign
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Schley was in active command. After the war a move was made to promote Sampson over the head of Schley, who had ranked him for 42 years. That started a controversy in which Schley's adherents asserted that he had been responsible for the success of the campaign, and Sampson's adherents charged that Schley had been negligent, had mismanaged his part of the campaign, had disobeyed orders. In 1901 Schley demanded a Court of Inquiry which was held. Sampson was too ill to appear. But Schley, who was an aggressive type of man, was on hand, quick...
...election of a lord rector by the students is quite another thing. The qualifications of the candidates are too well known to necessitate campaign oratory and tubthumping. Solemnity is banished and the vote is one of hearty sentiment, not unmixed with good British horseplay and ribaldry...
...CRIMSON over the telephone, "I have not conferred with the Dean's office, and we are not planning to single out Harvard in our attempts to enforce prohibition. If Harvard men violate the law, we'll get after them, but I don't know anything about a special campaign...
...years later came his second chance. He was nominated for Senator, as a Democrat of course. Albert J. Beveridge had just defeated Senator Harry S. New for the Republican nomination. The disgruntlement of the New men helped to weaken Beveridge in the campaign and Ralston...
...Field '27, H. W. Foote '27, and L. H. Duggan '27, have been appointed to consult with Corliss Lamont '24, in connection with a campaign among the colleges in favor of the United States entering the World Court...