Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...votes, a far larger majority than had been expected. Women's votes were heavily pro-Hoover. The balance of 20 delegates, technically instructed for the late Candidate Willis, were mostly committed to Candidate Lowden as second choice and Non-Candidate Dawes for third. An embarrassing feature was the defeat of Senator Simeon D. Fess as a delegate-at-large. The G. O. P. had already picked him as convention keynoter. But his admission to the convention, it was thought, could be arranged by obtaining for him the proxy of some elected delegate. Though he had formally stood for Candidate...
...heart attack in 1923 left him, his friends thought, less equable of temper than before. Perhaps this contributed to his defeat for the Speakership in 1925. Failing health did not, however, impair his capacity for work. He continued at the head of the Appropriations Committee, devoting even his recesses to study...
Spectacular was the defeat of Socialist leader Leon Blum, though his party made slight gains. All important members of the Poincare Sacred Union Cabinet regained their Chamber seats, including famed mathematician and War minister Paul Painlevé whose re-election seemed doubtful last fortnight (TIME, April 30). Finally a flurry was caused by the election from Alsace-Lorraine of three candidates who desire for their homeland a regional government, semi-independent of France. Since the Prime Minister had personally appealed to Alsace-Lorrainers to show themselves "French without reserve, without consideration, without reticence!" (TIME, Feb. 27) the three elected Regionalists...
...Second University tennis team went to Andover yesterday afternoon and defeated the Academy by an 8 to 1 score. Durell of Andover furnished the only victory for the Blue when he disposed of S. G. French '28 with a tally of 6-3, 6-1. The outstanding match was the defeat of Smyth by J. L. Ware '30 in a three-set match...
...American Olympic material, Paddock replied, "the backbone of the 1928 track forces will be formed by the weight men. Barring accidents and last-minute upsets, the United States should gather a sufficient number of points in the field events to lead the field. To win, we must defeat Finland and Germany. Koenig, of Germany, will give the American sprinters their stiffest opposition...