Word: contesting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- I desire to correct a statement contained in the report of the Harvard Union meeting which was published in yesterday's edition of the CRIMSON. It was there stated that "the defeated candidates intend to contest the legality of the whole election." Now there were no "defeated candidates" at the meeting last night, for both the vice-president and myself publicly withdrew our names from candidacy a fortnight ago, and had not the slightest intention of allowing them to be so used under any circumstances; nor were any other candidates nominated either by myself...
...class nines are tied once more in the contest for the base-ball championship, each having won two games and lost two games...
...notices posted in the college buildings yesterday, and signed by certain members of the Union. It was denounced as a forgery. No reply was made to the denunciation. After numerous motions to adjourn, the ayes at last won, and the meeting broke up. The defeated candidates intend to contest the legality of the whole election. It is stated that they will not submit the documents of the Union to their successors, nor will they admit the constitutionality of anything done at the meeting yesterday. As they have possession of the archives, the end of the interesting struggle seems...
...quadrangular contest in college base ball is rapidly changing into a triangular one. From present indications the triangle will be nearly equilateral...
...time to row this year? It is beginning to be suggested that she will not, even if a challenge were received within a few days there will be none too much time for all arrangements to be made for a September race, and, therefore, the idea of seeing the contest this year is dying out gradually. But may we not expect the meeting next year? It seems now that this is to be the probable outcome of the discussion, and that next year will see the race on one of the two Thames rivers. In case of a race here...