Word: demo
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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Contrary to general expectation Calvin Coolidge was picked, 50,379 votes to 27,340 for Hiram W. Johnson to head the ticket. The corresponding Demo-cratic place went to Wm. G. McAdoo by a substantial majority over Henry Ford, and the Farmer-Labor place was won by La Follette over Ford...
...that this may be a Government of law and not of men. . . ." Compliments were not all on the side of the Democrats. Republican Floor Leader Longworth rose and eulogized Mr. Garrett, who in accordance with tradition, having been minority candidate for Speaker, became minority Floor Leader: "I congratulate the Demo-crats upon their wisdom in selecting their leader. He is courageous, kindly, good-natured, a splendid orator, a fine debater, an expert parliamentarian, and as my friend, Mr. Madden, suggests, preeminently an honorable...
...background for the Demo-cratic nomination persistently remain Senator Ralston of Indiana, Governor Bryan of Nebraska, Governor Silzer of New Jersey, Senator Copeland of New York?especially the first. One of the others may well turn into Vice Presidential timber...
...Baltimore and Cleveland are the most likely contenders for the Demo-cratic Convention, the former because of the fact that Maryland has no active candidate for the Presidency and because it was from Baltimore in 1912 that the last Democratic nominee was successful in getting to the White House. The advantages of Cleveland are of course that it is a Mid-Western city and is in President Harding's home state, where the Democrats are 'as anxious as possible to develop publicity and prestige."? David Lawrence, political prognosticator...
Died. Joseph Wingate Folk, 53, former Governor of Missouri, of cerebral hemorrhage, in Manhattan. His aggressive record as Governor made him a candidate for the Demo-cratic nomination for the Presidency in 1912, but he withdrew in favor of the late Champ Clark...