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...Among all the men available for that place, I think Mr. Hoover far the most competent."-Elihu Root, sometime Senator, Secretary of War and Secretary of State...
...Wages, Labor, Criminal Justice. Conspicuous champion of Sacco and Vanzetti, his close study of the case was reflected in newspaper, magazine, and book form. Mrs. Frankfurter is co-editing the dead men's letters (not the forthcoming six volume history of the case sponsored by J. W. Davis, Elihu Root...
...bigot read the Declaration of Independence. Let him review the Harding and Coolidge administrations for evidence of "buying presidencies." Let him also ask Elihu Root and Chas. Evans Hughes, Republican leaders, for their opinions on the fitness of Al Smith as a governmental executive, and their opinions on his loyalty to the United States...
...another day His Majesty had an opportunity to climb aboard the Nina and say: "I am the King of Spain," to which young Elihu Root Jr. of Manhattan replied: "We had recognized Your Majesty." Nina, tiniest of all the yachts and first to finish in the race from New York to Santander, won the Queen's cup for boats of less than 55 feet waterline length. She had crossed the Atlantic in 24 days. Said her skipper. Paul Hammond: "We carried all the sail we could, but we did not drive the yacht and we shortened sail whenever the weather...
Soon there hove into sight the schooner yacht Elena, to be pronounced winner of the cup offered by King Alfonso for Class A boats. The small boats left New York June 30, followed eight days later by the Class A entries. Elihu Root Jr., and Paul Hammond were in command of the Nina; Owner William B. Bell of Manhattan commanded the Elena...