Word: follettee
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week the Committee, having wrought havoc in the political firmament wrote its report. On the very day that the report was completed Senator La Follette again walked down the aisle. He held another piece of paper,, and he smiled as he raised his hand and said "Mr. President?."
Mr. La Follette continued: "I ask the Senator to yield to me to introduce a resolution which I send to the desk and ask to have read."
Two days later, on the closing day of the session, Mr. La Follette called up his resolution. Senator James A. Reed proposed to amend it by enlarging the scope of the investigation to include candidates for Senator. The Senate agreed to the amendment. The resolution was put to the "ayes...
The Senate agreed?but it smiled. Senator Lodge had spoken but it was Senator La Follette whose voice they had heard. The old guard was not represented on the list?it was a La Follette, not a Lodge, committee.
Its possibilities were plain. It would react to the disadvantage of the Republican candidate, because Republican campaign funds are always the largest. But the Republicans had no love to waste upon Mr. Coolidge. On the other hand?if he should happen to be tne Democratic nominee?it would probably also...