Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When the call went forth for holding the Republican Senatorial caucus on Nov. 29, it went to all Senators formally listed as Republicans- to Senators LaFollette, Frazier, Ladd, Brookhart, Norris-as well as to the "regulars." It was only logical that it should be so sent. Although there was talk of dispossessing those gentlemen of their Republican committee posts, it of course could not be done without the action of the caucus. Certain of the regular Republicans in both houses have insisted that the insurgents should no longer be classed as Republicans in Committee assignments. In the Senate, Messrs. Smoot...
...raced home many necks ahead of the many intriguing dark horses, war horses and white hopes. His attitude seems to have been perfectly correct throughout, though somewhat cool and a trifle restrained. It is a model, in fact, for the perfect politician. Having extricated himself from his party caucus, he was not bound to efface himself when his opponent received the nomination. And when an appeal to his party loyalty was made, to effect his withdrawal, his reply was a master-piece. M. Doumergue observed that he had never advanced his own candidacy, and that he declined...
...Once he was Conservative, but he became a Liberal 20 years ago because of Chamberlain's free trade program; he was a Liberal until this year, when he decided to run for Parliament on a Conservative platform. He wanted to stand in the Abbey Division of Westminster. The Conservative caucus said: "First you must let us be your master; consent to that and you must run for office only when and where we choose." "Winnie," who had just been defeated in the December election on a Liberal ticket, said "No." He wanted to run in Westminster; he wanted...
...telegram from Senator Walsh of Montana, one of the Senate oil investigators, was read, declaring Mr. McAdoo's character was "untouched by any revelation." Previous to the meeting a caucus of railway labor leaders endorsed Mr. McAdoo just as the larger conference...
Before debate began the Democrats held a caucus which bound all the 207 Democrats of the House except one (Representative Deal of Virginia, who had promised his constituents before election to vote for 25% maximum surtaxes) to vote for the Democratic plan (44% maximum surtaxes) or the Frear insurgent plan with even higher surtaxes in view...