Word: foes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...announced that, like any modern, well-run body of opinion, the Crusaders will henceforth have a paid pro fessional director who will devote all his time and talents to the organization's work. New National Executive Commander of the Crusaders is Col. Julian Codman, Bos ton lawyer, longtime foe of Prohibition, an early director in the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. Col. Codman. 60, is a Harvardman. He served with the A. E. F. in the Quarter masters Department. In 1924-26 he was attached to the Judge Advocate General's Department. He has twice represented the combined...
...last week, with investigations still going on. To the record last week came additions: one more judge indicted, one more resigned. The indictment was for George F. Ewald, the resigned magistrate, original target of the inquiry which Governor Roosevelt was forced to order some months ago when his political foes (Republican) aroused public suspicion that New York City judgeships were being sold for cash by Tammany Hall. Two county juries came to no decision on Judge Ewald's case, though a Federal jury indicted him on a mail fraud charge. It was with suddenness, after hearing another suspected judge...
...Senate at this short and crowded session because the parliamentary situation there was already complicated enough without them. No Republican, no Democrat rushed forth to champion them. They were shoved aside into the depths of the Foreign Relations Committee whence they would emerge, according to Chairman Borah, a Court foe, some time after the Christmas recess. Even the Court's best Democratic friend, Virginia's Swanson, frankly urged postponement until the 72nd Congress, while its foes-estimated at 20 and led by California's "irreconcilable" Johnson-threatened protracted warfare to prevent its consideration...
...budget being too precariously balanced to meet this extra charge, the MacDonald Government tried to pigeonhole the bill, was suddenly knifed in the back by radical Laborite James Maxton (sworn foe of his Chief) who moved for im mediate action, hoping that the House would vote the pensions against Government protest, thus unseating the Cabinet. Dopesters declared that Scot MacDonald was saved from being ousted as Prime Minister solely by the striking of the hour agreed for adjournment...
...chance of Democratic control was further weakened by the announcement of Governor Huey Parham Long, Senator-elect from Louisiana, that he would not take his seat until his gubernatorial term expires in 1932. Governor Long feared to leave his State in charge of Lieut. Governor Paul Cyr, his political foe, who has vowed to wreck the Long patronage machine if its owner ever crosses the State line...