Word: deadlocked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...form a government without the aid of the German People's Party, led by Herr Stresemann. The latter supported the Monarchists ; but their combined strength made them clearly dependent upon the Centrists of Dr. Marx for a majority. The Chancellor, however, declined to support any Monarchist combination. The deadlock was complete...
...Technology skaters are not rated as very formidable. In their first encounter of the year last Friday against Boston University, two extra ten-minute periods were unable to break a 3 to 3 deadlock. Reports from M. I. T. are, however, that the ragged team work shown in the B. U. game has been greatly improved. W. P. Berkley and E. G. Cubrinski at the defense positions have made a good showing during the past week of practice...
Under the English system the President would appeal to the electorate, and there is nothing to indicate that the people would reverse their vote of only a month ago. This would end the deadlock and insure immediate action...
...Borah, as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, holds the keystone position in the matter. To defy the President and disregard the evident expression of popular will is neither inconsistent nor unusual. It seems to be the normal order that President and Congress should work at cross purposes. The deadlock has become an established and sacred principle of American government...
...other hand, he turned ever and anon to politics. In 1872, he supported Horace Greeley for the Presidency, and ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York. Greeley and Depew went to defeat together. In 1881, he ran for U. S. Senator from New York. After the Legislature had been deadlocked for several weeks over the election, Mr. Depew withdrew in order that the deadlock might end and New York might be represented in the Senate. In 1888, he placed Benjamin Harrison in nomination at the Republican Convention, but on the first ballot got 9 votes to Harrison's 80. After...