Word: campaigns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...retaining his good law practice and investments the while. Samuel Insull, astute businessman that he was, became the public utilities potentate of the Midwest. When government regulation of public utilities was found necessary, Mr. Insull also drifted naturally into politics, in the role of large contributor to campaign funds. Illinois is a Republican State so Mr. Insull gave chiefly to Lawyer West's party, though when he was quizzed two years ago about contributing heavily to help Commerce Commissioner Frank Leslie Smith of Illinois get nominated and elected to the U. S. Senate, he was able to show that...
...opposed to it because, introduced into national politics, we would never as long as it remained the subject of political discussion settle any other issue clearly and emphatically by the judgment of all the people, because some extremes on both sides would insist on thrusting prohibition into the campaign every time there was an election...
...published last week. Last commercial survey by the man who made the Commerce Department famous, it covered fiscaf 1928, which ended June 30, just after Mr. Hoover was nominated and before his resignation was accepted. It sounded very familiar, being largely a replica of its author's campaign speech. "Fiscal 1928," said Mr. Hoover, "had continued the high economic activity which has become characteristic of American industry." He cited the Mississippi flood, the cotton depression, and a temporary abeyance of motor-making (Ford's style change), as the causes of a recession of indices last fall which...
...They were grouped in several divisions according to emphasis laid on this or that doctrine, the largest body being called collectively the Five Years Meeting. Another important body was the Friends' General Conference; and it was a standing committee of this, the Advancement Committee, which initiated the campaign for members...
...papers from his breast pocket, smoothed them, cleared his throat, adjusted his tortoiseshells and began to read: ". . . seize with pleasure this occasion to express my profound respect for the British press . . . admirable tone, balance and sense . . . the American press partially superseded by the use of radio during our national campaign . . . auspicious occasion . . . heartfelt thanks...