Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...procession has been decided. The old custom of marching in the ranks of the Republicans will be followed for another year. The vote was very close for presidential preference, Blaine receiving a plurality of only twenty-one, but for choice of processions the college seemed to be largely in favor of the Republican one. We do not see the necessity of holding a mass meeting as the question is practically decided. The Independents and Democrats had better hold a meeting and adopt resolutions to the effect that they will join the Republican procession but will not hold themselves responsible...
...Cleveland and 58 for Blaine, was greeted with prolonged applause by the Cleveland members of the committee. This shout was, however, immediately quelled, when the chairman of the junior class sub-committee, announced the strong Blaine vote of that class. When the sophomore and freshman classes followed in favor of the republican nominee, the Cleveland men were subdued, but had their hopes raised by the returns from the graduates and Law School. But to be again disappointed, for Blaine proved to be the favorite at Harvard College by a small plurality, and therefore the choice of the students. The republican...
...writer of the other letter declares the invitation to be 'remarkable,' "most preposterous," an "utter absurdity," "unreasonable." This is vigorous language, and hardly justified by what is said in proof. A class, he says, is a unit; it is impossible that there are not many who are in favor of Blaine; consequently it is impossible for the class to march in the Independent parade as a class; consequently the invitation is absurd, etc. He kindly states that he has "no objection to seeing as many juniors as seem so inclined joining in the proposed procession," for which...
...discussion and a number of speeches, an informal vote was taken which resulted as follows: Cleveland, 67; Blaine, 56. A number of motions were made and lost, but finally it was decided to march in the procession for those candidates for whom the majority of the college is in favor, as shown by the Harvard Union canvass. The result of this canvass will be published by Saturday morning, if not sooner. When this vote was passed, the meeting proceeded to elect officers for the procession as follows: Chief marshal for the whole procession, J. J. Storrow; drum major...
Formerly there has been great unanimity among the students, but the Independent movement of this year makes it somewhat difficult to see at once which side the majority favor...