Word: electable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Jubilant, the Association against the Prohibition Amendment announced that it would help elect two Wet Congressmen from historically Dry North Dakota this autumn...
...iron man of the nation's Democracy. . . . We are here for serious business. Our object is not to name a nominee, but to elect a President . . ."? Charles M. Howell nominating Missouri's Reed...
...takes 266 to elect...
Still faintly resisting in dumb show, Captain Fitzroy was then led by his Conservative Nominator and Laborite Seconder, who jointly conducted him to the Chair. He was now the Speaker-Elect. The Sergeant at Arms, Admiral Sir Colin Keppel, could and did remove the enormous Mace from under its table and placed it upon the table...
During the next 24 hours Speaker-Elect Fitzroy became Speaker-very gradually. He listened and replied to speeches of grandiose laudation from all Parties. He was appraised by His Majesty's Government that the Sovereign had approved his election. Donning court dress, he marched to the Bar of the House of Lords and conveyed news of his election to Their Lordships. While he countermarched back to the House of Commons, famed Joy Bells rang out from St. Margaret's Church across the way. Finally Sir Edward Algernon Fitzroy donned over his court dress the robe...