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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...most familiar convention figures, National Committeeman Joseph ("Tieless Joe") Tolbert of Ninety-Six, S. C. When he set out to "clean up the G. 0. P., South" in 1929. President Hoover laid his political curse on the Tolbert regime in South Carolina, favoring instead the J. C. Hambright organizations. Prior to the convention, the National Committee had voted to seat Mr. Tolbert & delegates (TIME, June 20). After the Credentials Committee's decision was read and carried on the convention floor. "Tieless Joe" was found mumbling: "See what Hoover gets out of his lily-white South! Jes' you wait, mister...
...Just prior to adjournment of the Disarmament Conference its President, famed "Uncle Arthur" Henderson, now a bitter foe of his onetime friend Prime Minister MacDonald, passionately denounced "the peddling of hellish instruments of murder" (i. e. armaments) in peace time by the Great Powers (see below...
...stroke seat for his third year is Gerry Cassedy who, contrary to belief, had stroked a losing crew before in his life prior to this year,--in fact three seats behind him, at number 5 is the very man, Mac Bancroft, who rowed in a Browne and Nichols crew which defeated the Cassedy-stroked Nobles eight in 1929. . .Bob Saltonstall and Ben Bacon, the two other members of the veteran stern four have proved themselves for three years able to take some of the weight off Cassedy's shoulders when the stroke is raised, which is the most important duty...
Pittsburgh's mayoral term was changed in 1858 from one year to two. Henry A. Weaver served a one-year and a two-year term, 1857-60. Prior to him, Magnus Murray served three one-year terms, 1828-31. John Darrah had eight terms, 1817-25. But Pittsburgh's present charter dates from 1903. William A. Magee had two four-year terms (1910-14, 1922-26). Charles Howard Kline was the first four-year Mayor of Pittsburgh to succeed himself...
...Prior to the formation of the new Cabinet, the Chamber and Senate elected their own officers last week. Since the Senators had lost their Speaker, because of his being chosen President of France, they had to cast about for someone new. chose pompous, scholarly 68-year-old Senator Jules Jeanneney, Radical Socialist. The Chamber as a matter of course re- elected by a landslide vote of 50440-50 tall. bold, hot-tempered Ferdinand Buisson, Socialist. Famed for his zesty anecdotes, Deputy Buisson is the political darling of Marseilles (as Premier Herriot is of Lyons). He presides over the Chamber loudly...