Word: governors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Robinson, Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts and Hon. Charles Francis Adams, Jr., were class-mates at Harvard...
Butler's friends among the graduates of Dartmouth, it is reported, are lobbying to get him the degree of LL. D. from Webster's college. It is solicited as "a rebuke to Harvard." It is also said that President Bartlett of Dartmouth has promised Governor Butler that "he shall have the degree." We can see no other ground why Dartmouth should give the degree than the one named. It would be a peculiarly gracious...
...Bill, be yese goin' ter take in commencement? Second Ditto - What commencement? F. S. A. - Why, Harvard, of course. S. S. A. - They be'n't goin' ter have none, this year. F. S. A. - How d' yer make that out? S. S. A. - Why, no LL. D., no governor, no Lancers, no punch. Where's yer commencement? - [Transcript...
...pleased to announce that, unless some unforeseen hindrance arises, Gov. Butler will attend our commencement this year. Whatever may be the opinion in regard to the action of Harvard and the governor's answer, it will be remembered, as we have already stated, that Williams conferred the degree of LL. D. upon him when he had not become sufficiently prominent politically to warrant the idea that it was given for any other reason than for his eminence as a lawyer and his intellectual right to such a title. Indeed, we are proud to believe that the degrees of Williams have...
...Ohio greenbackers have nominated Charles Jenkins as their candidate for governor, and have put a full State ticket in the field...