Word: chandlers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Walter M. Chandler was elected in that 'district to the 67th (last) Congress, with a majority of 18,650 votes over his Democratic opponent, Major Kennelly. But when it came to election to the 68th (present) Congress, he faced one Sol Bloom. Mr. Bloom is a gentleman of career: "at an early age" he went into the newspaper business, then he went into the theatrical business, and before his 21st birthday had "built a theatre." Next he became a music publisher, with 80 branch stores, and gained the title of "the music man." He "later became identified with...
...result of this contest for the place in the 68th Congress was that Mr. Bloom was declared elected, 17,909 votes to Mr. Chandler's 17,718. Mr Chandler called for a recount, and the majority against him was reduced from 191 to 126. Mr. Chandler then took the contest to the House of Representatives, charging fraud and irregularities...
Last week Elections Committee No. 3, of the House, by a strict party vote upheld Mr. Chandler's claims. It declared that the returns of three election districts (in the Congressional District) should be thrown out because "so badly tainted with fraud that the truth is not deducible therefrom...
...majority report of the Committee charged that there was "intimidation, drunkenness and boisterous conduct" on the part of a Democratic Chairman of the Board of Inspection, mutilation of the ballots by the inspectors, "electioneering within the polling place" and other irregularities. It was recommended that Mr. Chandler be declared elected by a majority of 224 votes...
...Congressional Club in their honor to the usual fanfare of trumpets and Hail to the Chief by the Marine Band. Mrs. Coolidge wore cloth of silver trimmed with chinchilla fur, a silver chain about her neck, no other jewelry. House guests at the Executive mansion included Howard Chandler Christy (who is painting a portrait of the President) and Mrs. Christy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns, William M. Butler, the President's campaign manager, Mrs. Butler and their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Butler; a White House dinner was given for the Supreme Court...