Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...debarred from voting at a Democratic primary in Texas is, for practical purposes, to be debarred from any share in the government of Texas or in the Government of the U. S. through Texas. Mayors, Governors, Judges, Congressmen, Senators, Presidents−if they are Texans, they are Democrats...
...negative won both the New Haven and Cambridge debates on the subject, "Resolved, That congressmen should be elected by proportional representation in the several States." The judges in both debates were unanimous in their decisions...
...Harvard affirmative will support the subject, "Resolved, That, congressmen should be elected by proportional representation in the several States," against the Princeton negative. Meanwhile, the Yale affirmative meets the Harvard negative at New Haven. The Princeton affirmative meets the Yale negative at Princeton...
...Largely for the benefit of a number of visiting Congressmen, an aircraft demonstration was held in the neighborhood of Fortress Monroe and Langley Field, Virginia. First, airplanes simulated an attack on a dummy battleship marked out on the ground, a large number of small bombs being dropped on the target. Next, airplanes towing sleeve targets were fired on by two three-inch anti-aircraft guns, by six machine guns; three of the larger shells burst so close to the small target as to be counted as scores. The third practice was at night, airplanes attempting to drop flares on Fortress...
...with Yale and Princeton under the direction of Coach F. E. Bowman 1G. A meeting will be held tonight at 6.45 o'clock in Harvard Hall at which men may try out for the team. Candidates should prepare five-minute speeches on either side of the subject: "Resolved, that congressmen should be elected by proportional representation in the several states...