Word: pledgees
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Law & Rule. In Texas, the Eisenhower forces' case is based on the law and the rules of the Republican Party. Texas law permits political parties to establish their own rules for participation in precinct caucuses. The only qualification set by the pro-Taft Republican organization: the voter had to...
Taftmen agree that the pledge was signed, but they contend that many of the signatures were fraudulent. As evidence that the Ike forces openly sought Democratic votes, Taft Campaign Manager David S. Ingalls produced newspaper advertisements in which Eisenhower supporters urged Democrats to sign the pledge and attend Republican caucuses...
Rout & Rump. The convention was the climax of a struggle between enthusiastic Eisenhower supporters and the pro-Taft Old Guard. The Ikemen, rallied by Houston Oilman Jack Porter, had turned out in record-breaking numbers for the precinct caucuses and county conventions. They had routed the Taftmen and carried the...
The bug-eyed cupids that support the baroque ceiling of the Quai d'Orsay's famed Clock Room have seen some sights in their time. In 1928, they looked down as diplomats, in high hope of a better world, signed the Kellogg peace pact, forever outlawing war. In...
Since those days, the Dunces have won easy acceptance at Dunster House, and are well on their way to becoming a House tradition. But tradition ends with their reputation, and does not include their future plans. These are full of experiments. The files of music director Anthony Saletan are stuffed...