Word: electioneerings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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At Green Bay, Wis., President Roosevelt shifted from drought to politics. Even the guidance of his special train through Wisconsin was given over to politics. His conductor was Thomas J. O'Malley of the Chicago & North Western, 47 years in railroading and father of three Democratic sons, the eldest of...
At the same time a Wisconsin Democrat named F. Ryan Duffy was elected to the Senate where he has been seen but not heard. This year Albert Schmedeman is again running for Governor as a Democrat, "Bob" La Follette is up for re-election as a Progressive, and Brother "Phil...
"I come to you, very humbly, to enter this tremendous task. ... If I am elected your Governor there is not one person on the ticket I wouldn't cooperate with, not one person I couldn't go to and seek their advice. . . . And so, friends, I want you to know...
"Steeped in the conviction that all authority of the State must proceed from the people and by them be ratified in free, secret election, I request you immediately to lay the decision of the Cabinet, with possible necessary additions before the German people for a free plebiscite."
This could only mean that Chancellor Schuschnigg thought of holding an election, something Chancellor Dollfuss was careful not to do, since he feared the Nazis might win. Conceivably the Dollfuss martyrdom may have made it possible for a government of appeasement to win a coalition victory in Austria. Asked flatly...