Word: governors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Moving southwards, visiting at Richmond, Va., where Governor Byrd shook his hand heartily and Mrs. Byrd put a rose in his buttonhole, the Nominee planned what he would say about the tariff. In his speech of acceptance, he had said: "The Democratic Party does not, and under my leadership will not, advocate any sudden or drastic revolution in our economic system which would cause business upheaval or economic distress. This principle was recognized as far back as the passage of the Underwood Tariff bill...
...with black hair, swart skin, bright black eyes, long fingers, very large feet, round shoulders. His friends suspected a Klannish plot, or strong-arm work by the American Legion, which had warned him not to visit Phoenix. William O'Brien, candidate of the Workers' (Communist) Party for Governor of Arizona, began searching small-town jails through the Southwest. Suspicion pointed to El Paso, in the western corner of Texas, then to Nogales, on the Arizona-Mexico Border. Attorney-General Sargent and Governor Hunt of Arizona were both notified they would be held responsible for the Nominee...
...Every time he spoke in the West whether in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, Minnesota or Wisconsin? straight as the crow flies there came back to us, with the compliments of the progressive Governor of New York, an additional supply of crow...
Senator LaFollette had declared against Walter Jodok Kohler, regular Republican candidate for Governor. LaFollette's Progressive Republican wing was backing the Democratic candidate, Albert George Schmedeman, Madison's mayor...
...rich and elegant standards will be presented to the Corps of Cadets on Saturday, next, by the selectmen, at the State House, in presence of the Governor, and other State and municipal officers; after which a collation will be given at Faneuil Hall...