Word: campaigns
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Sons Herbert Hoover Jr. and Alan Hoover have traveled on their father's campaign trains but made no speeches...
Neither Herbert Clark Hoover nor Alfred Emanuel Smith has mentioned the evolution theory during the campaign. That is no proper issue for presidential nominees to discuss. It is outside their platforms and, besides, it might alienate votes. Last week, Congressman Henry Bascom Steagall of Alabama said that Nominee Hoover is an evolutionist, and that it is "strange that orthodox ministers could vote for a man who believes in the evolution theory...
...Campaigning for one's relatives or their party, or their opponents' party, is different. Most sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, are glad to do that. In the present campaign, many a famed descendant has been active or at least visible. Grandson Arthur Smith Jr., aged 30 months, sang "Sidewalks of New York" for the "talkies" last month. Son Arthur Smith, a blond young man of 21, last week took up speechmaking. He asked support for the "courageous and honest leader of the Democratic Party" and said: "You know I am the luckiest boy in the world to receive my first...
Niece Betty Rogers of Philippine Governor Henry Stimson (Republican) took time from her study of law at Yale to campaign?for the Brown Derby. Other famed Smith campaigners were Miss Sally Cabot of Boston and her cousin Maude Cabot of Manhattan. A reason for this Cabot support was seen in a campaign letter from Mrs. Constance Lodge Williams of Hamilton. Massachusetts. Supporting Senator David Walsh against his Republican adversary. B. Loring Young, she wrote...
...campaign progresses it has become increasingly apparent that the Re publican party at this time is the party of hypocrisy and the Democratic party, the party of progress. I consider that Mr. Hoover is honest, but Governor Smith is both honest and brave...