Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...July, the delegates of the larger states met in caucus and unwittingly contributed the great compromise of the convention. Listening to their inconclusive talk, the delegates of the small states realized that there was no concerted plan among them to override the rights of the smaller states. The small states surrendered their hope of equal representation in the House, thus giving up their attachment to a confederation of equal states. The larger states surrendered proportional representation in the Senate, thus abandoning any hope they held of a consolidated government over the entire country. Once this was accomplished, the details were...
...integrity and dignity of the big soldier-diplomat dominated the marble caucus room. George Marshall was, as always, firm but courteous, patient and persuasive. His flat monotone carried a note of determination...
...questions: "Are you a member of the Screen Writers' Guild?" "Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" In the witnesses' plan, the second question was the signal for a defiant outburst over the Bill of Rights. Disappointed spectators waiting outside the caucus room could hear the mingled shouts of the witnesses and the thumping of Chairman Thomas' gavel. Cried Scripter Alvah Bessie: "General Eisenhower has refused to reveal his political party affiliation and what's good enough for General Eisenhower is good enough...
...bald pate glistening in the hot glare of the klieg lights, New Jersey's ruddy Representative J. (for John) Parnell Thomas squinted through the clutter of newsreel cameras and microphones. Beyond the press tables, 391 spectators filled the big, gloomy caucus room to capacity. Outside, hundreds more strained against a cordon of Capitol Hill policemen...
...features will mark the meeting: it is to be "caucus-free and factionless" and will be limited to one hour, including the discussion before elections. The new intra-organizational harmony stems from the report of the special committee on factionalism issued three weeks ago, which attempted to lessen the battling characteristic of the group's meetings last spring...