Word: democratizing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...problematical New Jersey. Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Democratic Senators Edwards, Gerry and David Ignatius Walsh, respectively, were defending their seats. The intersection of senatorial and presidential campaigns is usually figured the other way around. In the event of a Hoover landslide, the Democrats might lose not only the Presidency but a Senate seat each in four States where they now have both seats. In Montana, Senator Wheeler might get ousted; in Tennessee, Senator McKellar. In Missouri, Democrat Charles M. Hay, slated to fill the seat of fierce retiring-Senator James A. ("Jim") Reed, might lose to Republican R. C. Patterson...
Representatives.-The chairmen of the Congressional Committees-Indiana's Will R. Wood (Republican) and Arkansas's Will A. Oldfield (Democrat)-each predicted, as a matter of course, that their partisans throughout the land would win or retain enough seats to control the U. S. House of Representatives in the 71st Congress. The effect of these campaigns upon the presidential result is almost nil. except in special cases. In allegedly wavering Florida, the last minute efforts of Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of the Great Commoner, Democratic candidate for Congress, will doubtless help the Brown Derby. Similarly effective, for Hooverism...
Bishop James Cannon Jr. of the Methodist-Episcopal Church. South, Hoover-Democrat, continued his fight with Senator Carter Glass of Virginia. During a speech at Bristol. Va.. he strayed from his main theme. Prohibition, to declare that Negroes employed by Tammany have white stenographers...
...this found its way into the newspapers, who asked: "Why was the invitation recalled?" The Federation existed first as a non-partisan organization. In the intensity of this campaign it has developed a pronounced Republican appearance but Mrs. Thomas is a Democrat...
...Publisher Frank Ernest Gannett, owner of 13 newspapers, third largest chain in the U. S. It was Publisher Gannett's third important buy of the year. The first, The Hartford Times (TIME, Feb. 6), cost him $5,000,000. Last June (TIME, June 18) he bought the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Price: $3,500,000. The Knickerbocker Press and Albany Evening News bring his year's investments well above $10,000,000. Publisher Gannett's newspapers are known as "clean," "wholesome" and "non-partisan...