Word: democratized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...House of Representatives released R. F. C.'s July report (TIME, Aug. 29). the corporation's directors were greatly dismayed. Late last month Chairman Atlee Pomerene submitted his August report to Clerk Trimble, begged him to hold it in confidence. "The publication of the July report," wrote Democrat Pomerene to Democrat Trimble, "caused serious embarrassment to a number of borrowers. It gave rise to much unjust criticism, resulted in withdrawals from some banks. Other banks which intended to apply to the corporation for loans have refused to do so because they felt that publicity would do them great harm...
...only does the American Medical Association view Candidate Brinkley with alarm but so do the regular Kansas gubernatorial nominees, Republican Alf M. Landon and Democrat Harry Woodring, who is trying to succeed himself. Both have devoted considerable effort to chocking what appears to be a steadily oncoming Brinkley steamroller. Two years ago Governor Woodring squeezed into office with a majority of 319 votes. John Brinkley, his name not on the ballot, polled close to the leaders with 188,000 votes...
...names of four candidates will appear on the ballot: Herbert Hoover, Republican; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat; Norman Thomas, Socialist; and William Z. Foster, Communist. The names of the other three candidates will not appear but a space will be left where those or any other names may be written in. Voters will also be asked to specify what party they favored in the last election, in order to determine the amount of shifting which has taken place. Signatures will be required but will be kept strictly confidential and the ballots will be destroyed as soon as they are counted...
...Long Island were aware that an unusual contest was being waged between curly-headed, soft-eyed Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny"') Whitney* and big. bluff Robert Low Bacon for the latter's seat in Congress. The opponents handled their campaigns with kid rather than loaded gloves, but each bestirred himself energetically. Democrat Whitney, his beauteous second wife, three station wagons, a touring car and a four-piece band proceeded up & down the island making naive, earnest little speeches at village corners. Mrs. Whitney's hunter took a ribbon at the Piping Rock Horse Show. Republican Bacon's wife won two ribbons...
Died. Malcolm Ross McAdoo. 67, younger brother of Democrat William Gibbs McAdoo; of acute kidney trouble; in Baltimore. A political independent, he had bolted both parties, scorned the party regularity of Brother William whom he claimed he "could always lick." He was engaged in designing a sea-level ship canal across Florida...