Word: governor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...erect, spare, tropic-tanned man. He found him on deck, carrying a tightly rolled silk umbrella, and gave him a tremendous handshake which carried with it the welcome of the whole U.S. The browned voyager was none other than Henry Lewis Stimson, returning from the post of Governor-General of the Philippines to become number one man in President Hoover's Cabinet...
Under the head of "problems" President Hoover had a neat stack of subjects awaiting the consideration of Statesman Stimson. Among them were: 1) Diplomatic appointments; 2) Policies on Mexico, China, Russia, disarmament, prohibition (the I'm Alone [see p. 12] etc.); 3) A new Governor-General of the Philippines...
Last week as chairman of the Inaugural Committee, Col. Grant wrote letters of appreciation to many distinguished persons, thanking them for their attendance in Washington March 4. Lamentably, one such letter went to Governor Henry Stewart Caulfield (Republican) of Missouri. On March 4, Governor Caulfield was putting in a normal working day at Jefferson City. Said he: "That shows the unimportance of my attendance at the ceremony...
...people of Oklahoma, the third youngest State,* are still green in the ways of dignified government. Last week, for the second time in six years, they removed their Governor. This time it was Henry Simpson Johnston, impeached and convicted by the State Legislature for "general incompetence" (TIME, Jan. 28 et ante). Lieut. Gov. William J. Holloway, taking the oath as the new Governor, invoked "the blessings and guidance of Almighty God" to assist him. Citizens of the older States sympathized with his sentiments. The charge of "general incompetence" seemed as much of a commentary on the people...
State Senators snoozed through the Johnston trial. The citizens of Oklahoma City were so hardened to this form of political revenge that even testimony about Mrs. O.O. Hammonds, the Governor's "ewe lamb" secretary, failed to whip up their lagging interest...