Word: faction
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first place, I would consider it improper for me to "assume" the leadership of any party or faction. As you perhaps know, I was not in favor of the organization of a Third Party, and did not join the movement. I never questioned the sincerity or patriotism of those who went into the Third Party movement, but it seemed to me that what the country was suffering most from was too much partisanship...
...Sweringens seem to have played their cards well. Directorates and stockholders of the constituent roads, and state railroad commissions (even that of Virginia) have been led to approve their plans. The only hostile faction to it consists of the minority C. & O. stockholders and perhaps the Pennsylvania...
...first gun of the political campaign in the University will be fired this evening by the La Follette-Wheeler faction, which will hold a public organization meeting in the Faculty Room of the Union at 8 o'clock. Not to be outdone, the Democrats have announced their own organization meeting for tomorrow evening and a rally for Freshmen on Wednesday. A similar announcement from the Republicans is expected shortly...
...literally true, Cobb of The World was thinking of the world. He said to me : "Theodore Roosevelt, succeeding to William McKinley as President, fell heir to an almost perfect party machine, which never in his time failed to function. Today Republican leadership is bankrupt, rent by volt.' " faction, oppressed by mutterings of revolt...
Butler let it be known that he had picked Senator Borah for that place? an error in strategy which gave the Old Guard, pure-political faction, an open-ing for revolt, a chance in the confusion to seize the power which had been taken from them. Slemp was at hand and in no sympathy with Mr. Butler's futile efforts at the last minute to swing the nomination to Judge Kenyon, Representative Burton or Secretary Hoover. The Old Guard, resenting Butler's domination and doubtless with the comfort if not the abetment of Slemp, seized the first candidate...