Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...House, Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin called a caucus of his party members to discuss the President's message. It was a fizzle. Only concrete proposal to come out of the meeting: a resolution for a simplified income-tax return...
Mackenzie King and his Liberal Party leaders studied this worrisome situation at their first wartime caucus in Ottawa. The Prime Minister was bellicose; he roundly castigated his opponents, declared against a general election for the duration, but left himself room to call a quick one if expedient. The party truce was off; from now on, it would be Politics Unlimited...
Same day, the House Democratic caucus produced similar results. Bald, tough Speaker Sam Rayburn spoke a piece: Hereafter Congress would exercise a more potent and compelling voice in Government. But the Speaker carefully excluded the President from any criticism...
Test of Leadership. In the House G.O.P. caucus, called by stocky, old-fashioned Minority Leader Joe Martin, House Republicans faced their first big test. They were still a minority, but with the help of a dozen conservative Democrats they could carry any vote. This was the significant fact of the session. Were Republicans ready to share positively the responsibility of control? To the first Republican conference, Martin presented a general declaration of principles. These bound the party to nothing concrete...
WASHINGTON--House Democrats, mindful of the prospect of onslaughts from the greatly strengthened Republican bloc, met in caucus today and molded what they hope will be a delegation so tightly unified that their control over the chamber will not be jeopardized...