Word: lowdenism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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General Wood received a total of 310 votes to 107 for Gov. Lowden. Senator Johnson received 76, President Butler of Columbia University 14, and Senator Poindexter 3. Four hundred and twelve college professors approached for an opinion either declined to vote or their ballots were scattering or were for Democratic candidates. Harvard gave General Wood thirteen votes and no other candidate received any. Ohio the home state of Senator Harding voted 20 for Wood to 8 for Harding, but in Illinois, Gov. Lowden's home state, the latter received 21 votes to 16 for General Wood...
...National Convention at Chicago in June are pledged to Leonard Wood and at lest 76 of the other delegates so far elected are favorable to his nomination. This will give him a total of 155 votes now and the only other candidate who has any pledged delegates is Gov. Lowden, to whom 4 are pledged from Virginia. The total number of delegates chosen so far is 188. Today, the Kansas State Convention will be held for the purpose of choosing 20 delegates to the National Convention. Gov. Allen of Kansas, who is vice-chairman of the Wood National Campaign Committee...
Besides representing his state countless of times in the National Conventions of his party and serving for years in the State legislature and in Congress, he was chairman of the Executive Committee that so successfully managed Colonel Roosevelt's campaign for the presidency in 1904. About Mr. Lowden Roosevelt centered many important positions of the utmost trust--all of which were discharged with such flawless efficiency and integrity that he gained the confidence and admiration of the people of the entire West. This implicit faith and condence has always been warranted by his conduct and accomplishments...
...present position of Governor of Illinois Mr. Lowden has devoted all his efforts to better the laws of the state and make necessary improvements in the condition of the affairs of the state. Throughout the period of the World War the governor took firm steps to prevent the occurrence of riots and strikes, and by his untiring perseverance he succeded in reducing all outbreaks against law and order to the minimum. Then, too, the express purpose of making improvements upon the roadways and increasing the facilities for commerce Governor Lowden exercised his influence in the legislature for the passage...
...energies centered nor in any one class of people are all his interests placed, but he is concerned with the progress of the whole country and the welfare of all classes of people. Gifted with experience and ability as an executive, endowed with personal charm and eloquence, Governor Lowden may confidently await the Republican Convention with the calm assurance that his past accomplishments will bring their reward...