Word: politicians
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When George Allen was appointed Commissioner of the District of Columbia by President Roosevelt he had the reputation of being closer to more Senators than any previous commissioner and Washington stuck up its nose at him as a pretty common variety of politician. Since then the Capital has revised its opinion. Commissioner Allen is credited with having done a good job of reorganizing local relief agencies. To solve the question of whether liquor stores shall be permitted in the wet-dry Tacoma Park section of the city, he has called an election, the first time since 1848 that Washingtonians have...
...Rogers, who campaigns as "Will Rogers," Schoolteacher Wilburn Cartwright and Lawyer Jed Johnson finally made the grade in last week's runoff. Discounting retirements, personal fights and local issues, the fact seemed to remain that in Oklahoma support of the New Deal by no means guaranteed a Democratic politician success at the polls...
...Olson, who moved into the Governor's office, revoked martial law, cancelled the call for the special Legislative session. But a pack of Legislators went to Bismarck anyway. Because "Bill" Langer is a hugely popular politician, because he was renominated for the Governorship after his Federal conviction, because North Dakota farmers believe he is defending them against the ogre of Big Business, his partisans decided to hold the special session, regardless of Ole Olson. The House, topheavy with Langermen, quickly met and organized, but the Senate was stalled by the lack of quorum. William Langer appeared before the House...
...portly little publisher-politician from Georgia went about the country handing the Solid South to Franklin D. Roosevelt. His name was Clark Howell and his paper the Atlanta Constitution. In 1933 President Roosevelt offered Democrat Howell a fat diplomatic post which he declined on the ground he could serve party & nation better at home. Some of his friends said that the Constitution's publisher did not feel that his deflated pocketbook could afford the personal outlay required by such foreign service. Last week Mr. Howell changed his mind and decided to represent the U. S. abroad this summer, at Government...
Beyond dispute La Prensa is the leading newspaper in South America, is read throughout the continent. Sternly independent, it truckles to no political party, even refuses to accept political advertising on the ground that if any politician is really as good as he claims, he is legitimate news and will be reported accordingly...