Word: electable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Heard that the Committee on Privileges and Elections had decided to inquire into the charges against Senator-designate and Senator-elect Frank L. Smith before making a report. Thus, it becomes certain that Colonel Smith will not be allowed to take his seat in the Senate this session...
Last week, in the high-vaulted room of the U. S. Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, a premier constitutional lawyer named Jack's name. Onetime Solicitor General James M. Beck,* on behalf of Col. Frank L. Smith, Senator-designate from Illinois, did so to remind the learned Senators that a Democracy should, by most any definition, permit the people to elect a reprobate their representative. Mr. Beck had many another famed precedent. Said...
...their government from undue influence by unscrupulous or over zealous minorities from degenerating into petty strife for personal or factional advantage, and to hold it consistently loyal to the general welfare. Proportional Representation makes the ballot of greater value and interest to the voter, practically every vote helping to elect somebody in every council or legislature. It does away with the primary, not by taking a backward step, but by going forward to something better and more efficient...
...June for the first time the alumni will elect three members of the Harvard Fund Council, each to serve for six years. Two new members of the Council will be appointed by the presidents of the Alumni Association and of the Associated Harvard Clubs...
...places Bingham will speak before Harvard Clubs. In addition President Lowell mis to speak with Bingham Thursday at Worcester C. C. Little '10, president of the University of Michigan, will be on the program as a speaker at Detroit when Bingham speaks there. C. A. Pratt '27, football captain-elect, will speak at New Bedford. Bingham has accepted the New Bedford engagement as a compliment to Pratt, who comes from New Bedford...