Word: hoovers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Hoover refused to become entangled in the legislative details of a farm relief bill. He pointed to his St. Louis campaign speech for a general outline of his wishes, whereupon the Senate committee had it solemnly read into its hearings...
...South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi which drew presidential condemnation and the threat that unless they cleaned up their political dung-heaps, their present leaders would become party outcasts. Said Mr. Hoover: "Such conditions are intolerable . . . repugnant . . . unjust . . . and must be ended...
...South's reaction to this political Hooverization was divided. The Atlanta Constitution said: "Good?If It Stands." The Jackson, Miss., Daily News declared: "They have taken him [Hoover] to a mountain top and shown him the promised land, but on closer inspection he will find it is only a mirage. . . . The G. 0. P. is the Negro party . . . and always will...
Heedful of President Hoover's call, the 71st Congress prepared to gather at the Capitol April 15 for its first or extraordinary session. Countless Congressmen remained in Washington after the Hoover Inaugural, but their consciences troubled them not at all at collecting from the U. S. their legal travel allowance of 20? a mile to carry them to their political homes and back. Two legislative subjects were to be dealt with at this special session: Farm Relief, Tariff Revision. Many another pressed forward hopefully for consideration. Chief of these were: 1) Repeal of the National Origins quota system...
...Kansas, Clyde M. Reed was his secretary. Now Mr. Reed is Governor of Kansas. Last week he announced that he would appoint Mr. Allen to the Kansas seat in the U. S. Senate, vacated by Vice- President Curtis. Once publisher of the Wichita Beacon, Mr. Allen, now 60, directed Hoover campaign publicity...