Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...overlooked the fact that in the actual working of the old system, this same fault exists. Did a man defeated for one office, under the old system have a fair chance to succeed as a candidate for any other place? A simple exposition of the working of the old caucus system,- the system that will be in operation if the reform is not adopted,- answers this question, and affords the best argument in favor of the new plan...
Hitherto, at the approach of Senior class election, the political managers of the societies have arranged a caucus meeting in their respective houses, to pledge their senior members to support a certain slate. All participants in the caucus are considered in honor bound to vote for a man for that particular office for which he is slated, and for no other. This slate is generally labelled "Representative Ticket"; it does represent an immense amount of intersociety diplomacy, but at least two thirds of the class have had no voice in arranging it. The pledge supporters of the slate generally constitute...
...evident that in order to overcome the defects in our caucus system of nominations, the degrading tendency of political machines, and the temptations of a busy people to neglect political duties, there needs to be a quickening of civic patriotism from one end of the country to the other. Our present political system would need no change to make it all that we wish, if public opinion were as persistent as it is on the whole honest and pure...
...Democrats held a caucus in Sever 11 yesterday afternoon to decide upon the three men to come up before the Mock National Convention next Monday. The names of Cleveland, Carlisle, Russell, Bayard and Patterson were proposed and seconded, and Russell, Carlisle and Bayard were finally chosen. There was a good deal of parliamentary sparring and some eloquence was displayed in the nominating speeches. There was a strong sentiment in favor of Cleveland, but it was thought that the prejudice against a third term would lose him many votes, and also that the debates on the question of a third term...
...caucus held last evening in Sever 11 by the Harvard Republicans, the leading candidates to be supported by the Republicans in the convention Monday night were chosen. They are McKinley, Reed, Morton and Harrison. There was a fair attendance at the caucus, which speaks well for the success of the convention. The final list of speakers to nominate and second the candidates on the Republican side will be made up by the committee and published together with all final arrangements either Saturday or Monday. The fact that four candidates have been chosen instead of three, owing to the interest developed...