Word: factionalism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chamber did not heed M. Painlevé. For an entire week it seethed and bubbled with debate, the character of which was such that no less than 120 hopelessly conflicting amendments were offered and howled down by everyone not of the faction interested. At length M. Painlevé called for a tentative "vote of confidence" by offering a motion to close the general debate and begin debate upon the provisions of the bill in detail...
Brigadier-General Palmer E. Pierce and Major John L. Griffith are typical of the faction that bitterly opposes the salaried player. In calling a meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of which he is president, Mr. Pierce said that "efforts to popularize professional football brings the country face to face with even greater difficulties than for merly were encountered in keeping up amateur standards." He also intimates that in the forthcoming meeting of the Association, much attention will be paid to the so-called "menace" of "pro" football...
Always a staunch Republican, Collector Nichols appealed to many of the G. O. P. faction in Boston as Mayor Curley's term neared its end. The Nichols boom stated comparatively late, but by midsummer he appeared to be among the strongest mayoralty candidates among the large number then mentioned as possibilities...
...Tuesday the election was all Nichols. For a time it seemed that Glynn, the candidate of the Curley faction, and O'Neil, the regular Democratic nominee, might give him a close run. But the Irish vote was badly split, while Cook and McGauley and Burrill, Republicans running to take votes from Nichols, received almost no support at the polls Mr. Nichols received 64,484 votes, with Glynn, his nearest opponent, gathering only 42,696 votes...
...shortly appeared that in championing Sidney Webb as Lord Rector of Glasgow, Mr. Shaw had drawn himself forcibly to the attention of students at another large seat of Scotch learning. With acclaim a potent faction at St. Andrews University-nominated him for their Lord Rectorship. John Galsworthy, famed playwright-author has been nominated as his opponent...