Word: electioneer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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The occasion was Austria's presidential election. Not the People but Parliament would ballot. Thus far the new Republic of Austria had had only one President, beloved Dr. Michael Hainisch, he of the white Santa Claus whiskers and ruddy cheeks, nose. So great is the popularity of Dr. Hainisch...
Twenty-four hours before election the announced position of the four major Austrian parties was that they would support the passage of a Constitutional amendment permitting President Hainisch to be elected for a third term. This was Chancellor Seipel's own program. Suddenly Monsignor Seipel scrapped his original program...
Special Correspondent Wythe Williams of the New York Times picturesquely described the ensuing confusion: "Election day dawned with no strong candidates of any party. Election day waned with no candidates developing any signs of sufficient strength to win. In fact, ten minutes before the final ballot any latecomer in the...
So complete was the deadlock among factions that all possibility of obtaining a two-thirds majority to amend the Constitution in favor of a third term for President Hainisch quickly vanished. Preliminary balloting showed that the 91 Socialist votes were impotent to elect that party's hastily improvised candidate...
*Ill health prevented retiring president E. W. Clark from standing for re-election.