Word: populist
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...late Thos. B. Reed, ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives, many years ago referred to Tom Watson of Georgia, and other Populist Congressmen as "The wild ass's colts...
...Greenfield bank," owing to its identification with Albert Monroe Greenfield, real estate operator. The institution's depositors numbered 135,000. their funds totaled $45,000,000. President of the bank was Samuel H. Barker, son of the late Wharton Barker, presidential candidate on the Middle-of-the-Road Populist ticket in 1900. The bank was not connected with New York's Bankers Trust...
...Times. In 1891 he was already full of Democratic sentiments: William Jennings Bryan made him his secretary, took him to Washington (paying his expenses, but no salary). This position lasted but a few-months. Howard returned to Papillion, entered politics. Only straight Democrat running against the American Protective Association, Populist ("Demopop") and Republican candidates, he was elected to the State legislature in 1895. From 1896 to 1900 he served as Probate Judge of Sarpy County. He purchased the Columbus (Neb.) Weekly Telegram, edited it. In 1917 he had one term as Nebraska's lieutenant governor, returned to journalism, made...
Followed years of labor agitation and national politics, with Debs in and out of new revolutionary groups. As a Democrat he had been elected city clerk of Terre Haute at 25, and to the Indiana Legislature at 29. In 1896 as a Populist he supported William Jennings Bryan, turned definitely away from Democracy to Socialism. As the Socialist candidate for President he got 95,000 votes in 1900, 402,000 votes in 1904, 420,000 in 1908 (the "Red Special" year), 897,000 votes in 1912. As Convict No. 9653 in Atlanta, he received 919.000 presidential votes...