Word: leadership
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Most political district leaders give such parties but staunch Tammany Tom Farley's are perhaps the most celebrated in Manhattan. The pre-eminent success of this particular Farley Fête, which produced more congratulatory editorials than Mr. Farley's fierce but successful fight to attain the leadership of his district, could be attributed largely to the admirable Linder. Jealous Republicans, who can give no such parties in Manhattan, scoffingly suggested that the fat boy would have been kept away from the party for fear of frightening the other guests, had it not been for the fact that...
Thus ended the most recent "Venizelos Crisis" (TIME, June 4), dramatically precipitated by the sudden emergence from retirement of famed Eleutheris Venizelos, mighty Elder Statesman. Upon resuming his leadership of the Liberal Party, M. Venizelos was understood to have demanded the Prime Ministry for himself; but last week he agreed to support the return to that office of his fellow Liberal, present Prime Minister Alexander Zaimis...
...most important activities of the conference is the formation of discussion groups which deal with problems in much the same way as does the Williams conference on world affairs which has been active for several years. Each group takes one topic a day, and under the leadership of a group chairman thoroughly investigates the subject...
...week, when Eleutherios Venizelos journeyed from Crete to Athens and announced with quiet firmness: "I am compelled to recall the statement that I had retired to private life. The insidious forces, Anarchists on the one hand and Royalists on the other, threaten the public security. I shall resume my leadership of the Liberal party...
Amid ensuing furor Finance Minister Georges Kafandaris resigned both his portfolio and his leadership of the Liberals, then announced that he had broken with Venizelos and would form a separate party. Amid frenzied political jockeying the Coalition Cabinet of Alexander Zaimis found its majority in the Chamber dispersed and proceeded to resign. As the hubbub increased and one effort after another to form a new coalition failed, Greek news organs quoted the Old Man of Crete as observing serenely: "I shall resume the Prime Ministry...