Word: democratized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...House, a political godfather to '"Frank" Roosevelt since he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, will serve as the connecting link with the old Wilson regime. Throughout the campaign and since Governor Roosevelt has been in almost daily communication with him. If an important Democrat balks about entering the Cabinet, Col. House will be quietly dispatched to try to make him see his public duty...
Governor Roosevelt is by no means the whole Democratic party "nor. once in the White House, will he 'be the whole U. S. Government. In him are concentrated only in the loosest sense the mixed mass of ideas, opinions, notions, policies, theories and conceptions which will dominate the country for four years. In Congress. Democrat battles Democrat as to what is good party doctrine. The Democratic Press of William Randolph Hearst is rarely in tune with that of Adolph, Ochs, Baruch, Young, Baker & Co. hold ideas opposite from those of Dill, Long, Wheeler, McAdoo & Co.?yet all are Democrats...
William Cornelius Rogers, Oklahoma Democrat. Born at Bessie 33 years ago, he is a school teacher. Mistaken identity explains his election because he went before the electorate under the name of Will Rogers. Vainly his opponents pointed out that he was NOT the famed funnyman of Claremore, that not even his wife called him Will. His explanation: "I was named Willie but that's a girl's name, so I decided to use Will." Funnyman Rogers endorsed him: "He's shown more ingenuity already than any candidate I ever heard of. . . . This bird is smart. In fact...
...Alaska, Democrat Anthony Diamond beat James Wickersham, Republican incumbent, out of his Congressional Delegateship. Democrats gained control of the territorial House (membership: 16) and Senate (membership...
Hawaii could not decide whether to go Democratic or Republican. The Legislature stayed Republican (31-10-14). but Democrats won more seats than they had had since 1922. Lincoln L. McCandless. 72, Democrat, won the race for Delegate to Congress over Republican victor Steuart Kaleoaloha Houston...