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Ohio--Nicholas Longworth. '91; M.C. 1903-1913. 1915--: Speaker...
...Tennessee, the Democratic floor leader. But who was the "gentleman from Connecticut?" As everyone knows, there are no Democratic Congressmen from Connecticut. The gentleman referred to was Representative John Quillin Tilson, duly elected leader of Republican forces on the floor of the House. Next to him sat Speaker Nicholas Longworth, who had just added his emphatic voice to the revolt against President Coolidge. Not since 1917, when Champ Clark fought the draft, had a Speaker of the House taken part in debate from the floor...
...there will be no cruisers unless the Senate votes for them and bullies some of the 183 Representatives into changing their opin- ions. Three rebellious Republican regulars (Speaker Longworth with his right hand man, Mr. Tilson and his left hand man, Mr. Snell) and their distinguished colleagues would be glad to help in the bullying of peace-loving Congressmen and even, it was hinted, in the further vexing of President Coolidge...
Sherlock Holmes appeared, looking for the Party that lost the last election. There was a drama called "Under the Slippery Elms (of Vermont)" wherein "Pa" Butler and "Ma" Stearns were raising the Third-Term Baby. They had many farmhands and chore-boys?Calvin, Borah, Dawes, Lowden, Longworth...
...Longworth: "Calvin's gone fishin...