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...committeeman, but flushed with assurance by virtue of his standing as a re-elected Republican, was Representative Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois. "You're just salving your own consciences here this morning," roared he. "I thoroughly disagree with all the self-admiration that has been expressed here. . . . We haven't got even enough members of Congress to force a roll call. And still we listen to rhetorical pap . . . like 'the American way of life...
...spite of Senator Wheeler's sneers, Mr. Ball was not wholly abashed. Senator Wheeler brought out that Mr. Ball was Republican National Committeeman from Indiana, Mr. Fitzpatrick former Democratic National Committeeman from West Virginia...
...famed Democrat, Bennett Champ Clark, Young Jim was elected president of Missouri's Young Democrats.* The heir-apparent got his first big test last June when, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Uncle Tom fell seriously ill of an intestinal ailment, was hospitalized. Young Jim, a platform committeeman at the Convention, went back to Missouri to run the campaign, earned a smashing triumph when the State returned record Democratic majorities for both national and State tickets. Last week in Kansas City, appearing at his offices for the first time since his illness, Tom Pendergast felt perfectly safe...
...amateur is he. He will be 60 years old this Sunday and nearly 20 years have already elapsed since he was first offered the job of Ambassador to Russia by Woodrow Wilson. In 1912 young Lawyer Joe Davies. Democratic National Committeeman from Wisconsin, ran Woodrow Wilson's western campaign headquarters in Chicago. When Wilson was elected Mr. Davies was made U. S. Commissioner of Corporations, later upped to chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. He was one of the bright young men of the Wilson Administration, and from another of that group he still has an old photograph inscribed...
After some discussion the Kirkland House Committee decided tonight to continue the balloting for a Sophomore committeeman because of the small number of votes cast yesterday and the close results that resulted...