Word: lobbyists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although his big Legion job-officially -was that of chairman of the National Convention Committee (1934-39), Ringley has steadily increased his behind-the-scenes power. A persuasive lobbyist, he rates a large share of the credit for getting the G.I. Bill of Rights through Congress in 1944. With that success under his cap, he moved openly against the Ardery faction. His candidate for national commander, Illinois' ex-Governor John Stelle, lost to an Arderyman in 1944, but won the next year. Since then, the candidate publicly backed by Ringley has been elected every year...
...lobbyists, led by one of Tunisia's two Senators, Antoine Colonna, held a press conference crackling with angry voltage. Dr. Jean Tremsal, top municipal officer of Tunis, declared: "Frenchmen in Tunis do not recognize any agreements which dispose of their fate and their future and that of their children and grandchildren." Cried another lobbyist: "We cannot accept. We will defend ourselves, we will defend France in spite of herself...
...quarter of a century ago White became the executive secretary of the NAACP, and a dogged lobbyist in Washington. He has since had a major hand in virtually every civil-rights law enacted. He sternly waved away the Communist Party help, and denounced Communists as exploiters of the Negro...
...state president, Meany became a highly successful legislative lobbyist. In his five years at Albany, the New York legislature passed more labor bills than it ever enacted before, or has since. When the session opened in January 1935, Meany was ready with 105 bills, and the support of Governor Herbert Lehman. Meany had learned his new job well. He became a fountainhead of information, the confidant of Democratic leaders in the legislature, a star witness in committee hearings. He slapped no back, bought no drinks. What he offered was facts, figures, arguments and Sam Gompers' old principle of political...
...race that had attracted the most nationwide attention turned out to be a clean sweep. Democrat Paul Douglas piled up almost a quarter million more votes than his Republican challenger, Lobbyist Joe Meek. Ex-Professor Douglas' hard campaigning won the votes of many Republican and independent city dwellers, especially in Chicago...