Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...clock or through the mail. Students can secure tickets at the same place Thursday between 5 and 6 p. m. Tickets free. No delegate will be permitted to vote in the convention unless he has paid his assessment of twenty-five cents. The secretary will be at the Republican caucus tomorrow afternoon to give out tickets to the delegates and receive their assessments...
HARVARD National Convention Republican Caucus, Wednesday evening, 7.30 sharp to 8., in Sever 11. All Republican delegates are urged to be preseut as this will be their only meeting before the convention...
...platforms adopted by both parties will be made up in caucus so the different representatives can each have a voice. The Republicans under W. S. Youngman L. S., and the Democrats under H. Friedberg '96, will probably caucus next week and decide upon their platform candidates...
...were able to control his party's nominations: Arena X, 456, (Sept., 1894).- His personal character does not now affect his chance of election.- (x) If he can secure nomination his chance of election now depends upon his party's chance of carrying the legislature.- (A) A caucus bolt is almost unknown.- (Y) His personal character does not effect his party's chance of carrying the legislature.- (A) His candidacy for the Senate is usually not positively known before the election of the legislature: Ex. Hill, Murphy, Platt, (1881), Smith.- (B) People do not vote against their party's ticket...
...More persons to be approached.- (B) Longer interval before election during which attention is paid to circumstances of nomination.- (2) Competitive bribery less likely to succeed.- (X) Bribes offered much smaller.- (A) Convention nomination worth less.- (B) Single vote in convention of less importance than single vote in caucus.- (C) Risk of discovery less.- (b) Boodle candidates less likely to succeed if nominated.- (1) Such candidates admittedly very weak at polls...