Word: elect
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...change has been made in the wording of the question, which does not affect the general subject but makes clearer the meaning sought to be conveyed by the question. The question now stands, "Resolved, That the United States Senators should be elected solely on a basis' of occupational representation." By this is meant that it is proposed to have all voters register under different heads, such as: Business Men or Trades Unions; which will elect a certain number of Senators apiece based on the results of the voting...
There are strong indications that the new government of Mexico is one of stability and one with a creditable sense of its duties and obligations. On the fifth of September, the citizens of that country elected Alvaro Obregon to be their chief executive. Prominent and popular as a soldier and as a statesman, the president-elect is supported by a coalition of parties and gives promise of a new lease of life to Mexico...
...Just as the Republican victory in Maine this year was a tremendous expression of the people's choice of a straight-forward Republican administration, and all that it means toward the issues and problems of today," said the Honorable Mr. Frederic H. Parkhurst, Governor-Elect of Maine, yesterday, in a special interview for the CRIMSON, "so am I looking for another such expression in the coming national elections." Mr. Parkhurst was at one time a member of the Maine House of Representatives and before his election this year was President of the Maine Senate. He also served many years...
Having reached a decision as to how to vote, I find it takes the following form: I cannot vote Republican for four reasons: (1) The Republican attitude today as voiced by its spokesmen is, "We make no promises, no declaration of intentions. If you believe in us simply elect us on faith." This disregard for all issues, this demand for blind obedience is hostile to the fundamental principle of party government which demands that each party shall present some rough outline of policy, some minimum of political ideas. (2) There is no leadership in the Republican Party today. The candi...
There is but one other alternative to the present system. To save us from the stigma attached to breach of loyalty to the class, the Student Council might elect the officers themselves. That would not necessitate a radical change from the present system, and would at the same time save the trouble of establishing any relationship between the class and its officers. B. F. JONES '22. N. A. HALL...