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...members of leading U.S. women's clubs last week sent delegates to Washington for a Conference on the Cause and Cure of War. The aim was not to cause, then cure, but to investigate the cause and if possible to cure. The delegates were under the able marshalship of white-haired Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, still, at 67, the nation's chief feminist. Certain more or less prominent male publicists were asked to speak...
...committee has gone over the merits and faults of the present method and other methods for the election of Senior Marshals which have been suggested, and unanimously recommends that the constitution of the class be so amended that the following system be used in future, marshalship elections...
...invariable Senate rule to rush through matters which require mature deliberation, such as the Japanese exclusion measure, and to delay and wrangle over those which call for prompt action, will not be departed from. Under Senator Borah's marshalship those cold storage eggs the World Court and Russian recognition will be taken out for an airing, if nothing more...
...impossible. In 1920 the elected Third Marshal received 27 more votes for First Marshal than the man who was elected Second Marshal, because the latter had a few more total votes. Had the fourth candidate in this same election received four more total votes he would have received no marshalship although he got the second greatest number of votes for First Marshal and led his nearest competitor by 27 First Marshal votes. In the 1917 election a candidate lost the third marshalship by six total votes though he had 16 more First Marshal votes than the man who defeated...
...trying to create a system which would elect the three most popular candidates, the authors of the present constitution have succeeded only in insuring the election to the First Marshalship of a man who is undeniably the logical person. The Second and Third Marshals are elected by a majority of total votes, but it is a false majority and is inconsistent with the method of election of the First Marshal. The Class of 1923 elected a First Marshal who had less total votes than the Second Marshal. Such a system can only lead to confusion on the part...