Word: governor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Senators Charles Curtis and his lively colleague, Senator Arthur Cap- per, to introduce a band of Kansas flood-controllers headed by Governor Ben Sandford Paulen...
Warden Court Smith was beleaguered in his office. To reach the prison wall, he would have to cross a bald courtyard under whatever fire the convicts might loose. He telephoned to Governor Clement Calhoun Young in Sacramento, 25 miles away, to send over soldiers, bombs, artillery. He ordered all available riflemen to the prison wall and consulted with aides whether to starve out the revolt or crush it at once...
...From Governor Young came word to cease firing, except on any fugitives trying to scale the walls or swim the river. At midnight, having meantime ordered the guard doubled at California's other big "pen," San Quentin, Governor Young reached Folsom in person and learned how things stood. A mass attack by 700 troopers, preceded by tanks, was planned for the next morning...
...Tony Brown and two burglars, a murderer, a forger, a robber-went to dark cells to await trial for murder. Grilling began to discover who else had carried the score or more weapons collected, who had smuggled in Convict Brown's gun and a hatful of ammunition. Governor Young returned to Sacramento and Folsom Prison to bitter routine...
...publicity given Governor Smith's Statement on the right of the people to organize against Prohibition indicates that this will probably be the only issue of great popular interest in the coming presidential campaign. Senator Borah, in demanding that the subject be brought into the open and voted upon, emphasizes the reluctance of the two major parties to touch the question, and shows confidence in the general belief that the country, however wet in sentiment, will unfailingly give a dry vote. What the opposition needs is a slogan that might convince citizens that the desire for disreputable indulgence...