Word: defeated
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Last Saturday the College Nine received another defeat at the hands of the Springfield professional team. The latter won because of their superiority at the bat. Both teams played a good fielding game...
...election.- (X) He would be directly before the people.- (y) It would repel the independent vote.- (z) It would gain no votes for him.- (b) Such a man would be less likely to be nominated.- (1) Legislative caucus is not now restrained from making bad nominations by fear of defeat.- (x) Caucus nominee is sure of election.- (2) Caucus cannot be trusted to choose good men voluntarity.- (x) Character of our legislators not sufficiently good: Bryce, (2nd ed.), op. cit., I, pp. 515-520.- (y) Specific examples of unfit nominations prove this: Quay, Cameron, Gorman, Smith, Hill, Murphy, Platt, Blair...
...Change of system would improve the personnel of our state legislatures.- (a) Present system directly induces nominations of unfit men for legislature. (1) Bosses nominate such men to help themselves to Senate: Pub. Op. XIV, 393 (Jan. 28, 1893).- (b) Present system prevents defeat of unfit candidates when nomiated.- (1) People dare not vote against them for fear of losing senatorship for their party: Atlantic, LVIII, p, 229 (Aug. 1891); Mitchell in Cong. Rec. April...
...that the enthusiasm which characterized the football meeting on Thursday night was as truly deep and sincere as it appeared to be. Let men for once throw aside every private interest and come out and work for the University with all their might. We have learned the lesson of defeat thoroughly, and it is time we showed that we can teach as well as be taught. We have lowered our colors too many times already, and we must win next fall. We can win too, if every man puts his shoulder to the wheel and does his utmost to lift...
...Bradford, member of the athletic committee, after Hon. Theodore Roosevelt's speech thanked him in the name of Harvard for his presence there, and added that we all know that we have suffered humiliation for many years of defeat but this ought not to discourage us, but simply mean a preparation for a final victory...