Word: ousted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dublin events quick-stepped both day and night. To become President, Mr. de Valera had had to oust President Cosgrave (TIME, Feb. 29). But Enemies de Valera and Cosgrave are both devout Catholics. United by Rome, they knelt together at a solemn votive mass in St. Mary's, Dublin's procathedral, before starting their battle in Dublin's parliament. Sarcastically Battler Cosgrave said, "We will give President de Valera every opportunity to develop his policies. We don't want to hear his explanations of policy?we want to see what he is going...
...days after Sheriff Farley's removal the man who unearthed the evidence against him, Counsel Samuel Seabury of the Legislative investigation, went to Cincinnati. Addressing the City Charter (Reform) Committee, he took a thrust at Governor Roosevelt for failing to oust Farley sooner, flayed Tammany corruption, sounded a national note which some observers interpreted as a non-partisan bid by Inquisitor Seabury for the Presidency. "[Tammany] now reaches out," said he, "to use its influence in support of some candidate who will be friendly to it, if indeed, he does not openly wear the stripes of the Tammany Tiger...
Lawyers, it is true, have proved extremely chary of disbarring their fellows and it is probable that they have failed to oust from the profession many men whose practices have been far from impeccable. The prospect of quelling the shyster lawyer is attractive. That possibility, however, cannot balance the danger of giving individual judges, inevitably fallible, unchecked control over the liberty of all members of the bar in their district...
...hundred of the 250,000 stock-holders of Transamerica Corp. went to Wilmington last week for the annual meeting, determined to support Amadeo Peter Giannini in his attempt to oust Elisha Walker's management (TIME, Feb. 15). Much sooner than was expected the 200 stockholders heard what they wanted, yelled and cheered. For their votes and other votes gave founder Giannini 15,371,578 votes...
...neglected after he had given his kingdom to his two elder daughters. In Mr. Giannini's attempted comeback there is with out doubt a great deal of personal pride. He has, however, been shrewd enough to cover this. The fight began when a group of stockholders united to oust Mr. Walker. The Founder said he would join them if he were sure they wanted him. His entire attitude has been that he was accepting a "mandate" to "rededicate" himself...